Willow House far exceeded our expectations. We hea...

Willow House far exceeded our expectations. We heard about it from a friend who lives in Austin and immediately booked a trip. The property is incredible. Understated at first and then it starts to really show off around dusk and we started to realize what all the hype is about. The architecture and set up of each space compliments the views perfectly.

We live in Florida so we flew into El Paso and rented a car. We spent 2 nights in Marfa (Friday- Sunday) and then spent 3 nights at Willow House and then 1 night at the Gage Hotel on our last night of the trip. It was the perfect West Texas experience. Willow House was our favorite part of the trip, although we would still recommend seeing Marfa and Marathon to friends.

We were there in February. It was slightly chilly in Marfa during this time of year but it was perfect in Terlingua and Big Bend which was 20 degrees warmer.

While driving into the region, we could not believe we were in Texas. It feels like you are in an episode of West World... or on Mars. It is a wildly breathtaking landscape. Unlike anything I have ever seen. I wish I would have brought my film camera. The lighting is magical.

We ate out (Starlight Theatre and Long Draw Pizza) 2 of the nights while at Willow House and cooked on the 3rd night. We just picked up groceries at Porters in Alpine before getting to Terlingua. It was easy and we kept our small bag of groceries in the fridge in the Main House.

We stopped and got wine and alcohol at Cactus Liquors in Marfa which had a surprisingly great selection.

We would make a cocktail and watch the sunset for hours. Then we would watch the stars for hours once the sun was already set. I have never seen brighter stars. It was the most relaxed I was all year. I can't wait to come back and bring more friends with me when I do.