Enjoyed the property and had a great vacation.

Enjoyed the property and had a great vacation.

--PROPERTY-- The property overall was pretty nice. It's pretty much in the middle of nowhere so I recommend getting there before sunset if possible to make finding it easier. We stayed in one of the "Officer's Quarters with a view" rooms(there are four Officers Quarter Rooms in a row, two smaller rooms in the middle and one larger room to each side). Great views, free wifi, mini fridge. Tried the restaurant once and it was ok but a bit expensive ...

--BAD-- In our first room(inner/smaller room) the hot water had a bit of a foul odor(type caused by a bad water heater). Notified the front desk and the maintenance guy was up within minutes and immediately moved us to the next room over. The first room also had an old 20" CRT TV(fail) but everything else was fine and the room was clean but for $200+/night I'd expect a lot better ...

--GOOD--: The second room(on the end/outer side) was a bit nicer. It had an additional small living room area w/ TV/DVD and couch. This room also had a 27" LCD TV(I don't go on vacation to watch TV but once it's dark outside there isn't much else to do in this area) ...

--OVERALL--: We had an amazing vacation; We came here in the middle of Dec and the weather was a little cool(60's) but still very nice; there were almost no other tourists around which was nice too ...

--RECOMMENDATIONS--: Horseback rides, use Lajitas Stables or Big Bend Stables instead of the resort for a better (and cheaper) experience. Check out the Terligua Ghost Town and eat at the Starlight Theater, also look up Terlingua, TX on Urbanspoon for more restaurant choices. Plan ahead and have maps or a GPS unit, our cell phones lost signal entering the Big Bend area and never found a signal once in the three days we were there. Fill up on gas often(not many stations around) and also before entering into Big Bend, there is one gas station inside the park and the prices reflect that. From the Hotel, Terlingua/Big Bend is east on Hwy 170. If you go west on Hwy 170 the road snakes along the Rio Grande and through some hills, *highly* recommend going for a drive along here(Lajitas to Redford is good), the scenery is stunning(one of National Geographics top road trips).