Here is the long and short of it. First the short: They are in the process of changing from a Rattlers to a Stripes. This should be an eventual improvement. As for now, if you are coming into Giddings from the West side of town (driving from Austin to Houston), you should know there is a Buc-ees on the East side of town and they have much cleaner bathrooms and better coffee.
Now for the long version: We were driving from Austin to Houston and needed coffee. I normally drive on Hwy 71 but due to traffic, I ended up taking 290 this time. Since I am not that familiar with this route, I stopped at Rattlers hoping to get some coffee and go to the bathroom. The bathrooms were in desperate need of attention. I was thinking of taking some pictures the bathroom was so bad but it is difficult taking photos in a bathroom and not looking a little like a pervert. There was paper on the floor and they stunk. The coffee was hot and they did have a wide range of flavored creamers to put in your coffee. The staff did seem to have a nonchalant attitude about service and cleanliness but it could be because they are in limbo since Rattlers just got sold to Stripes. Like I said above, Stripes will be a step up when it happens but until then, keep driving another mile down the road and go to Buc-ees. read more