King Bed, Walk To Gruene, River Front, Fire Pit
New Braunfels, TX, United States
Private 1BR casita on the Guadalupe, minutes from Gruene Hall. Own entrance, fire pit patio under the oaks, stone steps down to a private river landing. Main house will only be occupied by owners occasionally, but will not be rented to other guests. * King bed, queen sleeper sofa, sleeps 4 * Full kitchen, coffee bar, walk-in tile shower * Stone fire pit, bistro lights, Adirondack chairs * Private river steps and landing * Walk to Gruene Hall, Gristmill, and shops Book now. This one goes fast.
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There is a particular kind of quiet you only get near running water. It is not the absence of sound. It is the sound of cypress leaves shifting, of a current moving over limestone, of cardinals working the brush at the edge of the bank. Most people drive past this kind of quiet on the way somewhere louder. This casita sits right inside of it. The property is a 600 square foot guest casita attached to a private residence in the Gruene Historic District. Attached, but separate. You have your own arched stone entrance, your own kitchen, your own bath, your own back patio with a fire pit, and your own staircase down to the Guadalupe. The main house is not rented to other guests. Periodically the owner may decide to stay in the main house, though this is uncommon. Either way, you will not be sharing walls or living space with strangers. The elevated back porch above the casita belongs to the main home and is off limits, but the patio, the fire pit, the river steps, and the landing on the water are all yours. The result is a small, contained, beautifully finished space with the privacy of a much larger rental. The location is the other reason this place is unusual. We sit on Gruene Road, the same road as Gruene Hall, with about a five-minute walk between the two. You can walk to Gruene Hall, the oldest continuously operating dance hall in Texas. You can walk to the Gristmill for ribeye on the back deck under the oaks. You can walk to The Grapevine for a glass of Texas wine, to Mozie's for a cocktail, to Gruene River Grill for a riverside lunch, to the Gruene Hat Company to try on something with a feather. The whole Historic District is a small grid of restored 19th-century buildings, shaded by live oaks, full of music and slow afternoons. You will not need your car once you arrive. Below is what you can expect from each part of the casita, in detail, and what each room is designed to do for you while you are here. The Approach You pull into the driveway and park in the spot on the left side at the front of the property in front of the casita, or anywhere on the left side of the driveway. The front of the property is honey-colored Hill Country limestone with arched stone openings and a heavy wrought iron gate at the entry walk. You let yourself through the gate with the keypad code, and the first thing you step into is a covered stone archway with the front doors on either side of you. The main house door is on your right. Your casita door is on your left. The archway is shared, but every other door, wall, patio, and step from this point on belongs to the casita. The covered archway is more than just a passage. The ceiling is wood, the walls are stacked stone, and a stone medallion hangs on the back wall above a pair of low wood chairs with woven southwestern pillows. A round stone-and-wood side table sits between them. It is the kind of spot where you set your bag down, slow your pace, and take a breath before you turn the handle. A motion-lit lantern hangs overhead. A keypad lock on the casita door means no key handoff, no meeting anyone at check-in, and no waiting on us if you roll in at midnight after Gruene Hall lets out. Off the same archway, a long pebble-and-flagstone pathway runs down the side of the house under a row of trees. That path is yours, too. It is the route to the back of the property, where the fire pit patio opens up under the live oaks and the wooden staircase drops down to the Guadalupe. You can walk it with a coffee in the morning or a glass of wine at sunset. The fence on one side is stained cedar, the wall on the other side is the stucco and stone of the main house, and the trees overhead filter the light into long warm panels on the stone underfoot. It is one of those walks that gets shorter every day you are here, because you start looking forward to where it ends. The arrival sequence matters more than it sounds. You step out of your car, you let yourself through the gate, you stand in the cool stone archway, and by the time you turn the handle on the casita door, your shoulders have already dropped two inches. That is the goal. The casita is built to put distance between the day you came from and the evening ahead. The Living Room Through the front door, the living room opens up wider than the square footage suggests. The ceiling is tall, the floors are wide-plank hardwood, and the walls are painted a soft warm white that lets the light do the work. A leather sofa in a deep cognac sits across from a wall-mounted Smart TV and pulls out into a queen sleeper. A second armchair in faded denim blue sits at an angle, and a kilim-upholstered ottoman in burnt orange and cream anchors the center of the room. A vintage console table sits behind the sofa, and a YEEHAW print on canvas hangs above the dining nook. The decor is what most people would call modern Hill Country. Leather, wool, walnut, ironwork, and a few clean western touches that feel collected rather than themed. There is a small two-top dining table near the door, set up under the windows so morning light hits the table at breakfast. Two ladder-back chairs slide under it. The cabinet above holds a full set of plates, linen napkins, and wine glasses, ready to pull down for a meal in or a glass of something at the end of the day. What this room is built to do is hold a slow afternoon. Most guests come back from a walk through Gruene at three in the afternoon, pour a glass of something cold, and stretch out on the leather sofa with a book or a show. The light is warm by then. The TV is there if you want it. The Smart TV supports all the major streaming apps, so bring your own credentials and sign in to whatever you watch at home. We do not stay logged in to ours. The Kitchen The kitchen is small but seriously stocked. Walnut cabinetry, granite counters, stainless appliances, a full-size refrigerator, electric range and oven, microwave, dishwasher, and a deep stainless sink under a window that looks out over the side garden. A YALL print hangs above the fridge. Salt, pepper, olive oil, and a small spice rack live on the counter. The cabinets hold a full set of plates, bowls, mugs, wine glasses, tumblers, and serving pieces. The drawers hold sharp knives, a cutting board, mixing bowls, a French press, a colander, measuring cups, and the tools you reach for without thinking when you cook somewhere new. The coffee bar is its own moment. A Keurig sits next to a drip coffee maker, with glass canisters of whole bean coffee, a copper scoop, a stack of K-cups in every roast level you might want, sweeteners, creamers, two kinds of tea, and a small hand-frother that turns a cup of warm milk into a respectable latte. The mugs are heavy and white with a fluted edge, the kind you wrap both hands around. A small hand-painted sign on the shelf reads "hello darlin'." It is one of those details that makes the whole place feel hosted rather than rented. The point of stocking the kitchen this thoroughly is so you do not have to think about it. You will not get here, open the cabinets, and find one chipped pan and a single dull knife. You can pick up a ribeye and asparagus from H-E-B on the way in, sear the steak in a hot pan, roast the asparagus in the oven, plate it up, and eat by candlelight at the two-top. Or you can walk out to the back patio and cook the same steak on the grill while the fire pit warms up. You can host two friends for dinner and have everything you need to do it properly. The Bedroom A king bed sits centered on the wall under a moody black-and-white longhorn portrait. The headboard is upholstered in oatmeal linen. The bedding is layered: white cotton sateen sheets, a goose-down comforter in a crisp white duvet, two king pillows, two euros, and a pair of striped accent pillows in mustard, black, and cream. Matching walnut nightstands flank the bed with ceramic lamps and dimmer switches. A second wall-mounted Smart TV faces the foot of the bed, set into a clean w...
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You will need to bring your own fire wood, and fire starter if you plan on using the fire pit. We will provide propane for the BBQ pit on the front patio by the casita
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You will have access to the Casita only. Not the main house. You will have access to the back area with the fire pit, but not the main house back patio. You will also have access to the stairs that lead down to the river to enjoy the Guadalupe. We will not rent out the main home to other guests, but periodically throughout the year, the owner may decide to stay in the main house. Although this is not common, it could happen during your reservation.
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New Braunfels, TX, United States
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