Texas Hill Country Resort (Formerly Medina Highpoint Resort) — Hotel in Kerrville

The hubby & I have been here a bunch of times. There are some wonderful things about this l'il Hill Country gem - and some small improvements that, if made, would make this place super-fantastic!

This weekend visit was the summer ride with 9 of us from our motorcycle club. The roads in these parts & 3 Twisted Sisters make this a stellar place. So we rented the big King cabin,and another couple that was with us, rented one of the view cabins. But this review is about the King cabin & the overall facilities.

The good stuff: Since there were 2 couples & 3 single guys in the King cabin, it worked out great, because there are 2 fairly good-size, private bedrooms & 4 individual beds in the loft space. And it's nice to have a stairway that goes to loft, not a ladder. June in these parts means it's hot this time of year. Temps were in high 90s, so, although the King cabin has 3 window units, those kept the entire cabin nice & cool. Mornings on the front porch. Quiet, With a cup of coffee, no traffic, slight breeze & pleasant early morning temps - just amazing! No cell service, no WiFi. Well, there is some WiFi, depending on which area of the resort you're located. Since we were in #26 near the pool, we got no WiFi. Which, honestly was just perfect because this is the kind of place you want to relax, unwind & just get off the grid for a couple of days. So turn off that cell phone because it won't work out here. Tell your friends & family you'll be offline for awhile reconnecting with nature! They'll be fine without you. The pool! And hot tub. When we weren't riding, we were chilling with a cold one (cans only, please!) in the pool! Great way to cool down on a hot afternoon. Medina Highpoint is not a huge place. Doesn't have hundreds of RV spaces or cabins, and some of the cabins are bunkhouse style. So, no private bathing those; use bathhouse. Bathhouse! There's several on the property with full facilities, air-conditioned, and immaculate! Since there were 7 of us & only 1 bathroom in the King cabin, it was nice to have a bathhouse located just across the driveway from the cabin. Decent wicker porch/deck furniture, including a couple of side tables. (Great for chats & morning coffee)

Ok, the needs improvement stuff: The beds. My hubby & I are tall, not huge people, just tall. And these "double" beds are for 2 tiny people - like 10yo kid-size people, maybe? - but not for 21st Century adults! And the mattresses were hard as a rock, throw in a ' stone' pillow, you have to be pretty exhausted or pass-out drunk to get any sleep. The bedrooms are big enough that could upgrade to at least a queen-size bed with a more comfortable mattress. Refrigerator. It was big, but was leaking water from freezer into fridge. We all made sure freezer & fridge were shut tight, but think seals around the doors are just worn out. The exterior was pretty beat-out too, but not a deal-breaker. Oven. Don't use it! There's no temp gauge. It's stuck on broil or something. Tried to bake cornbread & the fire alarm went off! So bake stuff before you go, or just use microwave, that works ok. 4.Limited kitchen supplies. Usually when a place says it "sleeps 12", there should be adequate kitchenware. Only 1 big frying pan, no colinder, no wine/beer opener (so I bought one & left it there), no sauce pan, or larger "pasta" pot. While there was adequate tableware & cups, was lacking in cookware. Says it sleeps 12. There were 7 of us. 8 would have been OK, but not 12 adults! Unless everyone is real friendly, there's not a lot of room in shared spaces: futon in living room could serve as a bed, but wasn't in great shape. Table only seats 4. (No extra tables or chairs inside).

All in all, I give the place 4 stars because you can't beat the peace and quiet at Medina Highpoint RV Resort....

Don’t book based on information provided by Expedia as it is in accurate even though business management has made several efforts to correct - contact the Texas Hill Country Resort @ (830) 201-1895. NOW FOR THE GOOD STUFF:|My husband & I stayed there end of June, beginning of July. We arrived on a rainy day. The office was closed, but a worker was able to contact the manager and get us to our room. The room we booked online (Expedia) was not so. Ms. Kelly explained they’ve been trying to get “E” to put information and photos corrected as we are not the first to have been mislead. While talking w/Ms. Kelly I noticed the club house was very clean. Windows, lighting fixtures, floors, counters & and shelves with sundries and foods. Not a web, dust, smear, or trash to be seen. Already I’m impressed as this is an RV/camping resort in the middle of beautifully forested area. Ms. Kelly apologized for the confusion, and upgraded us (for a small increase) to a room with a personal, not shared bathroom. She explained it would be about an hour wait as the available room was just vacated. We took that time to run into Kerrville to pickup some groceries, top off fuel, grab a bite to eat and headed back. Our room was ready as promised. From the moment we walked up the handicap accessible ramp to the patio of our room, we were taken away by the beauty of the spectacular country-side view. Lush green trees, partly cloudy skies resplendent with a double rainbow. Key ahhhh music. Upon entrance to our room, again noticed the immaculate cleanliness of every nook and cranny. Think I’m crazy? No. I like the rooms I’m staying in to be at least as clean and organized as my home is. I don’t slosh dirty mop water into corners or over baseboards. Mine are clean. Our room was meticulously clean, ceiling to floor, wall to wall. Bedding was country-style with plenty of fluffy-firm pillows. Bathroom sink, shower and privy, polished and sparkling clean towels (even provided to wipe clean your motorcycle, or in our case, our pups paws) & shower curtain, and again no webs, sparkling clean mirrors & windows, no dust or dirty walls/baseboards or floors. And outlets? Plenty! I can’t impress y’all enough on how clean, efficient and tidy our room was. Back outside was a nice wooden table with a citronella candle & four outdoor-fabric chairs. Not a splinter to be found on the table & the chairs looked new. I mean really what didn’t they think of? Fly swatter? Check. Clothes hangers? Check. Portable shower chair? Check. Firm chair and desk? Check. Soft comfy recliner w/blankie? Check. If you needed anything they got it. This place is perfection! Unless you need Internet or phone service. This place is snuggled in between hills and valleys. Very difficult to get internet, but we understand corporate is looking into providing internet. Phone? That may be another day. No...

💥 We stayed at Medina Highpoint Resort for 2 weeks. We planned to stay much longer, but realized it isn’t as great as some of the reviews offered in the past. Here’s what we know from our experience...

Pros: ✅ Beautiful views/area ✅ 20 mins to Kerrville (lots of restaurants & parks & activities) ✅ 20 mins to hospital/18 mins to urgent care ✅ Allows pet fencing at site ✅ Large & long sites/yards ✅ Fishing pond (though we didn’t use it) ✅ Cabins on site (we didn’t use them) ✅ Low monthly RV rate ($480) ✅ DISH satellite access ✅ Maintenance guy is AWESOME. He’s super kind and helpful. ✅ Can have packages mailed here - UPS even delivered directly to our site! ✅ Lots of deer ✅ Very quiet

Cons: ☑️ High number of aggressive bees (they house bees at the property, even near the sites) ☑️ Office hours short (only matters if you need something, I guess) ☑️ Not all sites are level ☑️ RV hookups are at far back of site - which makes for long connections and potential for uphill sewer lines ☑️ ZERO cell service (LTE) ☑️ Mostly no wifi (though in some campsites it worked, but was spotty) ☑️ Washers in laundry room have disgusting soap trays (idk why no one is cleaning these!) ☑️ No dog poop bag stations ☑️ No dog poop garbage cans ☑️ No real dog park (there’s a designated “dog area,” which is not fenced in/secured at all. It has swamp areas on 2 sides and the ground is covered in sand burrs) ☑️ Cable is only 3 channels & doesn’t come through with clear picture. ☑️ No propane on-site ☑️ No change machine in laundry room (machines take quarters only) ☑️ Hot tub broken (broken before we arrived and still broken when we left 2 weeks later) ☑️ Pool is not heated & wasn’t cleaned during our 2 week stay, even though it was “open”. There was always debris in it (several days were in the 80’s while we were here) ☑️ Main office “rec area” seems rundown & zero activities were promoted (lots of missed opportunities here)

Conclusion: The place would have a lot to offer, IF the owners actually invested the time and $ to make this place fully functional and up to date. But for now, it just needs a lot of work. We would not come back here to stay.

ALSO - do 𝗻𝗼𝘁 come here from I-10, unless you are 24’ or less. State Highway 16 between I-10 & here is terrible to negotiate in a long vehicle or towing something larger than a pop-up! Come up from Medina while...