エスコンディーダ リゾート & スパ(Escondida Resort & Spa)

Considering the place closed back in January and they never tried to contact us or email us, it would be realistic to give no star. They could have even put a note on the gate or entry key pad - anything!!!! Tripadvisor needs to remove this from their site

Host is unresponsive. VRBO initiated a case to try and refund my cancelled trip. Beware! No spa available. You may get charged and have to fight for a refund. Case is pending. Yahoo maps says permanently closed. Not sure what is going on here. Such a shame. Two years ago it was a neat place to stay.

What a beautiful, peaceful weekend we had! The pictures say it all: Charming, romantic location on a beautiful property in Texas’ Hill Country between Kerrville and Medina. So enjoyed Darlene’s amazing breakfasts and dinners too in the warm, cheerful lodge, and the lively conversations we had over coffee or a glass of wine with both Darlene, and host Sarah, about the storied history of Escondida. We’ll be back!

After arriving we find out from manager that the pool looks bad, but it is clean and we can go in it, they are planning on renovating it in August. Then I check on spa services and was told no services were available because they can't get anyone to come to resort to do them. One of the main reasons we came was for the spa. So, we had to drive into Kerrville find a spa that took us on short notice. Only breakfast is served during the weekdays, so you have to travel either to Kerrville or Bandera to eat, which is 15 to 24 miles one way, no microwaves in rooms so you can't heat any food up. When they open up for the breakfast for the 1 hour is the only time you saw any of the lounge areas. The room was rustic, the bed was squeaky and very high up were you have to use a step stool to get on it. The only good thing I can say when you did see the staff, they were friendly. The manager did reimburse us for 1 of the nights after I told her she should have let us know the plans of shutting down and that there were no spa services so we could have made the decision if we still wanted to come. The website is false advertising.

My husband and I just spent a beautifully peaceful weekend at Escondida. We consider it our favorite destination where one can almost disconnect from the chaos of the city. Sarah and Darlene were the most gracious hostesses, witty and charming. Our food was excellent. There are plans for improvements that I hope will secure the future of this resort. We loved it in 2012 and loved it 10 years later. The isolation(no cell service) might not be for all but if you want peace and quiet beauty, this is it!

The property is nestled in the Medina mountains in an 11 room resort and spa. The owners met with us each night sharing stories, laughs, wine and food. In the morning we hiked up the mountain trail to a cabin with a back deck that overlooked the hillside. If you want peace, quiet, no children and good old fashion conversation you will not find any better than Escondida Resort. The entire staff is humble, courteous and good people to share a cup of coffee or a laugh. I highly recommend this resort.