Faywood Hot Springs — Local services in Silver City

Faywood Hot Springs in unlike any other place I've visited. I LIKE IT. If you want an upper middle class California type Spa replete with bar and restaurant, Faywood is not. I love nice Palm Springs resorts too, but I don’t expect that in the high desert in an ancient hot springs oasis in remote southern New Mexico. But it's NOT a 'shabby' run down dump either, as another reviewer sort of described it ! Faywood IS: an ancient natural hot springs with an interesting history, look it up, in the high desert of South Central New Mexico not far from Silver City & Deming. Many visitors drive there just for the day from Las Cruces & El Paso & Tucson. The several A-frame cabins are not "shabby, dusty" as the negative reviewer said. They don't have artsy bathrooms and faux 'fine art' on the walls; the CABINS are clean & rustic, one large room spacious enough for a family, one bed for adults, a sleeping loft for kids with sleeping bags; a kitchen sink with refrigerators & microwaves & coffee makers & kitchen table & chairs; a small bathroom with a shower. The cabins face away from the sandy trails into the chaparral which grows around the tufa mound in the center of the oasis whence the hot mineral waters flow and are cooled in several vertical tower-tanks atop the mound. The cabins have a nice screened in porch, where you could sleep in the cool desert nights, if you wanted to. Off each porch is a mostly private picnic table & charcoal grill if you like to cook out. There are hook-ups for RVs & primitive camping sites too. There is one old real Adobe cabin which is very small & inexpensive but has no bathroom (it’s a ‘real’ old Adobe), but a bath house with restrooms & showers are very close, as well as an old fashioned outhouse. There is a VERY nice main building where the office is, and a new beautifully tiled Spanish colonial style ‘cloister’ garden. There is a laundry in the main building too. They have a small store also with some basic supplies & food items, but also a nice collection of Indian pottery for sale, ancient and new, many pieces are in the Mimbres Indian tradition, the ancients who used the springs centuries ago. Sand trails meander the property & it’s easy to get lost, but also easy to find your way back to your cabin or camp site or favorite tub. Much of the oasis is clothing required, and part is for clothing optional (no ‘nudity required’ areas) . The owners seem to want to keep the place free of strict intolerant rules, and let people be who they are, free in the ancient desert, & just doing unto others what you’d have them do to you. And what results is not a hedonistic party place! Many Americans see the words “clothing optional” & think “sex, drugs, & rock-n-roll”. Faywood is not like that at all. Family friendly, singles friendly, people friendly, It’s a QUIET slow paced place to relax and meet new friends of all sorts & cultures. Even the critical reviewer mentioned the incredible night sky. Yes the stars are so brilliant as to seem surreal. It’s a place to retreat from the world for a while & be as lonely or as social as you wish to be. I’ve been there 3 times & will go back again soon. Each time, I’ve met some of the most interesting people there of all kinds: ordinary friendly travelers, retired RV-ers, intellectuals, artists, plain people, beautiful people, gay people, straight people, & everything in between. Take food, sun screen, hydrate, and don’t expect a ‘wild ride’, it’s a desert...

TERRIBLE GUEST SERVICES!

Pools were great, a little dirty but the scenery was decent. On the other hand, management is less than accommodating and of no help at all!! Terribly rude as well. DO NOT EXPECT ANY FORM of great customer service in any way which so ever!! Not guest friendly whatsoever! We had a soak in the Blue Moon private pool and when it was time to leave we realized there was no door handle. We called the emergency phone number listed multiple times and no answer. We were stuck behind the gate with no door knob, and to top it off stuck in complete darkness. It was a rather terrible, little frightening experience to say the least. Not knowing what insects or creatures could bite us in the dark. After many attempts to were able to use our towel and a stick to get the lock button and cylinder open without a handle. The next morning we called to let them know what had happened and were told there was absolutely nothing to compensate for. I was not looking for a handout, but not even an apology was given for the trouble we went through that evening. Appalling customer service! Will not be going back and will not recommend Faywood to any others because of the terrible customer relations through management. Unfortunate, because Faywood is a nice, relaxing place. I cannot do business with anyone who does not care about the customers. No customers deserve this attitude and I personally cannot recommend this type of business to anyone else. Customers are the livelihood of thriving businesses. I wouldn’t want anyone else to get locked in after hours and for management to say it’s not...

This place is an oasis in the desert;

I adore Faywood Hotsprings for a myriad of reasons, but the first and foremost has to be the community.

Having been to many a hotspring in my life, I have enjoyed varied temps of water, types of pools, accommodations, etc

But none of them have had as much of a community feel as Faywood.

The springs are phenomenal, with each set offering 3 levels of heat, with Very, Hot, and Cool.

There are the:

-Public Clothes optional baths, a short walk from the clubhouse -Public Clothes Required Baths/spas -Public pools in the clothes optional side of the area -private pools best for groups

Any of the public ones you go to ate amazing, and the people are always fun. Some shy, some eager to talk. All sexes, ages, colors and lifestyles.

It's relaxing, it's bonding, and even if you never met the other person before after a few minutes in a hot bath together it's ridiculously easy and comfortable to speak.

The 24 hour Clubhouse offers great amenities to cook, brew coffee, have some tea, play a game, or just enjoy another community centered place.

The nature is amazing, trees, plants, grasses, and so much more.

Prices are on point as well, and definitely affordable.

All in all, it's a fantastic place I love visiting, and will continue to visit for...