Gage is a stunning hotel in middle of nowhere. Beautiful rooms, courtyard area and pool all tastefully decorated. Amost looks out of place in middle of desert! Rooms very comfortable, beautiful towels and robes in bathroom.

As others have mentioned there is not much sound insulation between rooms. We stayed in courtyard rooms of main hotel. A nearby building is being renovated and added to their location.

We ate in their restaurant and had wonderful meal. One comment however is that we wanted to eat in the bar area which directly adjoins the restaurant but they do not allow you to have restaurant menu in bar - only the limited bar menu. The bar was empty so strange that we were not allowed to do it this.

One other comment - we noticed an additional charge on our credit card after we left. I had to call the hotel three times before I got a response that they would refund this - they said we had items from mini bar - which we had not. While they did refund it I did not like having to keep calling them. First time I left a voicemail message (and heard nothing), second times spoke to someone who said manager would call me (they did not) and finally on my third attempt I spoke to someone who confirmed hey would refund but with no apology for charging it or for the lack of returning my call.

We spent 4 nights at the Gage, and while the 'Portales' rooms surrounding a courtyard were quaint and beautiful, we got put into the 'historic' Gage hotel on the fourth, and that was just the worst. The lady on the phone assured us that we would have 2 rooms for the family with 'a bathroom down the hall'. We asked several times if that was shared, and got some evasive answer about it being 'historic' and not really shared. Of course the bathroom was shared, which was most annoying, since you had to get through the main hallway where all guests walk to get to the shower and back. The noise level through the night was ridiculous -- the walls must have been made of cardboard. My house dates back to the 20s like the Gage, and is quite the opposite of it in terms of sound proofing. So if you do go to the Gage, make sure you get the nicer rooms surrounding the courtyard. At least you'll be able to sleep and shower happily.

Stopped on the way to our ski destination. Room was very nice--especially liked the walk-in roomy shower. Had drinks at the White Buffalo and dinner at the 12 Gage--nothing short of spectacular. Local wine was fantastic, the meal was perfectly timed and prepared with excellence, and the service was superb.

I've stayed at the Gage Hotel twice before, and found it to be a quaint oasis in the middle of nowhere. I recently accessed their site to make a one-night reservation for a Thursday night, only to find a "Holiday Special" king room for $97. Thinking they were affected by the economy and were selling their great rooms for reasonable prices, I grabbed a one-night reservation, for a king room at the "Historic Gage Hotel". Imagine my surprise, when, upon check-in, we were sent to an old B&B down the street! Furious, I demanded to know why they were putting us here. The response? The Gage had just purchased this old B&B two weeks before, and were renting rooms in it PRIOR to fixing it up. It had absolutely none of the Gage's charm. We were put in a room on the second floor...no lights on, we were stumbling upstairs in the dark, and there was no heat. (It was in the low 30's outside). No phones in the entire building, so we had to bundle up and go back to the Gage to request someone get up there to turn on heat and lights. The building is old and every step creaked and echoed throughout the building. Absolutely no privacy in the bathroom due to noise! When I opened our bathroom door, both door handles came off in my hand. So...you couldn't close the door or you'd not be able to get out! There were screw heads sticking out all along the wall where something had been hung, and one had to be careful to not touch the wall for fear of getting scraped. The bedspread was a cheap ugly thing and there was absolutely no decor of any kind that reflected the Gage Hotel. We were told that they were going to get their architect or decorator to come do an assessment in the future. Evidently, we were going to help pay for the update, however it should NEVER have been rented out! The furnishings were sparse at best. Motel 6 is a better place to stay and we would have moved, if possible, however, there aren't any other hotels in Marathon, so they've got you. There was not even any coffee...you had to go back to The Gage to get it in the morning. We feel totally ripped off, and do not appreciate the bait 'n
switch game played by The Gage. In our opinion, it is no longer the class act we thought it was, and in the future, I guess we will stay in Alpine on our way to Big Bend.