Wimberley, Texas
The Watermelon house is my favorite home at the River Rose Retreat. The shaded, elevated porch that overlooks Lone Man Creek is the perfect place to enjoy the outdoors. I love to relax on the porch swing or sit on the outdoor dining table and listen to the sounds of the creek flowing over the dam. The watermelon house is open and spacious with floor to ceiling windows that bring in natural light and give a lovely view of the hill country sky.
This beautifully hand designed property depicts why we all love the Texas hill country. Multi leveled decks, porches a plenty and paths/benches/walls that are intricately hand lain with local rocks. Its such a delight to explore this unique property. We have creek views, access down a short path under the porch and a private dammed off swimming area in lone man creek.
This property is pet friendly. So bring along your WHOLE family on your next vacation! We have a $75 pet fee.
The kitchen is fully stocked with absolutely anything you need to prepare your meals away from home. A private propane BBQ pit is available at each house.
The creek access is just a short walk out the side door. The path is constructed with the natural landscape so care should be taken when walking down to the seasonal creek.
The best part of this home is the fantastic elevated covered back porch with views of the seasonal creek and horizon. We have two dams with waterfalls to lull you to sleep. It has a sturdy porch swing to enjoy the outdoors with your loved ones in any weather. Eat your meals(table with 4 chairs) on the porch or enjoy your favorite beverage with the sounds of calming, flowing water from below.
The Watermelon house has a king bed and queen sofa bed. There are two full baths. With wifi, internet TV, and DVD library for front and rear rooms
This property has 2 houses, casalita, and optional add on bunk house with bed and mini fridge only available for rent. This listing is for the smaller home which sleeps 4. You could fit up to 15 people with privacy for all the couples if you rent the whole property.
We do have three rentals on the property. They all have their own privacy and outdoor sitting areas. They are lined along the waterway so all have creek views. We do not allow fishing of any kind not even catch and release.
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We loved the patio and beautiful views, and the porch swing was lovely at night for looking at the stars. Everything was clean, there were extra blankets, coffee maker/grinder, dishes/pans. The reverse osmosis water dispenser was perfect. The bed was a good medium firmness, not too hard not too soft. Martha was communicative. My mom stayed in another part of the property and it was awesome to be by each other. Its also not far from Wimberly, and close enough to Dripping Springs and San Marcos that we visited all 3 little towns. We had a wonderful time and hope we can go back soon.
The Watermelon House is a smaller property. I went to just “Get Away” for the July 4th week. I was very comfortable. The kitchen is well equipped. It has a 4 cup regular drip coffee pot. It only has ROKU so no Live TV programming to watch. The a/c was very cold YAY! I will definitely return. The river was not running due to the drought • so NO floating! Darn… -Sondra
Great view from the back patio. great place to get away and unplug.
The watermelon house was perfecr for my weekend getaway. My favorite was falling alseep on the porch swing to the sound of the water flowing over the dam.
The place, location, view, everything was perfect! We would definitely come back in the future!
The Watermelon House was our home for two weeks .Open, airy space with great views. Sitting on the large deck and listening to the waterfall in the creek was so relaxing! Lots of storage and TWO bathrooms. Fluffy towel and comfy bed. The pictures don't do it justice.
Stayed in the Watermelon House.surpassed our expectations. Wonderful for a couple looking to get away from the city. Has everything you need in terms of comfort and view. Will definitely return.
Nice view...access to water somewhat limited...owner needs to pay more attention to maintaining the property. Winter stay was pleasant, however, when you arrive you realize all four rentals are connected by common areas and walk-thrus that would compromise your privacy during the summer months, unless, you are renting the entire complex..... front gate wasn't locked, rental description listed 2 firepits available.. the one for my rental was no longer there, only one gas grill available for 2 of the rentals to share. The dirty naugahyde futon in front of the unlocked workshop downstairs by the rusted gate, was somewhat of a surprise and the first 3 steps down to the river path are not user friendly . Martha, I had to fix the kitchen trashcan to make it functional, pull trash out of the couch, screw in numerous lightbulbs, no plug in spa tub or sink and the unit was unlocked when we arrived. All said , we enjoyed our stay and you might want to install another front gate for the new driveway extension., if you are going to list a lock code for the one gate as a security feature. Lastly ,the motion detector on the garage lights needs adjustment...it only came on after we wandered around both sides of our car.
We loved this place! The balcony overlooking the creek is amazing. So relaxing. We had trouble getting the key in the lock but after that we had the best time. It was very clean & the location is great. We will definitely stay here again!
Had a great time staying in the Watermelon house. Great location and views. Thanks
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