If you had told us five years ago that we would be motel owners in Sanderson, Texas our first response would have been: Where is Sanderson? When the opportunity of a lifetime falls in your lap, you take it! We acted quickly, grew into the roles painfully, and have given ourselves whole heartedly in this pursuit of providing the best hospitality in our (now) favorite desert town.
Running a motel from afar is not the easiest endeavor, but our owners juggle the renovation planning, business administration, visual storytelling and big picture thinking from home and run to Sanderson at every chance they can get.
Joe
Joe grew up in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Texas in the 90’s. He served as a Marine and since has worked a number of jobs from hospitality, engineering, paramedic, home builder, the list goes on and on. He’s happy to now have his own metal shop in the TX Hill Country and get a wide range of jobs to fill his time. He has a son, Miles who is wise beyond his years and is very excited to get to spend more time in West Texas!
As a family, they love to go on adventures hiking, camping, and learning about new places or rediscovering places they have already been. The Desert Air Motel is their best adventure yet!
Nick & Sara
Originally from South Texas, Nick and Sara moved to Austin in 1998. Dripping Springs has been their home since 2004 where they are raising their two children, a dog, two goats, two rabbits and more chickens than they care to admit. Nick and Sara are part owners of the green building company BuildNative.
While rooted deeply in their community in the Texas hill country, Nick and Sara have been traveling to the Big Bend region regularly for a decade. The call of the Chihuahua Desert is strong and the Desert Air Motel is home away from home.
