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Off-leash friendly
Pets can be off-leash at some sites.
Creature comforts
Enjoy the comforts of home—including flush toilets, showers, and a kitchen.
A true Texas inspiration! Began in 2007 as a hobby to make wine for personal consumption, this vineyard has evolved into an award-winning winery in a location uniquely suited for grape production, right on the border of the High Plains AVA & Hill Country AVA.
We got to this very remote site around 8:30 pm, and we were locked out of it. We drove 12 hours to get there, I called the owner, who lives there, but she didn’t answer any of my 2 phone calls. I left a message stating that the gate was locked. She didn’t call back but she texted me to listen to her previous message. I told her that the gate was locked, she kept telling me to read the old message. After 40 minutes we decided to leave, this is a dirt road, extremely remote area and we were scared waiting there. After we left she told us the gate was open and sent pictures of the gate that she opened but that was closed when we were there. She didn’t send a video, she opened the gate and then took the pictures to “prove” that the gate was open. She was very rude, her lack of empathy was chilling. My husband is a disabled veteran and we were forced to drive over an hour to get to the closest truck stop. Even though we didn’t stay in the site she refused to give us a refund, told me to accept responsibility for not reading her old message. This was an unnecessary nightmare, the owner went to open the gate to take a picture, but didn’t even attempt to open it for us. Don’t bother patronizing people with this blatant disregard for her clients, there are plenty of wonderful hosts out here.
Overall. I loved the location on the lake, the stars, sunrise and sunset and solitude… the pups truly made the place better. The place has tons of potential! Brenda was incredible and communicated very well. She resolved every issue I brought to her - the fridge didn’t work so she accommodated me with an ice chest and said she would reimburse me for ice. But fair warning, the photos are a bit misleading. The units are all close together, the property was a bit… run down. The camper I was in had a bath/shower and toilet but I wasn’t brave enough to try the shower. The Toilet had a smell as if it wasn’t regularly drained after each guest… but the toilet worked. And for that I was thankful!
All in all. Beautiful location. Bandit was the star of the trip. Definitely could use some improvements but it was well worth the price for the stay.
The place itself was basically what was expected. It's a run down old RV. The fact that we couldn't actually fully close the door was pretty disconcerting, though. Had to keep all of our valuables locked in our vehicle.
I had 2 other big issues, though. Communication with Brenda was terrible, before my visit. I would ask for info, and not get a response *for weeks*. There was constant reference to a guide that I didn't have access to (until 3 days before our reservation), instead of just answering my questions. She would tell me that she would send me something, and not do so, again, for weeks. The morning after we got there, suddenly she was texting freely, though... The second thing is the wine tasting. Don't. Do. It. I was prepared for mediocre wine, and really wasn't expecting much, given the info on the website. However, what we got was completely oxidized *bad* wine. We poured out pretty much all of it, after tasting a sip, because it was undrinkable. The whites were *brown* from oxidization. (I wish I could add a picture here...) When I brought it up with her, she didn't even acknowledge anything I said about it. Bad form.
Great out of the way place. Brenda was an excellent host, great conversations!
Location
Millersview, Concho, Texas, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Jumanos, Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ (Comanche), Ndé Kónitsąąíí Gokíyaa (Lipan Apache), and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) First Nations according to