Agave Ridge Retreat in Silver City

The Agave Ridge Retreat is a great place for a vacation in the
peaceful mountains near (but not too
near) Silver City, New Mexico. The two bedroom house is beautifully
furnished with complete
amenities for a comfortable stay. We can handle four adults
comfortably, and can make arrangements
to sleep more.

We provide:
- Complete kitchen--cookware, dishes, stove, coffee pot, microwave,
dishwasher, and outdoor grill
- Indoor and outdoor dining
- Fireplace with wood
- High fidelity sound for satellite TV, CD/ DVD player, radio, or
your MP3 player
- Two bedrooms and room for additional sleeping arrangements
- Laundry machines or service available for longer stays
- Wireless or wired internet connection for your laptop
- Phone for local calls or long-distance with your card (but too far
out for good cell reception)
- Beautiful view of spectacular sunsets (or sunrises)
- Hiking to desert, forests, streams, hills, and canyons just out the
door
- Proximity to art, food, and music in Silver City or isolation and
nature in the Gila Wilderness
- Free animals--deer, ravens, lizards, foxes, bears, skunks,
javelinas, humming birds, and more
- History all around

The attraction of Silver City is that it's far from anything (except
everything). It�s the home of
the Tour of the Gila bike race (early May), a Blues Festival (late
May), the Pickamania roots music
festival (September), and Weekend at the Galleries (October). We have
historical sites of the
ancient Mimbres peoples, the Apaches, and Hispanics and Anglo miners
and ranchers. We�re close to
desert and mountain scenery in New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico.

The Agave Ridge Retreat site is about 10 miles north of Silver City
and several hundred feet higher.
It's on Highway 15, on the way to the Gila Wilderness and cliff
dwellings. The official wilderness
is 35 miles beyond the property, but there are isolated spots in the
Gila National Forest just
beyond the driveway. We're at the end of the power and phone lines.
It�s a two-mile drive to Pinos
Altos, a tiny, colorful town with minimal services.

The retreat is frequently visited by javelinas, and occasionally by
mountain lions. We see deer,
large lizards, foxes, and ravens. We rarely see the small Blacktail
Rattlesnakes that live in the
area. The property is on a hummingbird migration route, and if fed,
they can be numerous enough to
be a nuisance.

Weather in the mountains is generally mild. Summer days can be hot,
but at 6500 feet elevation, not
terribly uncomfortable for hiking if you carry water and wear a hat.
July is usually the monsoon
month--a time of magnificent thunderstorms that usually last less
than an hour in the afternoon.

Winter has spells of quite cold weather, including up to a foot of
snow and temperatures near zero.
The sun usually shines even when it's cold, and we usually see many
weeks of mild, sunny weather.

Our in-season rate is $275 per night for the house or $225 for the
upstairs bedroom only. These
charges are for up to four guests for both bedrooms or two for one
bedroom. It's $25 extra per night
for extra guests. Our downstairs bedroom can be arranged either with
twin beds or a king bed. We can
make sleeping arrangements for extra people.

We give one free night per week for reservations of a week or more,
and we can arrange lower rates
for monthly stays. Rates are less during the winter. Call for special
winter rates. We can also make
arrangements for meetings or group retreats.

Agave Ridge is not an ideal place for pets, but we can accommodate
well-behaved pets downstairs
only.

We accept payment with cash, money order, or personal/business check.
We ask for a 50% deposit
within one week of booking to hold your reservation. For holidays and
special events we require the
full amount at the time of the reservation. To cancel, you must give
notice at least 14 days before
your arrival date. Check-in is 3 to 6 pm on your first day. Call to
make special arrival
arrangements.