Very nice facility but could use some attention and additions. We were there for a family reunion over the past weekend, we had about 6 cabins and "Luxury House" between our group.
Tillman has done a great job with the property; everything is nice and somewhat upscale. The grounds are immaculately kept with nice pathways in stone and beautiful landscaping. There's a great pavilion complete with tables and chairs, fans, BBQ grill and the works. Two pickle ball courts border the "river" (about 4" of water in pathway called a river), but they have very low fences, so if you are not an expert player, you're going to be chasing balls all day. There's another nice sitting area along the river with tables and chairs for lounging and watching the "river".
Rio Blanco Cafe is located on the property and serves an outstanding breakfast, everyone in our group raved about their breakfast. We didn't eat any other meals there so I can't speak to lunch or dinner, but if breakfast was any indicator, they should be wonderful. In addition to breakfast they have a full coffee bar serving specialty coffees, all presented by a helpful friendly staff.
Now for the areas for improvement.
1. Everyone complaint about the beds, they are not very comfortable will little cushion and too firm. Enough so that several said that would probably prevent them from returning. I didn't care for the bed in our Casita (#110, the only tiny house on the property), but I don't think it would prevent me from another stay at Tillman.
2. Pickle ball courts are a great touch considering this current fad across the nation. BUT they need to do something about the height of the containment fence.
3. No swimming pool! That's really a necessity at a facility like Tillman. At first, we thought the kids could swim/play in the river, but with 3-4" of water that's not an option.
4. The Luxury House was very nice, with a well-equipped kitchen and great deck sitting area out back. However, the A/C wasn't working properly, and it was warm on the first floor. Thankfully the weather wasn't seasonable hot, and it was bearable.
5. No hair dry or hangers in the casita #110 (tiny house), also others had the same issue.
6. Casita #110 had a full-sized refrigerator with an ice maker, but the ice maker didn't work; possibly didn't have water piped to ice maker.
7. We didn't have our pugs with us, but should we had they charge $50 per dog per day for dogs. That's outrageous per day, on top of that they don't have housekeeping services daily for the casitas. Doesn't matter if you dog is there one day or five, the cleaning cost is the property is the same. So it's just a way to take advantage of patrons. THIS WILL KEEP US FROM RETURN WITH OUR PUGS. They are actually more well behaved and much less messier than most children; and they don't charge a fee for children. read more