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  • El Cosmico comes from Liz Lambert, of Austin’s Hotel San Jose and Hotel SaintCecilia. Trailers are just one type of accommodation.
    Photo courtesy of El Cosmico
  • Chef Lou Lambert leads “Big City Camp Cooking” November 2-4 at El Cosmico inMarfa.
    Lambert's Fort Worth/Facebook
  • If you don't want to sleep in a trailer, you can choose a safari tent, teepee orpersonal tent (as in B.Y.O.T.).
    Photo courtesy of El Cosmico

  • The rooms at the Havana Hotel are comfortable and uncluttered with custom-madelinens and custom Red Flower soaps and lotion
  • San Antonio’s Havana Hotel adds a little spice to the average weekend getaway.
  • A turn-of-the-century Mediterranean Revival building the Havana Hotel is one ofonly a handful of San Antonio accommodations deemed as a historical site.
  • Havana Hotel offers 24-hour concierge service and free wireless throughout thehotel.
  • The hotel lobby gives the feel of modern style accented with Turkish rugs andlarge day-bright windows.
  • There’s intrigue around every corner at Havana Hotel, simply climbing thered-carpet steps give a sense of living in a time long ago.
  • Decor at Havana Hotel blends elegance with restraint.
  • No visit to Havana Hotel is complete with out a cocktail and a sampler plate offresh salsas and snacks from Ocho Lounge.

  • Kat Edmonson and Amy Cook
    Photo by Clarissa Hulsey
  • Alejandro Escovedo, David Pulkingham and David Garza
    Photo by Clarissa Hulsey
  • El Cosmico trailer

  • Chef Andrew Weissman preparing a lobster amuse bouche.
    Photo by Justin Parr
  • Set tables at Ocho Lounge just before an eager crowd joins Andrew Weissman for aspecial Le Reve revival dinner.
    Photo by Justin Parr
  • Weissman's talent for simple, delicate food is exhibited in every dish servedwhether at The Sandbar, Il Sogno, or at the former Le Reve.
    Photo by Justin Parr
  • Weissman about to serve a classic onion tart.
    Photo by Justin Parr
  • Ocho Lounge lit up for Weissman's Le Reve dinner.
    Photo by Justin Parr

  • Most of the furniture is either antiques that Lambert discovered during herextensive world travels or pieces that have been custom-made or designedspecifically for the hotel
    Photo by Ramona Flume
  • The sign outside of Saint Cecilia
    Photo by Ramona Flume
  • Every detail is approved personally by Lambert to fit seamlessly into SaintCecilia’s philosophy: “A hotel shouldn’t just indulge. It should enrich.” Thusensuring no luxury is too small to be overlooked; yet there is never anythingsuperfluous to distract. "
    Photo by Ramona Flume
  • The hotel exclusively provides Hastens Beds, handmade in Sweden with all naturalhorsehair, cotton, wool and Swedish pine.
    Photo by Ramona Flume
  • Every detail is approved personally by Lambert to fit seamlessly into SaintCecilia’s philosophy: “A hotel shouldn’t just indulge. It should enrich.” Thusensuring no luxury is too small to be overlooked; yet there is never anythingsuperfluous to distract. "
    Photo by Ramona Flume
  • Most of the furniture is either antiques that Lambert discovered during herextensive world travels or pieces that have been custom-made or designedspecifically for the hotel
    Photo by Ramona Flume
  • “Ball TYP F” light fixture made of round polypropylen balls, each engraved withthe designer’s signature. Designed by Verner Panton, 1969.
    Photo by Ramona Flume
  • “SOUL”: Acquired from Evan Voyles of Neon Jungles, this now characteristic pieceof the estate was reclaimed from an antique sign, which originally read“Louisiana.”
    Photo by Ramona Flume
  • Small details with Saint Cecilia logos.
    Photo by Ramona Flume
  • The antique bathtub in Suite 3 with a direct eye line to the HD flat screen inthe bedroom.
    Photo by Ramona Flume

  • Jeffrey's original chef Emil Vogely with Judy Jensen.
    Photo by Jessica Dupuy
  • Former Jeffrey's Pastry Chef Marilyn Sher and former wait staff, Diane Graves.
    Photo by Jessica Dupuy
  • The entire reunion staff of Jeffrey's in front of the restaurant on its lastnight of service.
    Photo by Jessica Dupuy
  • Jeffrey's original owners Ron and Peggy Weiss and Jeffrey Weinberger.
    Photo by Jessica Dupuy
  • Daisy Undercuffler, Johnny Guffey and Tommy Dean.
    Photo by Jessica Dupuy
  • Jeffrey's original owners Jeffrey Weinberger and Peggy and Ron Weiss with newowner Larry McGuire
    Photo by Jessica Dupuy

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