The Thunderbird is situated in Marfa - a small West Texas town seated nearly a mile high in the Chihuahuan Desert. Marfa is surrounded by stark mountainous desert beauty and breathtaking sunsets nearly every day. Art is as much a part of the landscape here as well - Marfa has an international reputation in the art world as a place where Donald Judd came to live and work.

The Thunderbird was re-designed by a team of Lake/Flato Architects, R.L. Fletcher, Jamey Garza and Liz Lambert who converted the original 1959 structure into a modern take on the traditional motel. Our spare yet comfortable rooms are filled with custom-designed furniture, colorful woven Peruvian blankets and original works of art. The grounds, with a heated swimming pool and arbor-covered communal sitting areas, offer shade from the sun or a fireplace to warm up the cool desert nights.