Down The Guadalupe De New Braunfels & 3 heures de la Côte TX! Private-sur l'eau!

We had our annual extended family gathering at the Bishop house with 7 adults and 10 children. Plenty of sleeping areas for everyone. Had two futton couches unused even. A/C worked great in house with outside temps near 100 degrees. Plenty of towels, pillows and bedding available. Outdoor refrigerator was very useful and ice maker was really useful, didn't need to go into town for ice. The patio kitchen is fantastic with large grilling plate and a huge gas grill with several burners. Chairs and tables to accomodate 40+ people on the patio area. Kayaks were used and enjoyed by everyone. Mr. & Mrs. Bishop gave us an extensive tour of house and grounds pointing out everything we would need for the weekend. A notebook in house had pictures of where all light and fan switches were located. Plenty of seating in the house for eating. Many of us chose to eat outside on the patio. All ten kiddos ate breakfast at the kitchen table while adults sat at the two tables in the family room overlooking the river. We had the river to ourselves all weekend. Only two fishing boats were seen at night. All our adults are adament that we will return to this wonderful house. Fishing tackle available for 20-30 people. Plenty of garbage cans outside with bags available to use. Our group has been renting cottages for past 10 years and we all agree that the Bishop house is at the top of our list because of it's price, size, facilities, and river location. .

The Bishop house was excellent! Perfectly accommodated our large group, and had everything we needed. Staying on the river was a huge plus. Linda was excellent and very accommodating, but not intrusive. I look forward to re-booking.

The Bishops were very welcoming. The home is very clean and, cozy. It slept all 20 of us comfortably. The out door area is amazing! The river was great for fishing and, boating. Our family had a great time!

Our family--nine adults and six children (15- 3 years)--had a reunion at the Lakehouse! Even after a week, nobody wanted to leave. From the kayaks to the ice machine and unique kitchen to the incredibly cold A/C, everything was wonderful. There were ample towels, bedding and the two kitchens had something for everyone. The kids were especially fond of their own hang-out/sleeping area with a kid-friendly TV and DVD-player. Also, the outside shower was handy for bathing or cooling off.

The fishing rods and reels were plentiful and sufficient for all of our wannabee fishermen. Several of us fish in streams and the ocean but that's not the same so we didn't do very well. . .but it certainly didn't keep any of us from trying. We all had high hopes but only a few small fish were caught and released. Wal-Mart is convenient, just a 15-minute drive, and sells fishing licenses.

There were tons of games and videos and things to do. Nobody every complained of boredom because just sitting on the huge deck (with a new roof that has fans) overlooking the water was doing something. The view was amazing. The sounds calming. The surprises exciting. A huge owl spent lots of time in a tree by the deck. We saw non-poisonous water snakes that were beautiful. Millions of frogs were just begging to be caught (and let go). A neighbor, armadillos, a chicken, huge, brilliant green grasshoppers and a stray cat all came to visit. . . so friendly! Our smaller kids loved feeding and trying to catch the inch-long fish that swarmed the shallow water along the walkway to the dock.

One unexpected highlight of the week was when we went tubing down the nearby Comal River. Grandma (at 88) even joined in the fun although our three-year old was deemed too young. We found a way to take him anyway.

We came expecting to rough it, but we were wrong. The high tech satellite system wasn't used, but most of us were delighted that wifi had just been installed. There isn't a dishwasher and none of us are dish-washing fans, but a huge stack of paper plates made clean-up easy. Guests might want to bring some cutlery that isn't plastic if they're going to be cooking steaks and things that need cutting.

It is evident that this is a well-loved lake house with pictures and clever sayings artfully decorating almost every surface. We can't wait to come back for another reunion in Texas. Thanks so much, Linda!!

House is very clean and stays really cold when it is super hot outside. And we really enjoyed the patio set up outside. Plenty of room outside to play games, cook, have a bonfire and play cornhole in the shade.

Only down fall, water by dock is shallow and gross and we saw plenty of snakes in that area. So none of my family was willing to get in the water. There are other water options like kayaks and you can rent a pontoon boat and get out to the deeper water. Other than that, we really enjoyed ourselves and had a fantastic weekend.