Great house and area activities galore!
Review Submitted: August 10, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
My wife, three daughters (19, 8, 8) and I were looking for a classic Texas hill country retreat that was located close to a town, but not too close. Boy, did we hit the jackpot with Vista Verde. Beautiful home. Very comfortable and space/views galore. Secluded, but only two miles from Wimberley. What a great little town. We had five days to enjoy the area - you'd be surprised how much you can do from this house's location. Actually, you can either sit back, do nothing and enjoy the house - or you can take advantage of the available activities in the area.
Canyon Lake is only 20 minutes away - we spent two different days there boating and jet skiing. (We rented from the marina). The Lucky Sailor restaurant at the marina was a welcome spot for cool drinks, ice cream and appetizers to review the days highlights. San Antonio's Sea World is only about 75 minutes away - plan to arrive at 10:00 am when the park opens. If you're going during the summer months, consider renting a cabana - it's a great deal and includes your own private space, shade, 12 bottled waters in your own mini-fridge, lunch vouchers and Sea World blankets. A trip to San Marcos is about 20-25 minutes away - if you've got school age kids, they'll love Wonder World. They have tours down a cave that's 160 feet deep - and temperatures around 70, even when it's 100 outside. And...very hungry deers they can feed, right from the motorized cars you sit in for a very short tour through a "wildlife" area.
As for the town of Wimberley - it was a winner. Check out the Wimberley Cafe for breakfast - it was great. We have tons of Mexican restaurants in Dallas, but I can honestly say that Juan Henry's in Wimberly has the best food. It's the only restaurant we went back to twice. And....the Leaning Pear cannot be missed. It has odd hours, but go for lunch (awesome) - and by all means, do NOT pass up their Triple Layer Chocolate cake. You'll be sorry if you do. For a cool treat, the Hawaiian Shaved Ice treat were the best. (By Brookshires grocery store)
Steve & Sharon have a beautiful home & property. Super clean house and just very comfortable throughout. The crowning moment for our twin 8 year old girls was the last full day. Three huge bucks walked down to the side of the house Friday morning and looked in the master bedroom windows. (Floor to ceiling) My city girls were literally 18 inches away from the deer and couldn't stop talking about it. We highly recommend!
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