Rough Creek Lodge, Glen Rose, Texas

Rough Creek Lodge is located in Glen Rose, Texas, which is in the Texas Hill Country to the southwest of Dallas/ Fort Worth. The lodge sits on 11,000 acres of land with 57 guestrooms and suites, 4 cabins, and 2 guest houses. Visitors looking for rustic will find it at Rough Creek Lodge, as the building is mostly huge logs and wood. Any visitor to Rough Creek Lodge can enjoy hunting and fishing. The lodge also has a great place for weddings, and has been named in the top five places to get married.

The lodge sits along the riverbank, with a nice expanse of land to walk around. Visitors are able to head out of their guest room to the river for fishing, or take a trek further away from the lodge into the woods for hunting. Amenities at the hotel also include swimming, wireless internet, tennis, basketball, zip line and mountain climbing, kayaking, and a fitness center. Around the lodge are chances for fossil hunting, ranch tours, dog kennels, golfing, horseshoes and washers, a child's playground, bungee trampoline, biking, hiking, nature trails, and the kid's ranch.

Rough Creek Lodge is more than just a place to stay. Among the activities already mentioned there are about ten or more. There is something for children, young adults, adults, and older generations at the lodge. In fact they boast at having 82 things to do at the lodge or on the land at the lodge. The golf course has 36 holes and is a championship course. There is also a driving range.

The main lodge is the more affordable with 51 guest rooms. These rooms can have balconies, handcrafted rocking chairs, and much more. The suites even offer views overlooking Mallard Lake. The rooms have the rustic appearance with wood bed frames, down comforters, wooden chairs, and rustic lamps. The rooms are all equipped with satellite television, DVD players, wireless internet, turn down service, rollaways and cribs when needed, and mini fridges. The guest houses offer full kitchens and a poker and Billiards room. The cabins have fireplaces, outdoor gas grills, Whirlpool tubs, and microwaves.

Rough Creek Lodge has a dining room overlooking the lake. Appetizers include items like Texas Quail, Ham, and Sherry Maple glaze Roasted Hudson Foie Gras with Pheasant Ravioli and Chutney. There are Stilton Blue Cheese Quesadilla's and much more. For the main course guests can enjoy rib eye with mushroom and potato hash, Duck, Raab, Tasmanian Salmon, and other choices. The desserts are just as plentiful as the main courses. After filling up with beef, visitors can come back for the Brown Butter Plum Tart with ice cream, angel food cake with nut ice cream, or Creme Brulee in Phyllo with Fuyu Persimmons.

If the rooms, entertainment and activities, and the dining are not enough, guests can also take part in spa days. The spa has men's, youth, and women's services. Visitors can go for a massage, facial, body treatments, or hand and feet massages that help them relax.