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Located on historic 400 acres Still Waters Ranch (www.stillwatersranchtx.com) offers, for your EXCLUSIVE USE, a recently restored Bungalow with fully equipped kitchen, small living room and eating area with four bedrooms and two bathrooms as well as laundry facilities. Three additional buildings are available with four bedrooms and three baths to accommodate up to 19 people total. Many photos on this site provide you a visual of the ranch where we live and have nurtured for the last 25 years.
You will have a large pool with hot tub-pool fully supplied with floats and other pool paraphernalia, Weber propane grill, Cornilleau Pro ping pong table, a billiard room with 65” DIRECTV, pool table, dart board and game table. Outside amenities include a grass volleyball court, basketball playing area, cornhole game and official horseshoe pits, and a large sandbox for younger children. You will have sole use of all these amenities since YOUR GROUP WILL BE OUR ONLY GUESTS.
BUNGALOW: There are four bedrooms: master with king bed, 2nd has queen bed, 3rd has two twin beds, and the 4th has both a twin and a double bed. A junior bed and/or a crib are available. Baths include master with double sinks and a shower; another bath has a shower/tub combination. The Bungalow can accommodate nine (9) people. The Bungalow is priced at the base rate per night.
The following additional buildings are available if you book more than 9 people or if you just want more space to spread out your group with additional beds and bathrooms. Each additional person over nine (9) people is priced at $50/person /night. Children aged 4 or younger are free- do not count them when reserving your stay.
Cleaning and utility fees for the additional buildings are not included in the VRBO fee and will be payable when you decide what additional buildings you want to use.
BUNKHOUSE: The Bunkhouse has beds and a bath for up to six (6) people: King bed, two (2) single beds, and a double Bunk bed plus bath with a shower.
CABIN: The Cabin has two (2) single beds. a full small kitchen and a bath with shower.
CASITA: The 1860's Casita is the small original lodging of the German settlers and has a double bed and a bathroom with a shower.
Extra cleaning has been added between guests to reduce the possibility of Covid or other organism transmission. Our protocol is: wipe down hard surfaces with disinfectant, super chlorinate the pool, launder towels and bedding with hot water, using bleach if possible. Lysol is added to the wash when bleach cannot be used.
We do not allow off road vehicles, firecrackers or campfires. We do not rent to anyone under 25 years of age. All guests coming to the ranch must be registered on the liability forms; children are listed on the adult’s form. There is a $10/hour hot tub fee after 4 consecutive free hours of heating per night of rental. Pool heating is available at a daily estimated rate of $50-100 but paid at the actual cost of the propane used to heat the pool WITH A 2 DAY MINIMUM since heating is started a day before your use due to size of the pool. No dogs, cats, or other pets are allowed. There are several nearby commercial kennels we can recommend. You may encounter a variety of wild and domesticated animals that roam freely on the ranch. If you are not comfortable with that possibility, this may not be the VRBO vacation spot for you.
Every overnight guest as well as every day guest must sign liability release agreements immediately upon arriving in order to use any ranch facilities other than the building reserved. All payments must be made prior to or immediately upon arriving at the ranch in order to access the property.
The ranch is located 13 miles north of 1604, the outer loop around San Antonio. Here you can experience the quietness and peace of rural life after a tiring day of sightseeing or adventure. We are less than 40 minutes from Sea World, Fiesta Texas, The Alamo and Riverwalk, Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels, tubing and antiquing in Gruene, Natural Bridge Caverns and Wildlife Park, Cave Without a Name, shopping and dining in Boerne and Guadalupe State Park where you can play in the river, picnic, and hike.
The incredible views and features of this historic ranch, marked with a commemorative plaque from the state of Texas, make this a lovely choice. We raise Wagyu cattle and are licensed TX deer breeders. Ranch tours available at owner’s discretion and availability for guests staying three nights or more.
Events and parties can be accommodated for birthdays, family reunions, small weddings (max of 35 people) and similar celebrations. There is a $20 day fee for day guests older than 4 years and a $200 party fee. Let us know what you are planning, and we will do our best to accommodate you.