Book a bubble under the Texas stars at Basecamp Terlingua

The Basecamp Bubbles as Basecamp Terlingua are now available to rent. The Basecamp Bubbles as Basecamp Terlingua are now available to rent. Photo: Tony Drewry Photo: Tony Drewry Image 1 of / 62 Caption Close Book a bubble under the Texas stars at Basecamp Terlingua 1 / 62 Back to Gallery

The clear, starry nights in Terlingua, Texas beg for a lodging accommodation with uninterrupted views. We've found just the place.

Erected in early December, the Basecamp Bubbles are separate 225-square-foot inflated spheres that can be rented for a getaway at rustic resort Basecamp Terlingua, near Big Bend National Park. They made their rental debut in December.

Each bubble is outfitted with a queen-sized bed, full bathroom, coffee station with mini-fridge and a small indoor seating area with a view of the Chisos Mountains. Just outside the globes there's an additional outdoor shower and another seating area with a fire pit.

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Of course, anyone acquainted with a south Texas day might wonder how warm these sunlight-filled globes can get. The good news is each one is climate controlled and equipped with a daytime shade system that helps prevent overheating inside. At night they're illuminated to look like glowing orbs in the middle of the west Texas desert.

The Bubbles were created by a French company, BubbleTree, which typically inflates these modern spaces for events. According to Basecamp Terlingua operations manager Heidi Bertels, this company's foray into the Texas market marks the nation's first fully inflatable hotel. "No one else has these," Bertels said.

She also explained that the public's response has come as a surprise: the bubbles are now reserved every weekend through May, although weekdays are still available as well as summer weekends. Each one rents from $189 per night, but rates vary according to the season. Children under 12 stay free.

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More Information More info: Basecamp Terlingua, 500 Kemp Road, Terlingua, Texas; www.basecampterlingua.com.

Basecamp Terlingua's long-anticipated lodging attraction is just one type of rental available at the Texas camp. The Bubbles stand in stark contrast with the tepees and adobe houses onsite, as well as the many abandoned buildings around this ghost town. Terlingua still hosts lingering structures from its days as a mining boomtown. When that industry went bust, workers departed, abandoning buildings that now serve as rustic reminders of Terlingua's heyday. Some local quaint places, like Starlight Theatre, which hosts live music acts, even photograph as a movie set for some wild-west film.

The Basecamp Bubbles definitely stand out from the ghost town's other destinations, and they also offer the nation a unique new way to appreciate our starlit Texas skies.