Detailed Reviews of 14 of the Best Texas Resorts
This page is home to Texas Outside's reviews of some of the best resorts in Texas. If you are looking for a Texas Resort, you have landed on the right place. Texas is loaded with great resorts for vacations, golf outing, corporate retreats, reunions, or weddings. Here you'll find Texas resort reviews of resorts from the Texas Hill Country to the Gulf Coast. Our resort reviews will share with you our opinions on the resort, what there is to see and do, how we liked the accommodations and service, and provide you with pictures to help you decide which resort meets your needs. So what are you waiting for: read our review; select a resort; pack your bags; load up the clubs, swim trunks, bikes, and racquets; grab your best buds, spouse or significant other; and hit the road for a fun experience.
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North Texas Resort Reviews |
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- Irving - clearly one of the best resorts that we have stayed at. The service is top notch and unequalled, the amenities are outstanding, the accommodations are great, and there are options for casual to fine dining. Some of the amenities include: two outstanding golf courses, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, squash and racquetball courts, a state of the art fitness center, four pools, and more. |
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Great Wolf Lodge Review - Grapevine - Great Wolf Lodge howled into Grapevine and opened it's doors in 2007 and since then it has been receiving rave reviews. If you're looking for someplace special to treat your kids because they've been on their best behavior or somewhere to take the kids for a special occasion like a birthday, then Great Wolf Lodge is a fantastic choice. Kids from two to sixteen are going to have a blast at Great Wolf Lodge. |
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Rough Creek Lodge and Resort Review - Glen Rose -captures the region's rough-hewn beauty, relaxing tranquility, and unmatched history and is carved from the same Texas limestone as the surrounding hills. This exclusive executive retreat and resort blends century old ranch imagery with a thoroughly modern approach to comfort and convenience and will exceed your expectations for a traditional resort experience. Offering meticulous accommodations, gourmet dining, a world class spa, fantastic pool and lazy river. |
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Tanglewood Resort and Conference Center Review - Lake Texoma - Sitting on a bluff above beautiful Lake Texoma is a resort with excellent accommodations, lots of amenities, easy access to a fun lake, and a championship 18 hole golf course. Enjoy some very good cuisine, partake in a wide variety of recreational activities, and play a championship 18 hole golf course. Located about 80 miles north of Dallas or DFW airport makes Tanglewood an easy place to escape for a weekend or week long vacation. |
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Westin Stonebriar - Frisco - if you have never stayed in a Westin, then you need to give the Westin Stonebriar a try - great service, excellent food, good amenities, and those fantastic "heavenly beds.". Located in Frisco, the Westin Stonebriar is perfect for a weekend escape, a business meeting, wedding, or a golf outing. You're in the heart of Frisco which lots of fun things to see and do and you have access to play the outstanding Tom Fazio designed course at Stonebriar Country Club. |
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- Possum Kingdom Lake - if you like fantastic golf, spa services, rooms with a view one of the prettiest lakes in Texas, good food, and friendly Texas style hospitality, then you need to check out The Cliffs Resort & Spa. The golf course is a Texas Outside Favorite because it offers golfers a chance to test their skills and patience, has some of the most scenic and unique holes in Texas, and the best par 3's around. And the amenities are excellent - a great spa, very good food, a variety of accommodations, a marina with boat rentals, tennis courts, pool, exercise room, and very reasonable rates - all on a beautiful lake! |
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East Texas Resort Reviews |
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Crown Colony Country Club Review - Lufkin - a semi-private country club Crown Colony has 13 Villas that are available for rent for a weekend or longer. The Villas were completely renovated in 2005with all new furniture, carpets, and more. They will sleep four and are perfect for a small family, golfing buddies or close friends who don't mind sharing a bedroom. We found the Villas to be comfortable, very clean, nicely appointed, and well furnished. |
Hill Country & Central Texas Resort Reviews |
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Lakeway Resort & Spa - Austin/Lake Travis - sitting on a bank overlooking Lake Travis, Lakeway Resort is home to beautiful sunsets, a outstanding 3 tier pool plus a kids pool and waterslide, fitness center, good food, excellent friendly service, recreational activities on Lake Travis, comfortable rooms, and lots to see and do on Lake Travis as well as in Austin |
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JW Marriott Resort & Spa - San Antonio - wow, this is one impressive new resort which opened in 2010. Perched on a bluff in the rolling scenic hill country of north San Antonio, the building, grounds, and views are spectacular. The JW Marriott has very comfortable resort type rooms and suites, an unbelievable sports bar with a 120' jumbo screen, an outstanding $15 million 6 acre water park, a spa, two fitness centers, and two very good restaurants. And as a resort guest you can play two of the best courses in Texas. And the JW Marriott is just minutes from downtown San Antonio. |
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La Cantera Resort & Spa Review - San Antonio - Chiseled into and sitting on top of some of the highest and most magnificent rolling hills of north San Antonio is one of the most luxurious resorts in Texas. This AAA Four-Diamond “Texas Colonial” landmark is reflective of the traditions, cultures and legends of Texas, with a Lone Star State upscale feel conveyed through elements taken directly from the legendary King Ranch in South Texas. This lavish hilltop retreat features well appointed guestrooms, spacious suites, unique villas, several restaurants, a spa, beautiful infinity pools, and two of the best golf courses in Texas. |
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Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa - Austin - the Omni Barton Creek Resort underwent a $150 million renovation and expansion in 2019 and some of what that money was spent on included: 100 new luxury guest rooms in a new tower; 5 new and unique restaurants; a fantastic 13,000 square foot spa; renovations to two of the golf courses plus a new clubhouse; new meeting space; and a three-tiered poolscape overlooking the golf course and rolling Hill Country terrain. As a resort guest you can play four award winning courses designed by three of the best golf architects in the US - Fazio, Crenshaw, and Palmer. |
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Frio Country Resort - Frio River/Concan - situated in some of the prettiest Hill Country in Texas, Frio Country Resort offers a very wide selection of lodging for a weekend getaway or a week long vacation. You can choose from rustic two bedroom cabins close to the Frio River to a 6 bedroom 4.5 bath upscale homes within walking distance of the golf course and restaurant. In addition to tubing, fishing, or swimming in the Frio River, when you stay at Frio Country Resort you can play their fantastic 18 golf course, go hiking, enjoy a good meal and some excellent country music at their restaurant, go for a helicopter ride, and much more. |
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South East Texas Resort Reviews |
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Margaritaville Lake Resort on Lake Conroe - Montgomery - Texas finally got a Margaritaville Resort and it's an outstanding addition to Texas. The Resort sits on the edge of Lake Conroe and has a laid back lake and island vibe. The Resort has six different dining and drinking options (including "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere" swim-up pool bar), cool lake cottages and luxurious lake view suites, an 18 hole golf course, a great spa, outstanding service, and a variety of other amenities including boat rentals, a lazy river, water slides, four pools, 18 hole mini golf, tennis courts, a fitness center, and lots more. A must visit! |
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West Texas Resort Reviews |
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- Lajitas - Lajitas has grown from a small luxurious cowboy hotel with a nine-hole golf course to a flourishing world class Resort & Spa facility. It is the first resort in Texas to be named a Leading Hotel of the World and in 2008 Lajitas was once again named as a AAA Five Diamond Award Winner for Quality and Service! Lajitas is now a mixed use development that includes a 103 room resort, 18 hole championship golf course, equestrian center, airport, and real estate development. |
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You might also want to check out:
- Out of State Resort Reviews if your thinking about a resort in California, Alabama, New Mexicoa, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, or Florida
- Lake Resorts and Rentals if your looking for a resort or rental on a Texas lake
- Golf Resort Reviews is the page for golfers looking for a Texas resorts with golf courses
- Stay & Play Reviews is for those of you looking for a Texas golf stay & play package
- Resorts and Reviews has some great resorts to visit that are not in Texas