Spin Flavin & Donald Suds: The Luxury You Didn’t See Coming

Marfa is famous for big skies, bigger art, and even bigger myths. Visitors arrive ready for Judd’s concrete boxes, the Prada store that isn’t really a store, and maybe even a glimpse of the Marfa Lights.

But here’s the twist: when our guests write reviews of the Milky WayFarer, one of the things they rave about most isn’t cosmic or conceptual at all. It’s our washer and dryer.

Yes, laundry. In Marfa.

It sounds ordinary, almost laughably so. But in practice, it’s a game-changer. After a day of walking through galleries, exploring outdoor installations, riding over to Bordo for food, or letting the kids run wild on the mini-golf course, there’s no greater indulgence than tossing everything into the wash and waking up with fresh clothes.

The Quiet Heroes of Travel

When you’re on the road, comfort often hides in plain sight. Wi-Fi that actually works. A coffee bar with beans you don’t have to squint at. A dryer that sends you out into the desert morning wrapped in warmth. These aren’t flashy amenities, but they’re the ones that make travel easy, relaxed, and memorable.

Just Enough Tech (The Good Kind)

We should also say, these aren’t the kind of machines that make you feel like you need a PhD in laundry science. Our washer and dryer are great, old-fashioned white boxes of metal with just enough buttons to get the job done, and not so many that you’re stuck scrolling through “mystery cycles” wondering if you’ve just launched a space program. Save the mystery for the Marfa Lights.

There’s a kind of comfort in that simplicity. You load, you press, you walk away. No app required, no learning curve, no “smart” features trying to outsmart you. In a world of endless tech, sometimes the best luxury is something that doesn’t overthink itself.

Meet Spin Flavin & Donald Suds

Every great Marfa installation deserves a name, so we christened our humble machines after two icons of minimalism: Spin Flavin (a nod to Dan Flavin’s light works) and Donald Suds (with apologies to Donald Judd, but we think he’d appreciate the clean lines).

They may not belong in a gallery, but they’ve certainly earned their own fan club among our guests.

More Than Laundry

Of course, Spin Flavin and Donald Suds don’t carry the show alone. Guests fall in love with:

• Our four-hole mini golf course — equal parts desert whimsy and kid-approved adventure.

• The mural with its Easter egg — our nod to Marfa’s mix of pop culture and high art (hint: haircuts matter).

• Desert Drip, our custom coffee roast — designed for slow mornings under the big sky.

• The Mustang spring rider — proof that childhood nostalgia fits right in with desert minimalism.

And these are just a few to name… come visit and see for yourself what else the desert has tucked away.

Together, these touches build the kind of stay where you don’t just visit Marfa, you live a little Marfa life.

Luxury Isn’t Always Prada

Don’t get us wrong, the photo stop at Prada Marfa is a classic. But the kind of luxury our guests remember isn’t always about spectacle. It’s about little things: comfort, ease, a bit of humor tucked into the desert landscape. At the Milky WayFarer, that can mean sipping fresh coffee on the porch, finding the Easter egg in the mural, or yes, folding laundry while the West Texas wind hums outside.

Because sometimes the smallest amenities make the biggest memories.

Signed, your humble hosts — Spin Flavin & Donald Suds.