Texas is the second-largest state in the United States, both in size and population. It is often called the Lonestar state in remembrance of the state's fight for independence. With rivers like the Rio Grande, high mountain ranges such as the Blue Mountains and the tropical weather of the Gulf Coast, Texas features a wide variety of scenic beauty. Popular attractions include Padre Island, the Alamo, the Dallas Stockyards, the Johnson Space Center, the Texas State Aquarium and the Houston Grand Opera. Texas is also home to the popular NFL team the Dallas Cowboys. Visitors to the state can choose from a large selection of all-inclusive vacations, from beachfront resorts to mountain ranches.
The Lake Austin Spa Resort can be found on the banks of Lake Austin and offers guests not only all-inclusive vacation packages but day-spa packages as well. Visitors can choose from 41 luxurious guest rooms, all featuring high-speed Internet, cable television, alarm clocks, complimentary robes, DVD players and large soaking bathtubs. Some rooms also offer Jacuzzi tubs, private gardens and gas-burning fireplaces. The Large Lakehouse Spa features a swimming pool, a sauna and steam room, locker facilities, a hot tub, a fitness center, exercise classes and massage services. The resort also offers two restaurants, which provide a variety of Southwestern, Mexican, Caribbean, Mediterranean and Asian entrees. Downtown Austin is only a 30-minute drive away with attractions such as the Paramount Theatre and the Blanton Museum of Art.
Lake Austin Spa Resort
1705 South Quinlan Park Road
Austin, TX 78732
(800) 847-5637
lakeaustin.com
The Isla Grand Beach Resort can be found on South Padre Island on the coast of Texas and offers a variety of all-inclusive vacation packages. Guests can choose from accommodations including 128 cabana rooms and 65 two-bedroom condos right on the beach. All rooms and condos feature glass fronts, private patios and balconies, cable television, high-speed Internet, hair-dryers, irons and ironing boards, refrigerators and in-room safes, The condos also feature a separate living and dining area, full kitchens and a sleeper sofa. Amenities include a swimming pool with waterfall, a hot tub, a lounge and poolside bar. The resort also features the Windjammer Beachfront Café, which is a full-service restaurant, as well as a coffee hut. Poolside or in-room dining is available.
Isla Grand Beach Resort
500 Padre Boulevard
S Padre Island, TX 78597
(956) 761-6511
islagrand.com/
The Cibolo Creek Ranch is located high in the Chiniti Mountains and offers guests an all-inclusive vacation at an authentic longhorn cattle ranch, which was founded in the early 1800s. Three restored forts on the property offer visitors their choice of rooms, all featuring traditional Mexican furnishings, Spanish antiques, fireplaces, televisions, alarm clocks and telephones. Guests are served three gourmet meals each day in the dining room or on the veranda by the pool. Menu selections include rib-eye steak, homemade chili, tortillas and farm-raised shrimp. Activities on the ranch include swimming, hiking and horseback riding and nearby attractions include the McDonald Observatory and historic Fort Leaton.
Cibolo Creek Ranch
Box 44
Marfa, TX 79843
(432) 229-3737
cibolocreekranch.com/
