Elm Creek Manor: Texas’s Culinary Inn
Elm Creek Manor is one of Texas’s best-kept secrets, a hidden gem, a truly farm-to-table experience, preserved in a serene, private location.
Read MoreElm Creek Manor is one of Texas’s best-kept secrets, a hidden gem, a truly farm-to-table experience, preserved in a serene, private location.
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Austin’s iconic and historic hotel, The Driskill, recently unveiled its most recent renovation spearheaded by Texas architecture firm, Clayton Korte: the redesign of fourteen guest suites in the historic wing of the hotel.
Scenic blue skies, tall palm trees, rich red gravel, and five retro trailers: A stay at the Blue Skies Retro Resort is like visiting a real-life Instagram post. The vintage trailer resort in Willow City, Texas recreates the feeling of traveling to Palm Springs, California circa 1960, exuding realistically retro vibes down to every last […]
Guests searching for conference centers that provide outstanding service and exceptional amenities should look no further than this cultivated list of luxury hotels. From San Antonio to Lubbock, they offer unique spaces that make for truly memorable meetings. Overton Hotel & Conference Center – Lubbock The Overton Hotel & Conference Center offers Lubbock locals […]
What could be better than sitting on a patio, sipping your favorite drink, listening to live music performed by some of the nation’s best singer-songwriters, and breathing the fresh air of the Texas Hill Country? The awe-inspiring views are not so bad, either. All of this and more can be found at the recently re-opened Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort in Boerne, Texas, […]
The small town of Castroville is gearing up to celebrate its 175th birthday on September 12, and what better way to do it than with a Vintage Castroville food and wine tasting event.
Anchored in the rolling meadows of Central Texas, a bright and shining star of hospitality has emerged in the Bryan/College Station area. Built in a town rich in tradition, The Stella beams as an establishment that evokes the comforting memories of true southern hospitality while simultaneously encouraging the reality of modern, progressive nature.
To celebrate its tenth anniversary in March, Grand Hyatt San Antonio rolled out the carpet – the plush indigo carpet that is, one of many fresh features in its recently remodeled guest rooms. The updates are part of a $19 million project completed earlier this year that includes renovations of the rooms and suites, corridors, lobby, bar, and meeting spaces.
Imagine the early 20th century, a time when etiquette reigned supreme and courtesies such as formal greetings and hand-written letters were highly valued, when language was carefully crafted and eloquent. Well-known American families, including the Vanderbilts and Guggenheims set trends when it came to decorum as well as décor. In the year 1900 in Austin, Texas the Wootens were such a family. The University of Texas remembers them well, as Thomas Dudley Wooten was one of the founders of UT Austin. It was his son, Goodall, who married a distinguished socialite named Ella Newsome, the woman who is the inspiration as well as the heart and soul behind this historic boutique hotel, Hotel Ella.
The building that is now the Lorenzo Hotel, a newly renovated boutique hotel in downtown Dallas, sat empty and unused for years. “It was a Ramada Inn back when it opened in ’71,” explained Larry Hamilton, CEO of the property. “It’s worthy of a historical footnote as the place where Tina Turner split from Ike while in Dallas for a concert.”
The hotel is a unique boutique hotel with a first floor that contains the lobby, Bar Saint George, LaVenture restaurant, Marfa Book Company, and a historic wine room, while the three floors above it are entirely new.