Fodor's Expert Review Maverick Inn

A self-described "roadhouse for wanderers," the Maverick is an updated motor lodge that defines Alpine's artful personality. Opposite Sul Ross State University, it offers Southwestern-style rooms and kitchenettes that whisper back to gentler times. Outside, there's a loose sense of community among the guests who gather at the swimming pool cabana or in a yard with horseshoes and a charcoal grill. Then there are the outdoor cats that act like they own the joint, and the guitar in the lobby that Willie Nelson played when he stayed here.