WHERE TO STAY
Guadalupe River Ranch
The stone cabins in the woods at this
1920's ranch are comfortable, though
not luxuriousunless you count
sitting on a screened porch listening to the quiet a luxury. (I do.) At Christmas,
the buildings and fences are strung with lights, and there's a special dinner featuring turkey, ham, and wild game. Stick around until New Year's for a dance and fireworks at midnight.
DOUBLES FROM $114, PLUS $20 FOR EACH CHILD OVER THREE
604 FM474, BOERNE; 800/460-2005 OR 830/537-4837; www.guadaluperiverranch.com
Canyon of the Eagles Lodge
The tin-roofed cottages built in 1999 in the Hill Country vernacular have blond-wood furniture and porches with rocking chairs.
DOUBLES FROM $105
16942 RR2341, BURNET; 800/977-0081 OR 830/334-2070; www.canyonoftheeagles.com
WHERE TO EAT
Po-Po Family Restaurant
LUNCH FOR FOUR $50
829 FM289, OFF WARING-WELFARE RD., BOERNE; 830/537-4194
Hill Top Café
Reservations are a must.
DINNER FOR FOUR $80
10661 N. HWY. 87, DOSS; 830/997-8922
Deutsch Apple
ONE LOAF OF APPLE CAKE $10.50
602 CHANDLER ST., BLANCO; 830/833-2882
River City Grille
DINNER FOR FOUR $70
700 FIRST ST., MARBLE FALLS; 830/798-9909
Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que
LUNCH FOR FOUR $35
505 W. DALLAS ST., LLANO; 325/247-5713
WHAT TO DO
Texas Hill Country Regional Christmas Lighting Trail
866/839-3378; www.tex-fest.com
National Museum of the Pacific War
340 E. MAIN ST., FREDERICKSBURG; 830/997-4379
Luckenbach
412 LUCKENBACH LOOP, LUCKENBACH
830/997-3224; www.luckenbachtexas.com
Blanco Bowling Club &Café
310 FOURTH ST., BLANCO; 830/833-4416
Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 PARK RD. 6026, JOHNSON CITY; 830/868-7304; www.tpwd.state.tx.us
Pedernales Electric Cooperative
201 S. AVE. F, JOHNSON CITY; 830/868-7155
Hill Country Wildlife Museum
826 FORD ST., LLANO; 325/247-2568
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