If you’re ever heading to Marfa for one weekend, here are some options:

If driving from El Paso to Marfa, on the highway you’ll bump into Playboy Marfa then Prada Marfa. If possible, also return at night to see them illuminated in the middle of the dark desert. Examples one & two.

Places to stay:

El Cosmico

Choose your accommodation: trailers ($120-$170), tepees ($80-$85), safari tents ($65-$75)
Amenities: lounge, bathhouse, hammocks, outdoors communal spaces with kitchen and dining table, and bikes and hot tubs for rental.
Tip1: Lobby hours Sunday-Thursday 8am-8pm, Friday-Saturday 8am-10pm; if you’re not able to make it before call them at (432) 729-1950; they’ll leave you your key in an envelope outside their lobby door.
Tip 2: There’s no Wi-Fi on the accommodations site and that’s with the intention of you disconnecting a little bit from your virtual life; WiFi is available in the lounge.
Do’s: have lots of fun, there’s no A/C nor furnace, therefore either sleep naked in the summer or bring extra clothes and warm socks in the winter.
Dont’s: Play loud music after 11PM, drink alcohol outside, and don’t be narrow-minded.

Thunderbird

Minimalist yet cozy rooms with very nice bathrooms ($120-$200).
Amenities: swimming pool, lounge, Wi-Fi in your room; also bikes, typewriters and vinyls for rental.
Super friendly staff.

Places to eat/drink:

Food Shark: Thursday-Saturday 12:00PM-3:00PM… Make sure to make it happen! And after that order a marfalafel with hummus obvi, duh! Ca$h only.
Future Shark: Monday-Friday 11:30AM-7:00PM… Order anything with hummus and drink beer. The End. Make sure to check the artsy TV display at night when it’s closed, it’s an amazing installation. It’s so magical our cameras were not able to grasp the essence at all, therefore you gotta go see it.
Museum of Electric Wonders & Late Night Grilled Cheese Parlour: Friday & Saturday 9:30PM-12:30AM… The name pretty much says it all, it’s a must! Ca$h only.
Padre’s: Wednesday 4:00PM-12:00AM; Thursday-Saturday 12:00PM-12:00AM; Sunday 2:00PM-10:00PM… Eat handsome burgers here. They have games, make sure to play. Drinks may be a little pricey for being West Texas, but if you can make it roll, then go ahead. They have shows from time to time, so make sure to check their calendar.
Pizza Foundation: Friday-Sunday 1:00PM-when dough goes out. I didn’t have the chance to get their pizza, but I’ve heard it’s a must.
Planet Marfa: Friday-Saturday 2:00PM-12:00AM. I didn’t get a chance to check out the tepee inside this bar. Please go for me.
Lost Horse Saloon: Sunday-Friday 4:00PM-12:00AM, Saturday 4:00PM-1:00AM/. Again, I didn’t get a chance at this, so please let me know about it.
Squeeza Marfa. Tuesday-Sunday 8:00AM-3:00PM. We had breakfast here, it was one of the few places we found open at 9:00AM. It’s OK, meh.
Frama: Apparently Monday-Sunday 8:00AM-9:00PM. The coffee/ice-cream shop is inside Tumbleweed Laundry Service. It’ll make a great scenario for pictures if you like to mix ice-cream and laundry. Or if you really need to do laundry while updating your Tumblr account. Thank you WiFi.

I was told by some locals to not go to Alice’s Cafe… they went by: “Pobrecita Alice, she tries, pobrecita”.

Places to visit/things to do:

Marfa Mystery Lights: I was not lucky to get to see these lights, but you may have the magic to make them feel them comfortable to come out on US Route 67. Cost: depending on the ga$.
Chinati Foundation: Hours and days vary, and I’d highly recommend to do the guided tour. There are two modes: short & sweet (Selections Tour) and long & sweeter (Full Collection Tour). We did the Selections Tour and it was quite complete: Donald Judd, Dan Flavin & John Chamberlain. Tip: Take comfy and closed shoes, since you’ll walk more than a mile between outdoors and indoors. Cost: $20-$25.
Marfa Contemporay: Wednesday-Saturday 10AM-6:00PM, Sunday 12:00PM-4:00PM. This is a place with exhibitions of contemporary, regional, national and international art at absolutely no cost. They make beautiful selections on each exhibition. Cost: FREE.
Ballroom Marfa:Wednesday-Saturday 10:00AM-6:00PM, Sunday 10:00AM-3:00PM. Make sure to check everything that they’ll have on visual arts, music and film. Cost: depends on event.
Courthouse: Climb the courthouse!Take the stairs to the cupola to have 360-degree panorama. Cost: FREE.
Marfa Recording Co: in case you want to make an album.
Wrong Marfa: If you just wan to sneak some weird cool sh!t this is the perfect place. Knock on that church, hours seems not be available, so hopefully they’ll open for you.
Cobra Rock Boot Company: If you like quality shoes this is the perfect store for you.
Marfa Public Radio: The staff is wonderful and if they see you’re an outsider they’ll let you check out the installations.
Marfa Book Co: They have an amazing selections and variety of books, if you love to read this will be your heaven.