Lighthouse Hill Ranch, Inc.

Our second stay in the Brown House and we love this place! Biggest draws for our family: ATV trails, pet friendly, hill country views and water features (creeks, hot tubs). Johnson City is just a few miles down the road for basic groceries and a cute coffee house and restaurant (Pecan Street). Arrive during daylight because it can be tricky to find the entrance to the ranch at night as it’s very dark (but that also makes for great stargazing!). This is our go-to place for hill country adventures.

Overall great place for a family get away with exception mentioned below. I would prob give it a 3 if it weren’t for the fact that we had 4 generations of family gathered together. It rained our first day there and our last night. The last night we had a leak in the kitchen. This is a complete home. It has a pool with slide, hot tub, outdoor grill, gas and wood fire pits, and a basketball/tennis/volleyball court on property. There are wonderful views of Texas Hill Country and all things LBJ are nearby. There is swimming and fishing (catch and release) in the nearby creek and they have a hot tub at the creek as well. The road to the lighthouse was not difficult at all. The road on the way to the creek is a different story. Don’t come in a car. I think they say it sleeps 15, I would say 11 comfortably unless I missed something. There are A LOT of steps. About 41. But there are 2 bedrooms on the ground level for anyone who might have problems. The thing that I had a problem with was cleanliness. They charge $200 cleaning fee on the front end and $145 on the back end if you don’t clean up before you go. Thats a non-issue if it was truly clean. Blinds and fixtures were dusty, dust and dead bugs on sides of bed, there were tons of condiments left over from previous guests, the oven hadn’t been cleaned in who knows how long, fridge was dirty, there was mold in one of the bathrooms, the slide pool was filled with debris and bugs, and the mattress protectors were grossly stained. There comes a time when some things should just be put in the garbage. Whoever they hire to clean, should be replaced. When we do family vacations we always get suites with full kitchens, etc and never had a problem with cleanliness so this was a surprise. I just feel if someone is coming in weekly to clean between guests, it should actually be clean. Despite all that, with some NEEDED change in the cleaning dept, I would recommend.

This was our second stay at Lighthouse Hill Ranch. We stayed out at the Brown House last October and this time in the Arc de Texas/Lafayette Suite. We have brought our side by side both times and enjoyed riding the trails. We also brought our fishing equipment and caught a few fish. The swimming pool is great at the Arc as the creek was a little low for swimming. We love staying here and will be back again.

We've stayed at Lighthouse Hill Ranch 4 times now and every time we enjoy ourselves fully and leave relaxed and rejuvenated. We've stayed at the Green House, Louiseville suite and the Log Cabin twice with a group of friends. There's a little bit of everything to do on the property so it's not even necessary to ever leave during your stay. There's a pool, hot tub, spring creek and a wine bar at the main property with a rooftop patio to take in all the beautiful views. Each place we stayed was fully stocked, had all kitchen items to cook and stay in as well as a washer and dryer if needed. Of course it's also close enough to Fredericksburg to go for a visit to Enchanted Rock, do wine tastings, shopping or grab a bite to eat. We visit the Hill Country often and will definitely be back.

They did a great of advertising the place. The greenhouse we had was a nice place for the family but the blinds were dusty. It was hot. Managed should have it set at 70 earlier that morning. It had one central unit and a window unit that cools the living room. The bedrooms did not cool down until 3am, we checked in at 3pm. The arc was closed also. The ads says you can enjoy the top deck patio but no one was there to serve anything.

My girlfriend and I stayed 3 nights and loved everything about it. The rooftop view,all around view, pool, hot tub, spa, creeks, walking trails,amenities, convenience, location, easy check in and out, private access for a safer visit. Relaxing and beautiful. We will definitely stay again and recommend to others. Very family and pet friendly. Location was on point for wine tasting, great local restaurants, fast food, gas, groceries, chocolate tasting, parks, etc. Dog friendly local restaurants especially made it easy to take our little guy with us everywhere. We met another family and had good laughs and enjoyed the night looking at lightning bugs. Just the little things that made it fun and relaxing. I would recommend bringing or scheduling atv action. Thats the one thing we didn't do but the family we met did and I'm already looking into buying one.