We absolutely loved our stay! The staff were all so helpful and happy. The whole hotel was clean…read moreand welcoming. The chef prepared breakfast was very good! The wine, beer, and snacks in the evenings were a great bonus. It is right on the main street in Gruene and great walking distance to everything. I cannot recommend this place enough. We are already planning to come back!

Had a 2 night stay and really enjoyed it. Very well kept hotel with excellent staff. The rooms are…read morevery comfortable and cozy with a fireplace as well. On the river and right next to Gruene and perfectly located so you can still here live music form nearby venues. A wonderful breakfast, hit tub, library, pool room etc.

My husband and I were looking for something low key to do for our 29th anniversary. We chose the…read moreMansion because it seemed local and we didn't want to drive a lot. We hit the jackpot! There were a few different types of rooms to choose from and we chose the Penthaus 15 because it was on the River. This room is not for tall people (we are not). Choose another room if you're tall! We loved that it's all original buildings from 1800s in the area. Had good plumbing and amazing AC (thank God!) and quite a bit of charm. Please note this is not a bed n breakfast anymore. But The Pantry is a part of the main office and they serve breakfast for reasonable prices. My lox and bagel was amazing and my husband's taco was delicious. Breakfast was a local affair. So many people and everyone was small town friendly. We sat on the porch but there were tables inside and on the back patio. The Texas Pecan Coffee was so good I bought some to bring home. Location of the mansion was perfect! We never even got in our car all weekend!! Shops, live music, bars, parks, river tubing was all within a few blocks. So close that if we needed to cool down (June in TX with no ac in some shops and restaurants) we would just swing back to the room for about 15 mins, cool down, and then keep going. So much live music to enjoy. I see some reviews that complain about music at night but we were not bothered by any of it. We had to strain to hear anything outside our room. The Inn provides earplugs but we didn't use them. We've already promised each other to come back again in the fall when it's a little cooler. And of course we will stay at the Gruene Mansion Inn.

We love visiting Gruene and love to stay at Gruene Mansion Inn when we are able to make it. I was…read moresad to find out that it is a bed and breakfast anymore. With how high the rates are it should definitely be a B&B still, but i guess high prices are just something that people get away with now! Regardless the room we stayed in was beautiful and clean and had updated renovations. The outside looks rustic but the inside is very comfortable and relaxing. Besides the music that is playing next door, sleep was great. The beds are comfy. We enjoyed rocking in the chairs on the patio watching the people. Plenty of parking during the week for guests. Staff was great and helpful.

Room was large, clean and amazing view. This is my go to hotel when in New Braunfels.read more

I stayed here for a weekend for a friend's wedding in town. The location is right next to the…read morehighway and near plenty of restaurants and shops too. The lobby and hotel room were very clean. The service at the front desk and market restaurant was friendly and very helpful. Definitely would stay here again!

Great stay! Close to everything- shopping, dining, Schlitterbahn, Buc-ee's Bucee's Buc ee's and…read morefloating the Comal River! Staff is friendly and helpful, and the rooms are spacious (Suites with kitchens) and clean. Pool and basketball court on the property too! Walking distance to other restaurants and make sure to find the UBP (Ultimate Burger Press) stand- Best burgers!!

So I was very impressed in a previous post at them not playing the "switcharoo" game on my…read morereservation like so many Hilton properties are starting to do. But that's not the case today. Yesterday I checked in ahead of time with my arrival time and selected my room as they allowed. Specifically choosing it for its quiet location and proximity to stairs. When you do this you get a confirmation that literally says "you're checked in!" And gives you the room number and then says you can bypass the front desk and head straight to the room with your digital key. 3 pm rolls around as I'm driving into the parking lot as planned and no digital key. I go to the front desk and the gaslighting ensues: yeah they choose poor wording is the response to "I've already checked in my it says my room isn't ready". Then he tried to switch me to 415. 415 is behind elevators. The exact opposite of the quiet I selected ahead of time. Then he says or you have have 20something (this hotel is wood construction and you can hear walking on the floors above.) He says he'll take my number and call when it's ready after I say I'll wait. Nah I'll just sit in the lobby. A few minute go by and I get a notification my room is ready- 415- the room I said no thank you to. I say nothing. A few more minutes. "Your room is ready" and I come up to the desk with my cards. And he tries to give me another room- another one I didn't ask for. In the center of the hallway. And I've had it before and know it has some electrical wiring crossed in the lighting. I again decline and say I'll wait. I don't know why it has to be this difficult and dishonest/gaslit. If you're not going to honor reservations just say that so I can choose to go elsewhere.

A brilliant bed and breakfast . It's immaculately clean . Having coffee on the porch saw deer and…read morehawks. Yet close to shopping and dining . The owner is great there's on site parking . So relaxing and laid back per fact for a long weekend .

Great value. Breakfast given to you. Parking is a tad difficult for larger vehicles. Just a nice…read moresetup and the bed and comforters are fluffy. Internet is pretty slow and the TV never worked for us but it was very peaceful. Only thing that was kind of weird was their home made soaps and small towel rack that wasn't fixed to the wall. Easy to slip with elevated surfaces here. Not the best for accessibility needs if you're not flexible for the bathroom

Our wedding party checked in to the Grurene River Inn on a Wednesday afternoon. The staff was very…read morefriendly. Check-in was very smooth. We stayed in the GUADALUPE HAVEN room. Parking was so easy just steps from the front door. Our room was very clean. Loved the fireplace a few things that really need to be noted, is how close the hotel is to everything. It is an amazing location. We walk to our dinner reservations. They also serve wine in the lobby in the evening. The breakfast served in the morning was so good! The view from our table of the pool and the river was just beautiful. At breakfast, we all loved the yogurt parfait. It had crushed pineapple and kiwi. They had sausage, biscuits, and gravy, beautiful quiche, Pastries, so many beverage options. Everyone was so impressed. We all very much enjoyed our stay at the Gruene River Inn.

Let me start by saying that when change is made, it should be for the better. This has been a stop…read moreon our travel between family visitations on the I-35 corridor for many years. It always had a welcoming, rustic, hill-country feel to it that matched the surroundings. Our last stay I was really disappointed at the changes that had been made to the decor mostly because they make no sense and did not improve the property in any way. I sincerely hope that the owners did not pay for this decor design. It's pretty awful. (And kind of funny bc it's ALL over the place). What used to be rustic and charming now seems to be modern (gold fixtures, tiled shower, trash cans) asian (black trim, bathroom doors, headboard fabric), kitschy (lasso bedside lamps- that aren't good for reading and don't dim), with a 50's retro flair (the refrigerator and the blue tooth), and modern cowboy art on the walls. Yet, no one thought to include charging ports for electronics! It's so confusing. They pulled out the nice big tub and put in a shower that doesn't have a door and has a shower head with no pressure and no direction to it- so to say it plainly, it's difficult to get clean! Amongst all the changes perhaps fixing the toilet so it doesn't randomly run might have been a good choice. One of the reasons we use to like to stay were the delicious breakfast tacos that were provided. I don't know if they will come back or not as the lobby was under construction, but based on the decor choices my guess is they will make some equally terrible decision regarding the lobby and maybe do away with it all together? Who knows!What it has going for it is that the views are amazing (thankfully they couldn't change that or my guess is they would have)! The bed was comfortable and the towels were top notch. Maybe if you've never been before you won't find it as disturbing but I just had a hard time reconciling the fact that they paid to make the place worse. We might have to find different digs when we're in the area.

We have been occasional visitors to New Braunfels for 50+ years, and were there earlier this past…read moreweek for a wedding @ Gruene. This is a very nice hotel. The approaches via roadways are slightly unusual, use your GPS. Desk & service personnel were great, place is very clean, everything works, & great A/C. I have one unusual complaint/observation: The hotel has those new forceful automatic interior door closers, and they are very powerful. After 3 days my forearms look as though I had done battle with a mace-wielding midget. Blood all over & many bruises. I say: Do stay here, but be very careful with the room doors. After a day or so, we realized that handling the door was a two-person undertaking. Great Place ! Rick

I've stayed at a LOT of hotels that are affiliated with the Hilton Honors program over the last few…read moreyears due to work. All of them have the standard free breakfast. Except this place. I walked over and got a small plate of prison grade instant scrambled eggs, dehydrated potato pebbles, and petrified bacon. But hey, it's free right? WRONG! I sat down and was then approached and told that I have to pay $12 for it. I didn't see any signs and like I said, I've stayed in tons of hiltons the last 2 years all over the country. I told the lady I didn't know and I had only had one bite. Too late, I was told. This is a trap. I spoke with the front desk and was told a man went through my situation minutes before me. They know there's not a sign, and they wait til you sit down and take a bite and then they spring the bad news on you. I will never set foot in there again! My advice: dont stay here!

The Sidecar bar is really nice! We had a large group in the upstairs area, and everyone really…read moreenjoyed themselves. As an autistic woman, I needed earplugs, but I did enjoy myself.

Service is always great and the hotel itself is stunning! Great stop for an intimate experience and…read moredelicious cocktails!

We stayed Monday - Thursday in a three "bedroom" two bath cabin…read more.. The pros : Great view of the river Great a/c Nice access to the water Great little bbq area Full size fridge and comfortable arranging of condo Free tube rental and shuttle and being right in the middle of the long float .. great location on the horseshoe The cons: The raccoons The super small sink and no stove in the kitchen area All of the beds were comfortable but very squeaky Sharing a back patio with the neighbors ... it could be a good thing or a bad thing Trash and litter by the river lounging area .. someone had had a party and the trash sat there for two days before we picked it up Small parking area Overall we would stay again... during the week ... when it was slower .. I can see this place becoming a madhouse on the weekends

Cute, clean, comfortable and very convenient to whitewater amphitheater. Really easy to walk to the…read morevenue. Not many creature comforts, but we didn't need them. Walls were thin so we could hear the neighbors, but they weren't up late and it wasn't too much that it kept us up.

We are here to attend the wedding of our niece at the Chapel of Gruene. Unfortunately it was…read moreraining for the whole weekend we were there. The rooms were great. The front desk people who welcomed us were fantastic. Danielle the Supervisor and young Gus who was very cordial and helpful. The hot breakfast coz be better. It would've been great if the eggs, biscuits, potatoes and sausages were at least warm or hot. They were on a warmer but it did nothing to the food. I guess we can warm it up in the microwave nearby. We were there for 4 days and the breakfast choices didn't change. Still a great place to stay. Near lots of restaurants and Buccee's

At 1 AM I was awakened by the sound of a power drill in the hallway. When I went to check what was…read morehappening, I found maintenance trying to drill their way into a room. I was told a "high rate" customer had locked himself out with his phone/keys/wallet in the room, and that because the customer was "super high rate" and had a "colorful personality" they had to address the issue immediately. Apparently the key card wasn't working and there's no manual backup aside from a Dremel. I was given the option of being moved to another room at 1 AM (which I guess wasn't an option for Mr. Colorful to sleep it off until they broke into his room in the morning), but no meaningful apology or offer to stop so the rest of the hallway could sleep. Hopefully their VIP visits enough to offset the rest of us, because I can't imagine anyone they woke up will stay here again. I certainly won't.