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7 of Texas Outside's Favorite Texas Resorts

The following is a list of seven of the Best Texas Resorts that Texas Outside has visited and enjoyed. These Texas Resorts are selected as our favorite resorts for their location (lots of things to see or do nearby), amenities (activities and other good stuff onsite for you to enjoy), great lodging options, or just because they are different, unique, or cool and fun to visit. Our rating system (1 to 5 stars) considers price and value, accommodations, and activities onsite and nearby.

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San Antonio Area Favorite Resorts

San Antonio, Texas

 

Rated

18th hole on the Palmer Course

If you are looking for a fun golf vacation, consider the two championship courses at La Cantera Resort & Spa. Situated on some of the prettiest rolling hills in San Antonio, La Cantera Resort & Spa offers 36 holes set amidst majestic views, dramatic elevation changes, lush rolling fairways, and excellent service. The Resort Course at La Cantera, a PGA Tour stop for 15 years, was designed by famed golf course architect Jay Morrish and PGA Tour professional Tom Weiskopf, and The Palmer Course at La Cantera was designed by legendary golfer Arnold Palmer. To learn more, read our review of the Palmer Course and the Resort Course.

Plus La Cantera Resort & Spa has tennis courts, fantastic pools, a spa to work out the kinks, a variety of room choices, and lots of excellent dining choices including Signature, Inspired by  Chef Andrew Weissman. And you are just minutes from lots of fun things to see and do including downtown San Antonio, Fiesta Texas, Sea World, excellent upscale shopping, and some fun nightlife. All of this could be some of the reasons that La Cantera is a Texas Outside Favorite. Here is a link to our review of La Cantera Resort & Spa.

Central Texas & Texas Hill Country Favorite Resorts

Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa

Austin, Texas

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Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa

The Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa reopened in 2019 after undergoing a spectacular $150 million expansion and renovation - and it's spectacular! Some of the $150 million was spent on:

  • 100 new luxury rooms in a new tower
  • a beautiful 3-tiered poolscape
  • a fantastic 13,000 square foot spa
  • new and unique dining options
  • improvements to the golf courses

Part of what makes the Omni Barton Creek one of the best resorts in Texas includes 4 award winning golf courses, fine dining, and the Spa and pool area! Read our review of the Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa to learn more.

 

 

Lake Travis/Austin, Texas

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One of the pools at Lakeway Resort & Spa

Lakeway Resort & Spa is the ideal location for a family getaway, wedding, reunion, retreat, or romantic getaway. Located steps away from Texas Sailing, Lakeway Marina, and several golf courses, the friendly and courteous staff will make you feel right at home.

Lakeway Resort & Spa is the only resort located on the shores of Lake Travis. The guest accommodations include 168 guest rooms and suites along with 2 and 3 bedroom condominiums with full kitchen, living room and private entrance.

The resort boasts three-swimming pools including a special kids pool with waterslide, full-service spa and fitness center and lakeside dining. Lakeway also offers an array of kid's activities at the Kids Zone.

Read our Review of Lakeway Resort & Spa to learn more about why this is one of our favorite resorts.

North Texas Favorite Resorts


Grayford, Texas

 

Rated The Cliffs Resort hole number 8 overlooking Possum Kingdom Lake

The Cliffs Resort & Spa sits on a bluff 200 feet above and overlooking the clear blue water and rolling hills of Possum Kingdom Lake - you won't find any resort in Texas offering such scenic beauty. In addition to spectacular sunrises and sunsets over the lake, The Cliffs is home to one of the most scenic, unique, and challenging golf courses in Texas - this is a must play course! What a great combo - outstanding golf and water activities on one of the best lakes in Texas.

If that isn't enough to get you to call and make a reservation, then how about a great spa to relieve the stress and kinks or to pamper the body; a variety of accommodations including hotel type rooms, Villas with a kitchenette, or two bedroom condos (try the Elite Rooms at the Inn with panoramic views of the lake from your balcony); a grill serving upscale cuisine; a marina with boat, kayak, and pedal boat rentals so you can explore and enjoy Possum Kingdom Lake; tennis courts; meeting rooms; exercise equipment; playscape for the kids; and two lighted tennis courts. As well as a variety of packages and very reasonable rates. Read our review of  

 

Rough Creek Lodge & Resort

 Glenrose, Texas

 

Rated

Rough Creek Pool Area

Rough Creek Lodge & Resort is a first class resort a few miles south west of Glen Rose. If you are looking for a superb venue for a family getaway, wedding, corporate retreat, reunion, or just a relaxing and fun weekend for two, then you need to check out Rough Creek. The resort is known for world class dining, luxurious accommodations, superb service, and lots of fun activities.

Some of the activities and amenities include: horseback riding, hunting, fishing, swimming, zip line, climbing wall, tennis court, exercise room, ATVs, clay shooting and a brand new 1,000 yard rifle range! After enjoying all those activities you will really enjoy the spa and all the services it offers. After spending a few days at Rough Creek Lodge & Resort you will agree they are well deserving of the many accolades including: being selected by Trip Advisor as a 2012 Travelers Choice for being one of the Top 25 Small Resorts in the United States, the Zagat Survey as one of “America’s Top Restaurants” for eleven years running; winner of Conde Nast's "Most Outstanding Lodge in North America 2005”; and the only Texas resort named to Conde Nast Traveler's 2003 “Top 100 Resorts in the World”. Read Texas Outside's review of Rough Creek.

South East Texas & Houston Area Favorite Resorts

Montgomery, Texas

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Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake Conroe

It's hard to beat the laid back vibe, the variety of dining and drinking options, the excellent service, the accommodation choices, and all the amenities that you can enjoy during a stay at Margaritaville Lake Resort.

You can stay in an upscale two room 600 square feet lake view suite or a cute cottage on the edge of the lake. The amenities are unmatched and there is something for everyone from 5 to 95. Margaritaville Lake Resort is home to a fun and challenging 18 hole golf course, a spa offering a variety of services, a well equipped fitness center, 6 great dining and drinking options, 4 pools, a lazy river, water slides and splash pools, tennis and racquetball courts, boat rentals, a sandy beach on Lake Conroe, and lots more. Read about our enjoyable stay at Margaritaville Lake Resort.

West Texas Favorite Resorts

 Lajitas, Texas


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One of the golf holes at Lajitas Resort & Spa

If you are looking for something unique, different, and off the beaten path with a championship desert golf course, a wide variety of luxury accommodations with cowboy chic decorations, excellent dining, a great spa, and tons of fun things to see and do, then you need to check out Lajitas Resort and Spa. You'll find four different types of unique lodging ranging from two bedroom well furnished suites to the Badlands Hotel rooms which are reminders of the old cowboy days and don iron beds and fabulous views of the mountains, golf course, and Rio Grande River.

You can dine on contemporary American Cuisine enhanced with indigenous ingredients such as prickly pear or cactus while you enjoy an unparalleled view and millions of stars. Plus there is a Spa with a variety of treatments to work out the stress and kinks. But best of all there are plenty of fun things to see and do in and round the resort like excellent desert golfing, ATV tours through the mountains and desert, horseback riding, beautiful scenic hikes in nearby Big Bend National Park, skeet and cowboy range shooting, dove and quail hunting, mountain biking, fun local bars and restaurants, and more. Read our review of this fantastic resort.

 

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