GRUENE RIVER HOTEL & RETREAT, New Braunfels

Gruene River Hotel & Retreat provides rooms with a chef-prepared buffet breakfast for two and complimentary wine, beer, and snacks from 5:30 PM to 7 PM. Guests have access to common areas, including a game room, hot tub, and riverside patios. Available rooms include Tinseltown, featuring a four-post king-size bed, mini fridge, cable TV, Keurig K-mini coffee maker, and a Jacuzzi tub. The Hill Country Lodge has a log cabin motif, a private balcony, a king-size bed, a fireplace, a mini fridge, a Keurig K-mini coffee maker, cable TV, and a Jacuzzi tub. Some rooms offer views of the Guadalupe River, and others have private patios near the Texas-size hot tub.

The hotel provides a chef-prepared breakfast buffet. Nearby dining includes Gruene River Grill, which has premium liquors, frozen margaritas, craft beers, and wine. The menu features smoked pork tenderloin, chicken guadalupe, Gruene Chicken Enchiladas, and southwest meatloaf, plus desserts such as pies, cakes, and cobblers. There are more options such as Cantina Del Rio offering Tex-Mex dishes, including tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, and hamburgers, and The Gruene Door offering American cuisine with sandwiches, salads, and entrees.

The hotel has activities such as tubing, kayaking, and rafting on the Guadalupe River. There are riverside patios, a game room, and a Texas-size hot tub. The Gruene Historic District, within walking distance, has shopping, dining, and live music venues. Planned activities include tubing with Rockin' R, golfing at the Landa Golf Course or the Bandit, wine tours, horseback riding at Hollow Tree Ranch, and access to the Guadalupe River.

Located in Historic Gruene, Texas, the Gruene River Hotel & Retreat is near Gruene Hall. The hotel is 50 km from San Antonio International Airport. Landmarks nearby include the Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture (3 km), Gruene Antique Co (0.5 km), Stones and Bones Museum (0.5 km), Gruene Historic District (0.5 km), New Braunfels Tube Chute (4 km), Schlitterbahn Waterpark New Braunfels (3 km), and Comal River (4 km).

Gruene River Hotel & Retreat provides accommodations suitable for corporate retreats and group bookings for 5-30 people. The conference room connects to a sunroom and an outdoor patio with views of the Guadalupe River. Amenities include free Wi-Fi, a game room, and a Texas-sized hot tub. The Gruene General Store, a five-minute walk, sells Texas-made products, souvenirs, gifts, five-cent coffee, and homemade fudge.