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Welcome to Crystal River Inn,
a romantic 1883 Victorian inn and garden complex.
The Inn is a collection
of several historically significant buildings centered around a rose garden. The
beautiful columned Main House was San Marcos' first Victorian structure, built
in 1883. The Young Building, built in 1885 as the town's first apartment
building, is across the street from the Main House. Business travelers love the
privacy and autonomy of this second-story collection of rooms, each with phones,
TV's, and private baths; the Main House and the Rock House are both wireless
"hot spots" for your business convenience. The Rock House is our most newly
redone building, a single-story rock bungalow built in the 1930's; it contains
two elegant suites as well as two individual rooms. A fourth historic building
on the complex houses two fully-furnished long-term stay apartments.
MAIN HOUSE (downstairs)
The Frio, $115/ $130
Large, bright room with a country feel, high ceilings, wood-burning
fireplace, Horchow linens, antiques, sitting/reading area, and king-size
canopied bed. Private bath with shower/tub combination, television/VCR, and
broadband internet.
MAIN HOUSE (upstairs)
The Colorado, $100/115
If you're looking for Texas Hill Country flavor, this room is perfect. Quiet
and private, it features designer ranch decor highlighted with a canopied queen
rope bed, antiques, leather hides, and western artwork. TV, phone, private bath
with shower/tub combination, and broadband internet.
The Medina, $115/130
Romantic Victorian decor in shades of rose and sage green. Our original
honeymoon suite and still our most popular room, it features a wood-burning
fireplace and elevated four-poster queen bed. Television/VCR, broadband
internet, phone, private bath with shower/tub combination.
The Blanco Suite, $130/150
Two luxurious rooms overlook ornate veranda. Large main bedroom features king
bed, upholstered walls, antiques, silk linens, sitting area, and huge desk;
smaller bedroom has double bed and walkin closet. TV, VCR, phone, broadband
internet, and private bath with tub and separate shower.
YOUNG HOUSE (upstairs)
The Guadalupe, $90/100
Large, bright
room with two double beds, antique woodstove, silk comforters, armoire, and
rocking chairs. Looks across the street upon the front of the main house. TV,
phone, private bath with old-fashioned claw foot bathtub.
The Sabinal, $90/100
Lots of fabric and dark
varnished woodwork enhance the period romance of this room. The lacy white-iron
queen bed sits in a bay window, facing an overstuffed down sofa and oak armoire.
Private bath, claw foot tub, TV, and phone.
The Llano, $90/100
A favorite with business
travelers, this bright and many-windowed room features both a workstation/desk
and a comfortable wingback reading chair. Traditional decor features colors
of peach, sage, and khaki. Private bath, claw foot tub, queen bed, TV and phone.
ROCK HOUSE (downstairs)
The Rio Grande, $105/120
Especially popular with
long-term guests, this suite features a private entrance with covered porch and
a mini-kitchen with refrigerator. Decor is pure South Texas with hand-carved
Mexican furniture, king-sized bed, TV, phone, and broadband internet. Full
private bath has shower only, no tub.
The Nueces, $90/105*
An elegant collection of
fabrics sets off the dark varnished furnishings and Victorian feel of this
intimate white-on-white room. Its elevated 4-poster queen bed is, many believe,
among the inn's prettiest. TV, broadband internet, and private bath with
shower/tub combination.
The San Marcos Suite,
$140/160 *
With its oversized marble
garden tub, this is probably our most-requested room. The bath also features a
skylight and pedestal sink with gold-plated fixt ures.
Other features include canopied king bed, antiques, sitting room with twin
daybeds, a double-sided fireplace, TV/VCR, phone, and broadband internet.
The Comal/Concho Suite,
$115/135*
(See photograph).
Antique-filled English country garden decor and comfortable reading areas
highlight this cozy 2-bedroom suite. One bedroom has a queen canopied bed, the
other a canopied double. Television, broadband internet, and private bath with
shower/tub combination.
THE CORPORATE APARTMENTS
There are two of these large,
comfortable units, each with fully equipped kitchens, TV's, phones,
broadband wireless, and bathrooms with tub/shower combinations. They are perfect
for prolonged stays, and big enough for small families. Prices vary from $40 to
$150 per night depending on length of stay, number of people, and breakfast
arrangements desired (rates per night decrease with the length of stay; the
lowest prices are reserved for guests staying one month or longer.)
The country-flavored Corporate
Apartment features a washer/dryer combination, a gas fireplace, and two bedrooms
each with a queen bed.
The bright and cheerful
Executive Suite has one bedroom with queen, a VCR, a full living room AND a
separate dining room.
THE BANDERA RIVERSIDE
HIDEAWAY
$125 per day, or $350 per
weekend, or $500 per holiday weekend, or $700 per week plus 12% hotel tax
Mike and Cathy's favorite place
in the world is their private river house, about 2 hours away from San Marcos.
Available for those desiring total peace and country seclusion,
the river house is a 1930's rustic
rock lodge with an attached guest apartment. With three bedrooms and a 4-bed
sleeping porch, the house can handle as many as 10, although because of its
unique floorplan, it's equally appropriate for just a single couple. It is
perfect for family getaways and vacation weeks, or for several friends just
getting "out of town" for the weekend. The house is on three acres of land about
5 miles from town, on a hill above the clear and sparkling Medina River, with
winding stone steps down to the water. Tubing, canoeing, swimming, hiking, and
'just being lazy' are the property's chief attractions. It has fireplaces in
both kitchen and living room, a long stone patio overlooking the river, outdoor
barbecue pit, swingset and sandbox, and a magnificent view. Nearby Bandera is
pure Texas fun with its cowboy dance halls, rodeos, horses, hunting, and
hayrides. Our house is within forty-five minutes of Lost Maples State Park,
Fiesta Texas, Seaworld, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, and San Antonio. Please note,
Bed and Breakfast services are not available at the river house--it is a
lodge-type rental where everything from bedmaking to cooking duties are up to
the renters. Guests with lots of time to spend in the Hill Country often enjoy
the experience of both the Crystal River Inn and the Riverside Hideaway--ask us
for a package quote re including both in your itinerary.
* San Marcos, Nueces, Comal/Concho all open onto common
sitting area with mini-kitchen, TV, and phone.
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