River Oaks Resort — Hotel in Sabinal

We recently took a weekend getaway to River Oaks Resort. A friend told us about the resort and informed us that there was a stocked pond on the property that was catch and release. We have three children that were looking forward to fishing. Sadly we showed up and we were informed this stock pond is only for guests in a certain cabin. We were very disappointed as this information was not listed on the website. If in fact we knew about this restriction we would have rented the specific cabin with the pond or vacationed somewhere else.

The staff seem to be nice. The cabin was decent and somewhat clean. Certainly do not expect anything fancy. Our cabin had ply board walls and the ac was incredibly loud. The cabin had a hot tub on the back patio. This was great except for the fact that the hot tub smelled like rotten fish in two days and they have policies that state they will not replace the water during your stay. Also the home and patio has indoor tile flooring. This floor becomes incredibly slippery when wet from water. Me and my guests slipped numerous times and its a wonder we did not get hurt. The beds are also incredibly uncomfortable and they provide no linens.

The put-put course is not well maintained and mosquito infested. The nature trail is also mosquito infested. My children tried to take the nature trail only to return 20 minutes later with 5+ mosquito bites. The Frio river is about a 5 minute walk to the river. Although you do have to cross a road on a curve that you cannot see around until you are in the middle of the road. There is not crosswalk or caution light.

Now for the positive side, the setting is pretty. We stayed in a cabin called deer run and were able to was 10+ deer in our yard in the evening grazing.Overall this place is just okay. I do not anticipate returning based on the amount they charge per night 160+. There are many other places much nicer and...

We booked Cabin 7 at the last minute for 3 nights (one week before arrival). My daughter was already there with another family and got sick. I called to ask if we could just at least stay one night since I had to make a 5 hour drive to pick her up. They were already charging us $297 due to their published "strict policy" which I respected. They refused. So my kids (inc. a 6 y/o) and I drove 5 hours to get my daughter and had to turn around and drive home. Even upon arrival and asking to speak to the manager, we were abruptly, but "sweetly" refused. Note, this cabin wasn't booked so they didn't lose any money. ||This "strict" policy is a sad statement of a business that doesn't care for families or true exceptions. They are in it for the money only. As for the actual cabin review, my friends who had rented out their other 4 cabins were bored to tears and "rustic" would be an overstatement. The pictures look better than in real life, imagine. ||||On a side note. The river was incredibly low, but ROR didn't care to even mention that when we booked. Take your money elsewhere. Plenty of other nicer family lodgings. Sad that they flatly refused and was fine with a single mom driving 5 hours to pick up her sick daughter only to be turned away. ROR, enjoy the $300 you kept but you lost out on any future bookings and the thousands on social media that will be warned of this resort. ||I didn't argue with them as when I politely asked them to consider our long drive and daughter's illness, they cut me off and showed their fake southern...

There are many places to stay on the Frio but none of them come close to the amazing time you will have at River Oaks! We started staying here about 8 years ago and make trips multiple times per year. We have stayed in many of their cabins which are all clean, unique and are located on the most beautiful and convenient locations on the Frio. ||||River Oaks has everything you need for a great vacation! They have a new pool area that is awesome! Most cabins have hot tubs, fire pits, and BBQ grills. They even have a little store which is located in their office! Just in case you forgot something they probably have it along with souvenirs. ||||We love going up there to float the river, enjoy nature and forget your worries! We have made so many amazing memories on the Frio River staying at River Oaks. The owners and staff treat you like family, they will go out of their way to make sure you have a perfect trip. I also love how they have accommodated our dogs through the years. Two have passed now but we still cherish our amazing memories we have of them on the Frio.🐾||||I could go on and on!! Botton line the Frio is the most beautiful/cleanest river I have ever seen (and I’m from Oregon)! And the place to stay is River Oaks! If you are in need for some “river therapy” this is the...