Our wedding was 5/4/2024 and I cannot recommend Kindred Oaks enough! Elaine and her staff are…read moreAMAZING and communication was top tier the whole time. They are truly experts and made the process so easy. We did the package deal and it took all the stress out of wedding planning. The wedding turned out more beautiful than I could have imagined even despite bad weather. 100% do it if you're getting married!

My now wife and I recently had our wedding at Kindred Oaks and we can't recommend this place…read moreenough. Kindred Oaks was the first venue we looked at and we loved it at first visit. We did our due diligence and checked out several other locations but they didn't come close to being as special for us. We're both pretty poor planners and were overwhelmed with the idea of planning a wedding for our ~85 guests but Elaine and her team really do make it easy. We went with their all-inclusive package which covers A LOT of the heavy lifting. For anything not included, Kindred Oaks has plenty of recommendations and will keep you accountable to make sure things are getting done. As for the special day itself, no one wanted it to end. Our guests couldn't stop raving how beautiful the whole night was with the twinkle lights, the floral designs and the outdoor vibe in October. 5 out of 5!

This is a nice place to have an event. They were easy to work with and the venue is wwell…read moremaintained, clean, and accessible. It made for a pretty wedding and had plenty of parking and space. The parking lot gives it a 4 star rather than 5 because it's that white crushed limestone and it gets your shoes and bottom of your dresses dirty quickly.

August 30th, Bean and I made our relationship even more solid than it already was as we jumped the…read morebroom and dedicated the rest of our life together to each other. The Milestone played the perfect backdrop for our dream wedding. Beautiful, serene, and as hint of magic. There were flowers and fireworks... Literally!!! We selected a package that included dinner and open bar. The food was beautifully prepared a bit I'll admit a bit bland. Our Day of wedding coordinator was possibly overwhelmed with all the moving parts of the day but it came out beautiful. But that might be the most negative thing I could say. Payment options were convenient and cost was reasonable. Really reasonable

Having worked hundreds of weddings as a coordinator and staffing specialist, I was very excited…read moreabout this working at this new venue. It's location is a stretch but the architecture and scenery is beautiful BUT beauty does not make up for personality. The lady in charge, site manager - Tina was just awful from start to end. She did not return calls, was defensive about every single question or concern and was right out rude from planning to the day of. I have no earthly clue why the owner would want someone with that sort of attitude promoting weddings and events. I will never ever coordinate or work a wedding there again after my experience with her last weekend. She was horrifically mean spirited, rude and furious and just about verbally assaulted anyone she spoke with on the day of the wedding I coordinated there. I did everything I could to change her tune, make her happy and just keep the bride and groom sheltered from her grotesque nature. She was in my face all night complaining constantly about very silly things such as 'diapers being in her trash cans', 'cups being left in the bridal suite' and even told me that the attendees and wedding party were 'trashy and disgusting'. This party was calm, respectful, fun loving and also friends of mine. Speaking about your clients that was is just unheard of. For those of us in the industry - weddings can be stressful enough on a couple, having a coordinator and good vendors make all the difference on creating a fun and memorable day for them. But when you have someone like Tina parading around during their wedding complaining and threatening charges on every single mishap- it can really cause a bad vibe. I am not one to get angry easily but her raising her voice, yelling at me over the tiniest and silliest things I was just in awe of how angry this woman must live her life. I stayed 3 hours after I was paid to help her out and clean up every tiny piece of trash while she sat and pointed/complained. And then she complained some more that it was taking me too long. I showed up early on in the day to get set up and introduce myself and her response was "You need to leave my venue and sit outside and wait until 2pm, I have a life you know". Woah. That woman has no business booking weddings, taking care of that venue or even being in any sort of sales/personnel business. She was just awful, so much so I wanted to let others know to STAY AWAY from this mess. Don't spend your wedding fighting with her, dealing with her drama on your big day - it can sincerely ruin the vibe. Do not let the beauty of the home (venue) detour you. There are hundreds of venues in the greater Austin area. Avoid this one like the plague, unless they fire Tina. She claims to be best friends with the owner so that is unlikely to happen anytime soon... Good luck Villa on Lake Georgetown, your reviews online and verbally are horrific due to one bad apple. This business is not going to succeed at all. After my experience, and not really wanting to 'bash' anyone- this all had to be said to save prospective brides from booking with her disastrous attitude and way of operating this place!

I had a really lovely stay at the Ruby Hotel in Round Rock. The property has a fun, slightly campy…read morecharm while still feeling modern and thoughtfully designed -- overall, it's just a very cute place to stay. The food was genuinely excellent, and the service was warm and attentive throughout. The bed was also a standout -- more comfortable than what I've experienced at most four-star hotels. I also loved the in-room Nespresso machine, which was a great touch. The only drawbacks are the location and setting. It's not ideal if you want to be close to a more metropolitan, walkable area, and being right on the creek means there can be quite a few bugs, especially in the evening. Overall, I'd definitely recommend it if you're looking for a relaxing, stylish getaway with great food and very comfortable rooms.

Date night...stop two...my hubby had arranged for us to listen to live music at the Ruby Hotel &…read moreBar. This charming, quaint boutique hotel is located in a residential neighborhood in Round Rock, TX. The Ruby Hotel & Bar is situated along Brushy Creek in historic downtown Round Rock. The hotel has 39 uniquely designed rooms and suites, in the suburbs of Austin, TX. The hotel blends mid-century modern design with natural surroundings, creating a chic vibe. The property is distinctly divided into to major buildings...the hotel and the bar. There is a random small building up front also...not sure what that buildings for. There is also outdoor seating, which would be pleasant in the summer. Last night we had freezing temperatures, so sub-optimal for seating outside. When we entered the bar, we felt transported to another place in time. Retro looking furniture at the entry with finger dialed phones...my nieces and nephews would likely not have any idea what these little machines called telephones were. The bar was a mix of old - building built in the 1960s....new - modern mirrors and bar. There was signage at the front of the bar that stated to seat yourself and place your order from the bar (different set up...for sure). We ordered the hummus plate minus pita bread plus more cucumbers. Alan, our server was very accommodating to make that switch. We had herbal hot tea (chamomile and pomegranate berry). We listened to the 3 person band, who sang music from Johnny Cash to Bob Marley and so many different genres in between. What a lovely evening...date night score!

What a hidden gem appearing in Georgetown! Very breezy and calming atmosphere. The tall windows…read morespanning half of the walls brings in all the magical natural light and makes the actually decent sized space feel giant and open. My husband and I are already interested after one visit in checking out pricing for possibly renting out the space for an event of our own. The bathrooms are gender neutral BUT when you go in there the different stall doors have only one label, guys or gals, on the door which is very confusing to people entering the bathroom or waiting for stalls and thinking maybe the guys labeled stall only has a urinal or something but they're all the same toilet. It has a very classy, purposefully dated look but was extremely cleaned and well maintained. They also have free guest Wi-Fi. The cocktails are a little pricey for the area, but the venue space and the quality of the drinks were well worth the price. They actually have a quite expansive menu of drink options as well. Definitely needs more seating options for the drink window area if they plan on having more open hours days for people to randomly come in and enjoy a specially crafted drink. I can't wait to see what this place turns into!

This place is so well thought out. Great design, great cocktails, cool vibe. The Spiked Mexican Hot…read moreChocolate, Santa's Helper Eggnog, Texas Sun cocktails have all been vetted and approved by us and our friends. If we lived in Georgetown we would probably be here at least one night per week. I might travel more to this area just to visit Wish Well House. P.S. the bathrooms are cool.

This venue is truly lovely aside from the statues that look like they have silicone implants and…read morethe unfinished spray-foam ceilings. I don't think it's acceptable to not have actual ceilings and call yourself a wedding venue. I don't know why they are dragging their feet on finishing the ceilings, but it's a real drawback and I'd be willing to bet it's the reason some people don't sign on with them (myself, for one).

VENUE REVIEW - CASA BLANCA in ROUND ROCK, TX…read morehttps://www.casablancatexas.com We had our wedding ceremony and reception here. The physical venue itself gets 5 : the whole place is BEAUTIFUL from the greenery outside to the ceiling of the inside, and we had guests tell us how great everything looked and that we made a great choice. Now, where the 3 comes in : their customer service is ATROCIOUS. We had an original coordinator, they got let go, so we got Cynthia. She is a piece of work. So rude. Not helpful. She didn't even let us know that the original person got let go OR introduce herself. It always took a lot more time than it should've to hear back from anyone about anything. In the time I booked it, to the wedding day, they had two rounds of entire staff changes, turnover, what have you. I'm a nurse, so I understand being short-staffed and always having a revolving door, so I didn't really take that "excuse" very well. If it wasn't for the customer service leaving such a sour taste in our mouths and Cynthia causing so much additional stress, Casa Blanca the venue gets 5 picture credit : https://www.lanaslensphotography.comVENIW

It's always great to attend this yearly event! They always do a great job for veterans, 1st…read moreresponders, and police! Such a caring non-profit organization to support and volunteer for! They do this BBQ every year! Come and support a great organization to help Veterans, 1st responders, and police!

Over the weekend we had a work event held at Reunion Ranch & let me tell you it was soooooo much…read morefun!! When you rent out Reunion Ranch (the outside grounds..a whole bunch of acres :) you have the entire place to yourself w/ access to over 41 activities..let me repeat that..YES, 41 activities!! There really was something for everyone one to enjoy..from the babies to the grown peeps! And the Reunion Ranch staff are so organized & kept things flowing so smoothly..even with over 400 attendees! I also really liked how the RR staff would announce over the loud speaker what activity was about to start. Activities Reunion Ranch offered: -tug of war mud pit..yes, complete with a real MUD PIT!! -volleyball courts -canoe & paddle boats -man made little sand beach -maze -horse shoes & washers -miniature golf -zip line -wagon rides -pony rides -obstacle course -teen tower -dunking booth ect ect ect And so many more activities but tooooo many to name & I'm not trying to get carpal tunnel ;) Another thing I give kudos to Reunion Ranch is the food serving line..they have about 6 different serving lines w/ RR staff making the plates & even w/ over 400 people in attendance the wait time was super fast. We had all you can eat barbecue plates & all you can eat Bluebell ice cream cups! There also was cotton candy, popcorn, & snow-cones for everyone to enjoy & for us adults..the libations offered were...sangrias, beer, & wine!! I was a regular at the sangria station!! ;) Reunion Ranch really is a cool place to have a team building event, reunion, or a wedding. The venue itself is so pretty surrounded by lots of trees & just has a different vibe to it. For sure I totally recommend Reunion Ranch!! They get 5+++++++++++ stars in my book -Rebecca out