The host has got the most! Great tours, clean space, the most comfortable king sized bed and state…read moreof the art grill/smoker.

A farm retreat is a great way to sum it up. Sometimes living in the city, multitasking & having too…read moremany choices a place like Waits farm can slow you down. I found this place as I googled for B&B near where I was going to sky dive. They had a few sleeping options but we opted for the cottage a 1 bedroom cottage that sleeps 6 comfortably has a wooden patio with seating, AC, a cable TV, bathroom & mini fridge & micro. Clayton, the owner, gave me tour & as I walked the farm I couldn't help but be overwhelmed with the smells & it wasn't manure!! The roses, herbs & other flowers, amazing how many times I stopped to; "literally smell the roses". As I toured what stood out was the meditation labyrinth, the drum circle room, the party barn & the tree houses. These folks have thought of everything! Have kids? Well they will love the animals, treehouses & swings. Love nature? You'll love the vegetable garden, flowers & thoughtful sitting areas. Are you a hippy? Then you'll love the meditation labyrinth, drum room or fire pit. Maybe your a big family or want to have an event? They have an awesome room they call the party barn with pool table, shuffle board, full bar, kitchen & thoughtful decor. Enough of my stereotyping but you get the point, they have a variety of activities to suit almost anyone. We were planning to go to the nearby state park but after settling in & seeing what the farm had to offer- we didn't need to move. Probably more amazing then the surroundings & thoughtful activities are the owners themselves. Marsha is a talented artist & Clayton a sort of renaissance man himself were very welcoming. We struck conversations right away & within a hour or two were invited to join them & another couple staying on the farm for dinner. It's so refreshing to get to know humans that reach out to others, people that don't make you feel like strangers. If you are close or even if your not & desire a retreat from the norm both scenically & socially, try Waits farm retreat. I think you'll be happy you gave it a try.

My roommate found this place online and thought it would be fun. Coming from someone who was born…read moreand raised in the city I was a little reluctant to spend 5 days in the country and on a farm none the less. I could not have been happier! This place was so unbelievably peaceful and serene and the owners Clayton and Marsha were absolutely amazing and now have become part of our little family! They were very welcoming and it didn't take long for us to invite them to hang out and spend time with us. Two of the best people I've met, the grounds were beautiful, the cottage was adorable, just what I needed to relax and get my mind off my hectic city life. We all have decided to now make this a yearly trip and we can't wait to go back! Thanks again Clayton and Marsha for sharing your home and life with 6 dysfunctional strangers....Love ya!!!! P.S. get them to make you a real homecooked breakfast, totally worth the extra money!!!!!

This is a really nice hotel, I was kinda impressed (we normally stay at holiday inns) there wasn't…read moreone in this town so we stayed here. Great breakfast, and EVERY single employee was overly nice and VERY helpful. I would definitely go back to this place again. Also, I am a priority club platinum member with holiday inn and the owner of this best western called their rewards program and they upgraded me to diamond status. Like I said, overly nice employees and clean rooms. Check them out next time your in town. Thanks

Best place to stay in Giddings. Clean, interior rooms, breakfast, workout room, and outdoor pool…read more I do wish they started breakfast at 6 instead of 6:30 for those working early.

It seems I can never stay away from the Katy House Bed & Breakfast. I feel like it's my second…read morehome. My husband and I went there for our anniversary. We were there from August 29th - September 4th. We stayed in the Conductor's Cottage again. Everything went perfectly. The cottage was very clean. In fact, I have a very bad dust allergy, but my allergy symptoms never occurred while staying here which is saying something! The water pressure was great, and I loved that there's always extra toilet paper available in the cottage in case we need some. I love that the cottage has plates, bowls, cups, and cutlery since my husband and I didn't go out to eat except once while we were there. We didn't need to go out since Tiffany makes a big and delicious breakfast every morning. Seriously, the woman should be a chef as well. She's so good with breakfast, and it's always the best breakfast I've had. Tiffany also did a fantastic job at making me a breakfast that I could have with my many dietary needs. With breakfast, it's like a family style thing where you all sit at one table to eat. There is the option of having breakfast delivered to your room if you'd rather not eat with others. Tiffany (the owner) is super nice, and she always would ask us if we needed anything for our room every morning. She makes you feel so welcome and like part of the family. This girl would give you the shirt off of her back if you needed it. Seriously, Tiffany is such a great human. The bed was super comfy and the AC gets pretty cold. It's a mini split, but it definitely got the room cold quickly despite the Texas heat. In fact, I even had to turn up the AC to 80 many times because I would get so cold! There are trains that go by many times throughout the day and night as the railroad tracks are near the Katy House. However, there are earplugs in the room if you don't like the noise. I find it soothing though. It's very close to a bar (Huebel's), but the bar stays very quiet even on a weekend, so no worries about bar noise or even the noise from people coming out of the bar. The B&B is a block away from Main Street so there are a few restaurants and shops within a very short walking distance. Speaking of walking, my husband and I would walk/run about five miles every night we were there. All the streets we ran/walked seemed safe. We never encountered anything bad. Tiffany even gave us some pointers about where to walk to to get out in nature away from the hustle and bustle of the town. (Although the locals are very nice.) Minnie (a member of staff) was also really nice when we would see her. She would always smile and say hello. She's also a sweetheart. While we were there, we got to see a couple of squirrels close up. The squirrels love jumping from tree to tree around the area. Parking is plentiful. It's all street parking around the property, but it's all very safe to park around the building. The tv is a smart tv, so there were plenty of streaming options and services to sign in to. However, if you don't do streaming services, there was still channels available you could watch without signing into anything. Be sure to stay at the Katy House if you've ever wanted to experience Heaven on Earth. I'm convinced Tiffany is an angel here on Earth! Pretty sure that when you stay at the Katy House, you actually get transported to Heaven. Definitely stay here, and you'll see what I mean. You'll want to keep coming back!

My wife and I have been traveling around Texas and we have stayed at several small towns and stayed…read morestayed many places. Katy House is by far the highlight of our trip. The room was very elegant and the amenities and personal touches were very thoughtful. I am a candy lover and I am sorry to say, I almost emptied of their candy trays. The breakfast was very good and prepared by the owners husband who is a chef by trade. We travel a lot and I can honestly say Katy House is one of the best B&Bs we have stayed. If you have a chance, check out th Hueble Biergarten, which is right across the street. It's a local bar with friendly patrons.

We were this weekend our group of young people from the church, I want to say that the place feels…read morevery special, it is beautiful, the views, the service they provide, I recommend it 100 percent

This weekend Camp Lutherhill held the Unwind Retreat for Women. It was an awesome way to…read moreexperience this wonderful camp, wonderful women and wonderful God. We enjoyed fellowship, creation, desert before dinner rope's challenge (not me though-ha!) and wine at a nearby winery! Awesome time! Thanks be to God...and we will!

Great experience. Wifi was super fast and there is a great, clean shower on site if needed. Laundry…read moremachines worked well. Great pricing. Close to the highway which may or may be what you want, but felt both isolated and close enough to stuff you need. Highly recommend.

We love this park!! Have been there many times. They treat us like family. Pull thru for our 5th…read morewheel is so convenient. It's close to Round Top and Antiques Week events.

Great location. Friendly office staff. Clean bathrooms. I loved the trees at each camp site.read more

So this is where we held our wedding reception. It's an interesting place, a small compound of…read more"meeting, recreation, and lodging facilities" according to the website. Kind of a hotel/motel, kind of out in the country, that also rents out u-hauls, and has a small cafe open on the weekends, and now even has the "Live Oak Bar," which we have yet to visit. Our reception was held in the "town hall" building that is now the bar. We basically picked it because it was by far the cheapest option of all that we researched. The owner, John (I believe, again, bad with names), was good to work with and was easy to get in touch with when we needed to. In addition to renting the hall, we also paid for a bit of catering from the venue (don't let the website pictures fool you, they do not make wedding cakes, but they can do simpler stuff). They provided bottled water, tea, coffee, and lemonade, as well as let us rent some white tablecloths (no, we didn't have a "dry" wedding, it's just that we bought our alcohol at Specs). All of that was at reasonable prices and worked out well, though the cups they provided for the tea and lemonade were kinda small. I was impressed that they supplied Aquafina water rather than some cheaper off-brand. We used an outside vendor for food, and they were okay with that as long as we brought the food in and didn't actually have other caterers on-site. The town hall was nothing fancy of course, we knew that for the price. We were using their tables and chairs, and some of the tables weren't in the greatest of shape, but they were fine once we covered them with tablecloths. We were able to decorate prettymuch how we wanted, they just wanted us to use the hooks that were already on the ceiling rather than attach anything new, which was fine. The whole story of how the reception went would take a long time, but what's pertinent is that there were no problems with the venue or the catering. Everyone enjoyed themselves and there were no complaints about the facilities. We did agree to clean up after the reception and that wasn't so bad since we had friends and family to help us. The next day the owner thanked us for doing such a good job and said that we didn't have to be so thorough. Cool, cool. Okay, okay, so why am I leaving off a star? Well, as mentioned in a previous review, we didn't live in Bastrop at the time. We weren't really keen on staying at my mom's place on our wedding night, so we decided to rent one of the two suites at the lodge for the night. This was of course discussed with the proprietors in advance just like all of our other plans. When we got to the suite in the early afternoon, just after getting married at the courthouse, the AC units (one window unit type-thing for the livingroom part of the suite and one for the bedroom part) were not on and it was really, really hot in there (remember, summer '09 had a bunch of 100+ degree days around this time). They knew we were coming, and I'm guessing they knew what suite we were getting (they only have 2 and then like 20 regular rooms), and of course they also knew we were spending a bunch more money than most of their guests (I don't think this place gets many wedding receptions these days), so maybe they could spend the extra dollar or so and have the room cool when we arrived? We needed to get to work setting up for the reception, so we just quickly put our stuff down, and turned on the AC units so that it would at least be cool by the time that we came in for the night. When we came back a few hours later to put on our Indian outfits for the reception, the rooms still weren't completely cooled off, especially the bedroom (the ACs weren't the newest, so we chalked it up to that). We sweated through our clothing preparations. Then the reception happened, obviously. So after we got done cleaning up we went back to the room. The living room part of it was nice and cool. The bedroom part of it was still hot and stuffy. We couldn't figure it out at first since the AC was obviously running, but then when we put our hands up to it we realized that it was blowing outside-temperature air. Yes, it was set to AC, it was just broken. It was late at night, we were exhausted and wanted to be alone to process the day, and we didn't feel like moving all of our stuff to a different room (we also didn't know if another suite was even available, or if we'd be able to reach anyone to move us). So yeah, we ended up opening the fold-out couch in the living room, and sleeping very uncomfortably on that. Not a great end to our wedding day. It really seems like they should've made sure that our suite would be ready for us, given the circumstances. I mean, I wasn't expecting rose petals and champagne, but a working AC would be nice.