a unique guest experience...
Mountain View Lodge BY COLLEEN BROOKS
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Swimming pool overlooks the Nature trail. Photo courtesy Mountain View Lodge.
ountain View Lodge may not have been designed to provide an interactive nature experience, but a stay at property has certainly become one over the years. Where else can you enjoy sweeping hilltop views overlooking the Wimberley Valley, bird watching, hiking and wildlife, even a nature trail complete with an authentic dinosaur track? Lodge guests can expect to see an abundance of wildlife during a stay —including hummingbirds, Scott’s oriole, painted buntings, cardinals, Mexican Jay, lesser goldfinch, golden fronted woodpecker, a local roadrunner (chapparal) that hangs out on the property, squirrels, deer, occasionally even fox. You can take in the gorgeous views from the swimming pool deck, picnic area or balconies. Allie Turner, whose family took over the property in 2015, smiles, “We get a lot of compliments about our view. It’s very calming.” Situated on five-and-a-half acres on Ranch Road 12, the Mountain View Lodge offers 16 rooms, each with a gorgeous view, many with balconies. All accommodations have cable television, wi-fi, coffee makers and hair dryers. Guests can stroll the property, hike down into the valley, cool off in the swimming pool, or just relax and take in the view. Breakfast snacks plus coffee and fresh-baked cookies are provided each afternoon. One feature not to miss is the nature trail, replete with live oaks, Texas redbud, Twist leaf yucca, jujube, big bluestem, Texas SEE Mountain View Lodge, page 31
Double deluxe suite with a Texas theme. Photo courtesy Mountain View Lodge.