The Castle at Lake Livingston

Great place to stay

Great castle vibes! Thank you!

The spiral staircase and full kitchen in the main house was unexpected! Along with full bathrooms in both the main house and the guest house. Temperature could be acclimated to be comfortable. It was crazy wonderful! It was like an adult adventure - we highly recommend it! . This is fantastic for a family or friend get-away.

I really wanted to like this place but boy did it leave a lot to be desired. Please note that you cannot access the bedrooms without taking stairs/ladders - and the stairs are kind of dangerous. I should have paid more attention to the other reviews mentioning this. The outside looks like the pictures but the inside is poorly made, dusty and dirty. It is also very dark in there (which I guess is part of the ambience) - I wouldn’t mind if it wasn’t that one of the lamps had no bulb and the light up candles remote had no batteries - we couldn’t make the place brighter even if we wanted to. The bathroom has no sink nor mirror. The sink is located by the kitchen and it was dirty. Want a cup of coffee? The hosts didn’t clean up the previous tenants’ pods. Ew.They ask you to strip the beds before leaving - in doing that you would notice how absolutely filthy the mattress is. The place smells musty and the doors, whilst looking cool and very castle-like, are extremely unsafe. The locks aren’t very sturdy and there’s gaps between the door and the floor and wall, so if you hate mosquitos this place would be your nightmare.WiFi? Unreliable. It’s a pity that they require a two night stay minimum. This place is cool for pictures to take on a quick daily stay but if you actually want somewhere to feel safe, comfortable and clean it missed the mark by a mile. Again, I wish I could give this place 5 stars. Unfortunately there were too many things wrong with it.

This is a great place to unwind and unplug from the hussle and bustle of normal life cant wait to go back

Cant wait to come back. By far best experience renting a castle. Watch

The place is as fun as a place could be for an 8 year old with plenty of extras like Dragon Toss games.

this place reminded me of some places that I stayed many years ago. The owner went out of his to fix the heater. He drove two houts away to accomplish this task. We were very impressed and will be back in tye future

Stayed at this property during winter break. The “Castle” did have an electric stove oven, plus full fridge, plus a full bathroom. But it is rather old just like an old “castle” if that’s what you are looking for. The guest house has simple sink, full fridge, and full bath, but climbing to loft required physical fit. Neighborhood was a bit unsafe and may get flooded or with mosquitoes, be aware.

Was very clean and the beds were very comfortable. There are steep stairs so if you have really young children or bad knees it might not be the best option for you. My kids loved it and thought it was the coolest experience. The castle itself does have a bathroom with shower, a full size refrigerator, and a full size stove/oven which was not on the listing. The guest house also has a bathroom and kitchenette but no stove/oven in it. Host had everything needed in the kitchen, pots pans utensils etc…and was very responsive. Would definitely recommend staying here.

We loved staying at this little castle. The castle is even cooler in person and has a lot of fun details. I especially loved coming down the deck stairs from the second level and walking down to the courtyard & guest house. The property is located in a neighborhood that is a bit unusual if you are only used to cookie cutter planned neighborhoods but there are a lot of neat properties in the neighborhood. The road is unpaved but if you have ever been hunting in Texas you will be familiar with unpaved roads and these are at least flat! I think a car could easily traverse them. The lake would be the main attraction in the area and it is only minutes from the property. There is also lots of choices for restaurants which I was surprised by. If you aren't from the area be aware that mosquito season is no joke here and even mosquito spray won't solve the problem. We did find that we were able to use the outdoor space with a fire and bubble machine going. This seemed to keep the mosquitoes away for the most part. The property will not be ideal for those with an inability to traverse stairs. All sleeping areas are accessed by either stairs or ladder. This was not a problem for was and we actually had a lot of fun but I could see how this would be an issue for others. I would stay here again in a heartbeat. If you find yourself in need of a cozy adventure I would highly recommend! My only recommendation to the owner would be to keep bubble machines on hand for guests.