Boutique style hotel that has a long history in Nacogdoches and affinity for SFA. My wife was…read moreable to find a Lumberjack parent package which included a bottle of wine, Lumberjack hat, Lumberjack shirt, and adult sip cup (which you can use to get soda, tea for free in the bar downstairs!). This was certainly off peak season and not during parents weekend, but the price was $181 before taxes on a double queen bed room. It's just a block or so off the square so you can walk to plenty of activities and shopping. Just a mile or two from SFA so easy access there too. It's no wonder this place fills up so quickly during parents weekend or homecoming and such. Older HVAC system but newer dual thermostat which adjusts for hot or cold depending on the temperature you set. Seemed to work fine, though it got a little cold in the winter evening we were there before it adjusted. Place was built in the 50s but really nice remodeling done in all the areas. Room was spacious. Bathroom a bit on the smaller side, and the shower is one of those where you have to reach under the shower head so you get a little cold shot before pulling your hand back! Also, no shower door which I am not a fan of, but seemed to be fine after I put a towel mat down. Plenty of towels, pillows and bed covers so the place presents itself as upscale. Sundays they have all day happy hours in the bar (9 flags). But warning, if it's slow they will close everything down early and head home.... Another concern might be during peak times because there was only one elevators, which is modernized, but still a Lone Ranger! Seems each floor has a drink machine right by the elevator for convenience. More than a dozen food places within one mile of the place. Parking out front and on the side of the building was pretty easy and convenient. They do have a car port at the lobby entrance to check in before you park if you prefer. My wife took advantage of the 25% coupon in the gift shop as part of the parent package and bought several fredonia and sfa swag it a great discount. Thumbs up on this place from me, wife, and teenager. Just a note, as we had our electric car this trip. Not charging station at this hotel. As for the rest of the town, there is a Tesla supercharging station, but everything else around town is either level 1 or 2 and basically located at a place of business or hotel. One win for Elon on this category!

Wow. So many things awful. I guess the new philosophy is they are the only game in down so it's ok…read moreif everything is terrible. They don't care. No upkeep, terrible service, pool trashed, and staff telling you off. I also paid for fresh flowers in the room and sparkling wine for our arrival. I received plastic flowers and a $6 bottle of sparkling wine from HEB. Ridiculous. We also paid for a pool view room. You will see how bad that was in the photos. We reached out the the management staff they never responded All we can thank this property for is successfully ruining our anniversary.

This is my first time at this amazing resort, and I am already looking forward to my next visit…read more Lisa at check-in was extremely helpful and genuinely happy to see you. The cabins are clean and well furnished with a full kitchen. The grounds are very well kept and beautiful. Butch the owner of Purple Peacock, is a great host. Also happy to see you, and extremely helpful. He even went out of his way purchasing a new BBQ grill for us to use. The Bird Cage is a great place to meet and mingle with other guests and have fun. I can say this wasn't one of the most positive and welcoming clothing optional resorts I have been to. Thank you Butch & and Lisa. I am looking forward to seeing you next time. CHEERS, David

Clothing optional resort just outside Palestine TX. I went here to visit a friend of mine who…read moresometimes lives there months at a time. I got to spend three weeks here and it was the absolute BEST TIME of my life. I wish I could come back here as often as I could. And as a single female I feel totally comfortable in this environment. Everybody made me feel so welcome! I would call this place home if I could.

We come to Lufkin 2x/year for gymnastics meets. This place is the best one we've stayed at so far…read more Prices are more reasonable than some of the other ones. The staff are nice. There's fresh-fruit-flavored cold water, big chocolate chip cookies, and a cappuccino machine by check in counter. The reception area, hallways, & bedrooms are clean. The only drawback is the small gym with limited equipment & no hand weights. You can do cardio, but impossible to do proper strength training with what they have. We had 2-queen bedrooms. NO CONNECTING ROOMs, although it's noted to be available online. Our bedroom & bathroom were reasonably spacious & stocked with basic toiletries. We really liked the breakfast options. Although the dining room is small, they have more variety of breakfast totems than most places (even the more expensive ones). Here are the list of their breakfast choices: - hot items: pancake-covered sausage on a stick, scrambled eggs, mini sausages, biscuit & gravy, Texas-shaped Belgian waffle (you make it on site with a waffle maker) - continental: bread, bagels, prepackaged cinnamon rolls, prepackaged cheese pastry, breakfast bars, prepackaged blueberry muffins. - fresh fruit: apples, clementines, bananas, blueberries - others: yogurt, oatmeal, 3 types of cereals, peanut butter, jellies, chocolate chips, butter - drinks: coffee, milk, non-dairy milk, OJ, apple juice.

Friendly staff, comfortable, clean rooms. I would stay here again. Enjoyed the 2 bedroom feature.read more

I didn't mind it, but my family was turned off by the room condition. Two lamps were leaning and…read morenearly broken.

We had a good stay here for two night. The kid loved the indoor pool. Beds are comfy and staff…read morehelpful.

My guy and I went here for the Born Free moto show and we stayed at this amazing hotel. This hotel…read moreis absolutely perfect- costa coffee 24/7, extremely clean in all parts of the hotel, and I love that they have Dove products in the bathroom. I very much appreciate any hotel that does a hot breakfast, which they have. The room was spacious and the bed was very comfortable, and I love that they have a good size fridge and microwave in the rooms. They have a little express market store to purchase snacks down in the lobby which is extremely convenient, and the staff is very kind. We arrived at 1:00 and tried to get early check in but they said the rooms weren't ready. We would have loved that to be an option, but that wouldn't keep us from coming back. This place is overall awesome.

Solid hotel in Henderson, excellent for business stays…read more The room was comfortable and met all my needs, except for a safe which they didn't have. The couch was stained with some sooty deposit and they didn't take care of it, but otherwise I have no complaints. Parking was free and plentiful. There was a pool I didn't use, and a gym that I did. Service was cordial and the breakfasts were the usual ones offered at Holiday Inn's worldwide. Confession - I have started to enjoy (crave?!) their biscuits and gravy. Will stay here again when I'm back in town.

Loveddddd my night at The Ranch!! The room was so cute, the owners are incredibly friendly, the…read morebreakfast was scrumptious, and my dog loved walking around the grounds (on leash, of course). If I'm ever in Palestine, I will definitely stay at The Ranch!

Very unique B & B. Friendly owners and good food. We visit every year. A perfect place to relax…read morefor the entire day.

I highly recommend this B&B. Nice hosts, very clean, well located in Palestine. Good times…read morealready. Can't wait for breakfast in the morning. Update : Saturday we woke up to the smell of bacon. Breakfast was individually plated - thick/crispy bacon, blueberry pancakes, side of eggs (if requested) and a yogurt parfait with berries. All very good - but pancakes were exceptional. Tom the owner and chief everything was great and provided several suggestions and tips about the area as well.

The warmth that I felt when I walked in…read more.. This bed and breakfast was in fact the highlight of my year!!! My mother and I stopped in for the night as we were to attend a wedding the next day. They greeted us when we arrived, showed us around and left us to our night. In the morning breakfast was cooked to order and when I say it was perfect, oh my! And I am the breakfast police lol! The place was very clean, quiet, well maintained and just decorated so very well!!! The couple that owned the place were perfect, nice, more than accommodating, sweet, warm and most of all competent-- they weren't overbearing. It was my first B&B stay, so I had my reservations of course but the BAR IS SET!!! If I'm ever in Palestine again, this is where you'll be able to find me & I really wish my family had just booked the entire B&B, that would have been SO spectacular!! Thanks guys for the amazing stay!

Staff very friendly, room clean, bed comfortable. Rooms have been updated, smells pleasant. Will…read morecome again when in the area.

Hands down the WORST AND MOST INCONSIDERATE hotel I've personally EVER stayed at. There is…read moreAbsolutely no sense of the words "Hospitality", "Privacy", "Federal Law", "Policy" or "RESPECT" whatsoever for people with or without disabilities. They don't deserve 1 star if I didn't absolutely have to put it to write this review. This whole situation sickens me to be honest that I'm having to now dispute it with my NAVY FEDERAL account now. He called to apologize for other wrongdoings of his two Hispanic immigrant staff members that he made excuses for, regarding communication errors....I'll explain later in the review) So here's how our stay went... While traveling though this trashy town of Jacksonville, TX in a bad area of East TX, because We've stayed in many Holiday Inn hotels both express and others and never had an issue, I assumed that it may be best to stay there being a member of IHG One Rewards without so much as a hiccup (stayed at probably 20+ of their hotels) traveling for work with my girlfriend (she works remotely for medical reasons) and her medical service dog including MANY Holiday Inn Express & Suites and never ONE SINGLE TIME had ANY issues or so much as questioned because he's always got on his NON-REQUIRED BY LAW service dog vest on with handle, however, boy oh boy was I ever wrong on this junky hole in the wall place they call a "hotel" in Jacksonville, TX. As you see below (hotels don't even need to post it, because it's federal law!!) that Service dogs ARE allowed at zero additional cost regardless if additional cleaning is necessary after the stay, as well as anywhere else a law abiding citizen can go...no questions asked, PERIOD. (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL) I'M FULLY AWARE THAT ANYONE CAN PAY TO GET JUST ABOUT ANYTHING CERTIFIED AS AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PET AND DO NOT SUPPORT THOSE WHO ABUSE IT FOR ACCOMMODATIONS THEY DON'T NEED NOR DESERVE. Service animals have VERY specific trainings as they can be used for many things and situations such as leading the blind, alerting during very specific medical episodes, serious mental health issues etc. and it's against Federal law to even ASK about the service the "Service dog" provides or the reasoning as to why the "service dog" is needed in any form. (NO THIS DOESN'T PERTAIN TO EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS ONCE AGAIN, "SERVICE DOGS" ONLY) That being said, due to the nature of a service dog and HIPPA requirements, by Federal law per the DOJ (Department of Justice) and the ADA, they CANNOT legally ask about the services provided by the dog which can also be found on the DOJ's website as well as the ADA's website (screenshots from the websites also attached). All of this said, I stayed with my girlfriend who had her legitimate "service dog" with her who alerts for help for a VERY specific and SERIOUS health issue if occurred and who will not stop until help hears and inquires or until it can find her help if someone isn't in close proximity nearby or is asleep (hence the need in a hotel where we only stopped to sleep). He's been properly trained and doesn't leave any room she is ever in including always in the car with her at all times to ensure she can always get medical assistance or alert someone for help. Nothing ever was said the entire stay(typical with a service dog) I've learned as I asked in the beginning of dating if we needed to let anyone know and she corrected me and said it's nobody's business why I need to have a medical service dog which at first felt sneaky but then I thought about HIPPA laws and protecting ones medical privacy and then it made a lot more sense to me so I never questioned it again learning that it was just the norm. She even went on to tell me that she also isn't required to have to have him wear the special service dog vest she keeps on him but does it for ME because she knew it made me anxious in the beginning about being asked about it as she knows I pretty well follow the straight and narrow on rules and didn't want to feel like I was trying to be sneaky. So we wake up the next morning and I leave her with her small service dog who doesn't leave his small dedicated bed the entire night unless she gets up to go get her some breakfast from the dinning hall area. I watched 4-5 people make fresh pancakes with this machine and when it was my turn in the line it was empty and the lady when asked to swap it out for a new one said "are you serious!?!?!" So I went without and was later charged $550 EXTRA for unnecessary "deep cleaning"(room was left immaculate) her 17# service dog for a total of $654.86 for a $104.86 stay with no receipt, pics, explanation or notification. THIEVES!!

This place is horrible. They almost killed me and my family because they didn't run checks on their…read moreCO2 detectors, and a leak broke out hospitalizing me and my family, including my 2 year old son. Management just watched us all drop to the floor and never called 911. My daughter had to call 911 while going in and out of consciousness. DO NOT GO HERE.

My TV was stuck on the cooking channel. Needless to say, I now know how to make hash soufflé over a…read morecampfire. Broken elevator allowed me to skip going to the gym, because I lifted suitcases up 2 flights of stairs for sport. The breakfast eggs were meager portions, containing peppers and tomatoes making it look like they had been eaten before. The staff were kind and friendly, and did their utmost to give us a warm Texas welcome.

Was ok I guess if you need some weere to sleep Not the best of the best but not the worst of the…read moreworst

There are a lot of reviews from years ago that aren't so good so I thought I would post a recent…read morereview. I've been staying here for over a month as I'm working on a project here in Crockett. This hotel is clean and they have done many upgrades. The staff is pleasant and very nice. My rooms are clean and everything is as to be expected. I wouldn't hesitate to stay here ever!