Phoenix Earthship: A 5,300 Sq Ft Off-Grid Earthship with Bottle Walls and an Indoor Jungle Greenhouse

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The Phoenix Earthship near Taos, New Mexico, has its own indoor jungle. Its glass greenhouse holds towering banana trees, grape vines, birds, turtles, and a fish pond with a fountain, all thriving in the high mountain desert. The 5,300-square-foot building is completely off-grid, and Earthship Biotecture rents it out by the night. Lonely Planet named it one of its top ten eco-stays in 2014.

Aerial of a curved earthship with a glass greenhouse roof and a bottle-earth berm in the desert — The Phoenix from above: the curved building, the glass greenhouse, and the bottle-earth berm.
Photo: Earthship Biotecture / earthship.com

What Is an Earthship?

Earthships are off-grid homes designed by Earthship Biotecture and built from natural and recycled materials, like earth-packed tires and walls of colored glass bottles. They’re designed to heat and cool themselves, collect their own water, and grow food indoors. The Phoenix sits on a high desert mesa in the Sangre de Cristo mountains, about 14 miles northwest of Taos.

A Jungle in the Desert

The outer greenhouse creates its own microclimate, so plants flourish year-round even when it’s freezing outside. Behind it, the inner living spaces stay cozy and quiet. The complex also has a food garden, an Earthship-style chicken coop, an outdoor fire pit, and a propane grill.

Greenhouse interior with a banana tree, pink flowers, and a bottle column — Inside the greenhouse: a banana tree, pink flowers, and a bottle column.
Photo: Earthship Biotecture / earthship.com

Kitchen and Living Spaces

The full kitchen has a concrete island and bright red cabinets on a stone floor, and the living room centers on a sculptural fireplace with water flowing over rock. Natural wood vigas, curving walls, and glowing bottle walls give every room a handmade, artistic feel.

Kitchen with a concrete island, red cabinets, and a stone floor — The kitchen, with a concrete island and red cabinets.
Photo: Earthship Biotecture / earthship.com

Sculptural fireplace with water over rock and string lights — The fireplace, with water over the rock.
Photo: Earthship Biotecture / earthship.com

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

The three bedrooms hold two king beds, a queen, and a full, plus there’s a twin, so the whole building sleeps six, or up to eight with extra guests. Colored bottle walls catch the light in the bedrooms, and the two bathrooms have sculpted tubs and mosaic sinks.

Bedroom with two beds, vigas, and a colored bottle wall — A bedroom, with two beds and a bottle wall.
Photo: Earthship Biotecture / earthship.com

Bedroom with a bottle wall and a greenhouse window — Another bedroom, looking toward the greenhouse glass.
Photo: Earthship Biotecture / earthship.com

Bathroom with a curved white tub, mosaic sink, and bottle wall — One bathroom, with a curved tub and a bottle wall.
Photo: Earthship Biotecture / earthship.com

Bathroom with a stone tub and a bottle wall — The other bathroom, with a stone tub.
Photo: Earthship Biotecture / earthship.com

Stay Details

Location: high desert mesa about 14 miles northwest of Taos, New Mexico
Host: Earthship Biotecture
Size: 5,300 sq ft, entire building
Sleeps: 6, up to 8 adults
Beds: 2 kings, 1 queen, 1 full, 1 twin; 2 bathrooms
Features: off-grid jungle greenhouse, fish pond, birds, food garden, chicken coop, fire pit, grill
Rate: $520 per night for 1 to 6 adults ($540 Nov 21 to Jan 3), plus NM taxes
Extras: $25 per extra adult (max 8), $125 cleaning fee, 4% card fee
Policies: two-night minimum; no dogs

We’ve also toured a studio Earthship in Taos and an Australian Earthship small home. For more unusual places to stay, see our quirky rentals list.

Highlights

Off-grid Earthship rental near Taos, New Mexico
Indoor jungle with banana trees, birds, and a fish pond
3 bedrooms, 2 baths, sleeps up to 8
Bottle walls and sculpted, handmade interiors

Learn More

Phoenix Earthship by Earthship Biotecture
Website: earthship.com/stay
Phone: 575-613-4409 · 575-751-0462
Instagram: @earthship
Photos: Earthship Biotecture. Rates as listed in October 2026.

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