Agave Spa at Lajitas Golf Resort Review

12 dollars for a cocktail of cheap tequila, topo Chico, and lime? Insulting.

Tired property. No elevator. Long drive to Big Bend.

A bit pricey, this is the luxury counterpart to Terlingua that shouldn't be overlooked. The view from the restaurant is fantastic, but overall the place can be a bit of a disappointment if you roll through during the afternoon on a day when most of the shops are closed

I enjoyed my stay. Beautiful scenery. Friendly staff. Peaceful and relaxing

We stayed 5 days here for a winter getaway to Big Bend. The resort is about 45-55 min drive to the main parts of Big Bend National Park and 15-20 min to the Big Bend Ranch State Park.

The staff is very welcoming and the management was so kind to my family. We ate on the resort almost every day and the food was as good as the views. We loved the sandwiches from the Lajitas general store too.

We didnt golf, but the course looked really lovely. We did go check out the stables, drove up to the lookout and walked on the trails. I also had a wonderful spa session which was super relaxing after days of hiking in big bend.

The only reason I took one star off is because the bathroom was a visibly dated and was only a standing shower, which was a little difficult with a toddler. There was also no microwave. We loved the decor of the main room tho and were glad to have a mini fridge to keep baby items cold.

Thanks for an amazing Texas vacation!!

Just ate supper but it Elias only 6pm and the waiter said they were out of a lot of things on the menu.

This has it all, great location and lots of activities. The Maverick Rv place is definitely the best 80 miles around.

Very good customer service. We went the 1st weekend of the govt shutdown so it wasnt so crowded. Very comfy rooms.

Hard to get to but well worth it. Beautiful grounds, great rooms and outstanding golf course located in the heart of breathtaking scenery.

Wow...my wife and I came during off season and hit the jackpot! We love this resort, their staff and amazing food! Well worth the long drive or flight into the airport right next door. Come stay here!!

The course was AMAZING! The on-site restaurant, The Candelilla, had great food and the Thirsty Goat served up good drinks and a fun atmosphere!!

Very nice hotel, the nicest in the area. Great location for accessing Big Bend. A little pricey for the accommodations however.

We did not stay at the resort, only came in for the zipline tour. It was amazing, absolutely worth it and the guides are some of the coolest people ever! They helped calm my nerves and really seem to enjoy what they are doing. Thanks again for a great experience!

Can not even begin to express how disappointed I was with this hotel during our stay. We had a three night reservation with Lajitas during our trip to visit Big Bend National Park and were originally very excited to stay there. Our friends and family had nothing but good things to say and we figured we would have a wonderful time. No.

We checked in, and were very grateful they were able to let us check in early, on Monday morning and they put us in room 207. We went to the park that day and were thoroughly exhausted after hiking all day. My boyfriend is vegetarian so we tend to check menus before we eat places but Lajitas doesn t bother to post their s. We were a little hesitant but surely a resort will have at least one vegetarian entree. Surely.

No. Nope. Not one. And, before they jump to say you can get cheese enchiladas, the sauces are made with chicken broth. I got the tuna tostada appetizer and not only was the dish served not even close to what was on the menu (menu advertised avacado slices and cucumber crema and mango salsa. I asked for no salsa, but received none of the toppings at all) the fish had very clearly been frozen and defrosted several times. The quality of the meat was horrendous. I have never in my life sent a dish back and refused to eat it until that dish. It was completely inedible.

After we finished our meal and went back to our room, which is right next to the main lobby, we were shocked at how loud it was. It sounded like every patron coming through the front door and checking in/out or asking the front desk questions was in our room! How fun!

The next morning we were woken up by patrons again very loudly conversing with the front desk at the crack of dawn. Our 7:30am alarm hadn t even gone off yet. We discussed it and decided we had to stay one more night because of our day plans but would not be staying our third night.

That afternoon we mentioned our concerns to the front desk and told them we planned to check out of the half full hotel early and they said they were sorry, but there was nothing they could do. Ok, that s fine. We ll call our travel agent (Expedia) and see if they can modify our reservation. They suggested we speak with the manager the next morning.

After another loud night and early wake up by other guests, we got packed up and ready to leave. We went to check out and the young lady at the desk very politely apologized and said, oh, yea, we know other people have had issues with that room. Nothing we can really do. We try to have quiet hours after 9pm but as you ve seen people don t always listen.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Nothing you can do?! How about not putting people in that room?? How about offering to move us to a quieter room when we originally brought our issue to you? The hotel is half full at best (at that time).

Just shocking. They knowing charge people $200+/night for a room they know is miserable to use. Just shameful. Will never return and will actively tell people to stay anywhere else in the area.

Beautiful spot in the desert for RICH people playing golf...

Perfectly put in place for a nice stay and all amenities. Great people and good drive to all the locations.

It's like a resort oasis in the middle of nowhere. Didn't get to enjoy all the amenities as we spent most of our time in Big Bend National Park. Lots of activities offered, friendly staff and great accommodations.

The resort/hotel was not as pictured. Our room was dirty. The porch was littered with trash. The gardens were just grass and weeds, no flowers. The food was so so. It needs a facelift and a cleanup. The staff was nice and helpful. I would have driven miles out of the way not to stay there. We had left the Gage Hotel which was wonderful and went on to Hotel St. George in Marfa., Both were much nicer and cheaper. We would never go back to Lajitas. We were guests for one night at the end of March 2016.

This was an amazing place to stay, they had great rooms and great views out of our window. Nice staff, and a greatly looking hotel.

One of the nicest RV Parks we have stayed in. While there in November 2019, the park had 17Mbs wifi. Two great hiking trails behind the park too.

A little over rated, nothing fancy about the rooms other than the price. The dinner and steaks are good, breakfast is horrible. Frozen Sisco food, poorly prepared. Breakfast comes with ketchup and bad Pace picate sauce so you can mask the flavor. Hollidanise sauce was actually mustard. Service was super slow, 2 tables in the restaurant and took over 1.5 hours to get our food and then the order was incomplete. Super greasy too. Don't bother with anything "Tex Mex" on the menu, canned beans and Rotel style veggies. So sad, way too close to the border to be that bad.

We had an amazing stay! I love this place. The food is great and there are hiking trails right on the property. Everywhere you look are amazing views! I hope to be able to come back

Rustic features to room setting. Great king mattress provided dor very restful sleep.

Decent facility close to one of the best national parks in texas. Limited food options. I was disappointed to know that they didn't have a proper barista at their restaurants. Great location but rooms need upgrading. Our WiFi didn't work at all and had to go to a main lobby to download mails which was inconvenience since it was our work-from-big-bend trip. We did register this feedback in-person also and they said they were working on improving their WiFi situation.

Can't say enough good things about this place. Everything from the flight to the golf was top notch! Will definitely be back.

Unlikely place in the middle of nothing. The benefits are very good qualities. There is a nice golf course. We are near the Rio Grande and Mexico is right in front. The restaurant is a little more expensive than normal but in the middle of the desert it remains correct. The children's menu is very rich for 8 dollars. Internet works properly but there may be cuts. Great I loved it.

I enjoyed my stay but there is only three things I look forward to when I stay at hotels/ resorts. Good customer service, a clean room, and a good cup of coffee. Service at restaurant was bad, room was very good. BUT having no good available coffee in lobby was a big major disappointment. I had to go hunt one down at the restaurant and Bakery was closed. for the price of the room I think fresh coffee should be sent to your room.

Played it years ago when I stayed at the resort...lots of good golf and elevation changes!

It's expensive but it's worth it. I went to Terlingua the first weekend in November on a combination golf/hiking/chili cook off adventure. The weather couldn't have been more perfect. 50s in the morning and high 60s to low 70s during the day. The weather was just freaking spectacular for any outdoor activity. Some of the holes offered a truly awesome view and experience as you set up for your drive and gaze down at the fairway from a much higher elevation. Golfing from this vantage point makes the sting of admission worth it and you can begin to appreciate the amount of money that has been invested in this course. The cart paths are windy and hilly making for great fun carting around to each hole. I will go back and play this course again. I love Big Bend and I loved this course, definitely worth a yearly visit.

Amazing resort! Beautiful views, amazing amenities.

Rustic may be romantic,but having the toilet seat come off in your hand is not. Having staff tell to either take the food as listed on the menu or drive 17 miles to town is not good customer service

So almost got my first hole in one ever at BLACK JACKS CROSSING !
Hole # 13 with an AWESOME elevated T-Box
First time ever being here and my wife and I absolutely loved this course.
Its a total surprise in an area you would not expect.
The ENTIRE resort is a must see in the middle of the desert.

now on the other hand staying there in an rv was great...($45 per night )park is very nice and so is the staff..i checked out the hotel and those rooms were also very nice as well (not sure on that price )
Staff at golf course was great, restaurant/food very good, bar also very cool...
Any way DEFINITELY was a great find and I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND at least stopping by and if you play golf at all u MUST play this course.
When you leave if you didn't already make sure to take the drive to PRESIDIO...BEAUTIFUL !!!
traveling from Lake Arrowhead Calif

Restaurant staff was friend and competent. Food was tasty, but a little overpriced. Better than driving somewhere else though.

This course rivals the best in the world. There are 8+ holes that have incredible tee boxes up high above the fairway that are extremely fun. The hotel is nice for being in the middle of nowhere but nothing special. Same for the food at the restaurant. The hiking and scenic drives are well worth the trip down here.

We love this place! It never disappoints and they have added some nice new features since we were last here. Well appointed rooms and beautiful amenities. I will say it would be nice if they had an elevator & luggage carts...

I didn't stay i work here.But really nice and preety place.Really hot

We tried giving this place a second chance after a subpar first experience. The wifi situation is still a mess, to say the least. Its only accessible around the main lobby and really slow. The food is average, if not bad. They have really overpriced rooms that are just plain bad, outdated, and not well kept. They are basically an afterthought. They can get away with all of this because there are barely options for miles around. Clearly all their budget goes to the golf course, which is fine, just dont label your resort as a 4 star when its arguably a 3 star based on the state of the rooms.

We lost electricity here for about 6 hours. Other than that, phenomenal place! The golf course is definitely the nicest I've ever played.

The golf course is absolutely amazing. The rooms are a bit outdated but overall we enjoyed our stay. It would be nice if they had more options for coffee drinks as they only have drip coffee. A resort of this magnitude should have a machine that can make espressos, lates, etc. The food at the restaurant was nice, and the sunset horseback riding we went on was divine.

Pretty place, the oasis in the desert.. go eat on the patio by the fountain

A nice and cool place but a little pricey for such an out of the way place.

We picked this place as it was the only higher star rated hotel close to Big Bend and it has a LOT of reviews saying it's a great place. After staying there, I'm convinced all of the reviews are fake or people's standards have dropped!

When we arrived, the girl at the front desk (who has more tattoos than is necessary) was kind enough to remind us that we were in the "economical rooms" and she was kind enough to mention that in a nice, loud voice so everyone could hear. It's not so much that I don't have thick skin and can't handle a little rudeness, it's more that I would not expect such a comment from an establishment that touts itself as 4 star.

Anyway, we checked in and the room - you know, the $399 a night economical room - was tragic. It's old. The doors and locks are from the stone age. The room was "average" at best. The bed needed to be replaced. It was clean, I'll give them that.

There is NO PLACE to eat anywhere close to there. The restaurant at the hotel is apparently ALWAYS full and you need reservations. There is a sign at the front desk telling you that you need a reservation. Every single time we went there (four in total) we were the only people eating there. One night, there was another group there, but it's no where near so full you don't need a reservation.

The food onsite is horrible. The restaurant delivered lukewarm to cold food to us all four visits. The chicken fried steak was nasty. It tasted like either liver or rancid meat. I didn't eat it. If that's 4 star food, well, WOW!

The onsite bakery is not a bakery at ALL! They had one or two items in the display and everything is frozen and heated on request. My cinnamon roll was dripping water! NOT sugar water mind you...just water. It was N A S T Y.

The building is super old and when you walk down the halls, you can see the trim is wavy and crooked. The ceiling is falling in down the hall to the economical rooms. We made jokes about everything being economical. The shower had standing water in it. The bathroom is so small that smurfs would be crowded in there.

The gold course is horrible. Now, to be fair, I don't play gold anymore, but I use to so I have at least rudimentary experience here and I can tell you there is a LOT of grass that will stay green year round and there is none of that at this gold resort. The grass was brown, dead and nasty. Ants were everywhere. I know, I know, it's the desert, but the grounds keeper there should be fired!

Overall, horrible place to stay. We checked out a day early because it was so bad. Old and outdated dwellings, really bad food, rude staff and probably some bad golf!

AVOID this place.

On the positive side, it IS the only decent place to stay for miles so...I guess they own that.

I loved the decor and the feel of a western town with wooden creaky boardwalks and stairs up to our room near the front desk. It felt like being back in time. Staff is outgoing and personable. The rooms are comfortable and you have an open deck to relax on. Water pressure and showers are resort style-above average and very nice. I would recommend this place for a getaway or family get together.
Also lots to do there. I shot some pretty cool guns at their interactive gun range. Total blast.

Food service (or lack thereof) ruined our stay. The setting and accommodations are excellent (we stayed in a suite). Check-in was SLOW and a bit sketchy. I can't say enough good things about the bar staff. But the food quality, especially when compared to the pricing, was horrific. Food staff slow and surely. I'm certain the rice was yesterday's. 15 minutes between being seated and the waitress making contact. Short drive to Terlingua for lunch is recommended. Can get twice the quality for 1/2 the price. $600 per night but no room service? It wouldn't take much for an experienced food manager to correct. What a shame, because we love the setting.

Beautiful oasis in the dry heat! Good food, cold drinks, great service!

Awesome place eveything was so great and the staff is very nice and helpful BLESSINGS

Wonderful golf course, wonderful restaurant, wonderful staff, and a gorgeous setting!

We celebrated our 25 anniversary by exploring and hiking Big Bend National Park. Lajitas Golf Resort and Spa was a great place to stay while we were in that area for a week.

An oasis in Lajitas between the Rio Grande River road (Texas 170) and Big Bend National Park.

Had a great supper here with friends. Food was okay. Of course we ordered the Lajita's Fajitas, about a teaspoon of cheese, and the beans were cool and undercooked. But the margaritas and atmosphere made it pretty great.

Pricey, but truly an oasis. Worn and weary from Big Bend, looking to cool off and relax, this is the place for you. Would be five stars but four drinks and chips, queso, and salsa was $80. Friendly staff and wonderful atmosphere.

This is a great resort and a really good golf course beautiful canyon views all around!

Beautiful golf course with several holes on the Rio Grand River. Surrounded by elevation changes that make the country side pop with color! Excellent facilities for dining and a short drive to Big Bend State Park!!

Loved everything about this place. Thankful this desert oasis exists.

Was disappointed that we could not stay at the barn with our horses, but the RV park is just down the street. Kind of a pain for feeding and getting tack back and forth, but the wranglers are top notch and the trails are beautiful.

Great place!! Clean and organized. We stayed in the camp area. It was awesome. We'll be back!

I went to check out the Gulf course. From what I could tell it wasn't worth playing in January because it was so dry.

Good food though a little pricy, great views, nice staff.

We stay at the Maverick RV park which is associated with the main resort and right across the street from the main building complex and the golf course. Nice park with good facilities and hiking trails. The resort itself also has excellent facilities, a nice restaurant and a good bar that also serves food.

Very nice. Spanish villa feel. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

As a wedding gift a friend our ours got us a couple nights here because I wanted to see the stars and the milky way, and did we ever!!!! It is literally in the middle of nowhere so the view of them was spectacular I've never seen anything like it! The room we stayed in was nice it had lots of space very comfortable large bed and a large 2 person shower. We went on the sunset horseback ride our guide was super nice and she made it an enjoyable ride. We went up to a beautiful location where wine ( beer for my husband) and some of the most delicious cheese and fruit were waiting for us to enjoy as we watched to beautiful sunset. As a suggestion if you have or can get your hands on a telescope I would definitely bring it. I wish I would have had one, most definitely will next time.