About Us
We are a 7 private cabin guest house property 13 miles outside of Fredericksburg, Texas between Fredericksburg and Comfort by the Old Tunnel State Park. All Cabins are fully furnished, have complete kitchens and private decks. We are positioned at the crest of a canyon that provides spectacular views and a near constant breeze.
How We Got Started
It was time for a change of life-style, something that my wife and I could do together and we found this beautiful property and fell in love!
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (10)
"Great owners, Friendly, down home, knowledgeable and helpful. Also great views from the cabins."
"There is no better place to relax and enjoy the view and the Texas hill country. A must visit on..."
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"There is no better place to relax and enjoy the view and the Texas hill country. A must visit on your next Fredericksburg trip."
Products & Services
Want to surprise that someone special in your life? Maybe a special occasion, maybe just because? Sometimes (often actually) the "just because" i...
After you have stayed with us once, we offer you a 10% discount on any two consecutive night stay when booked directly with us. We want to earn yo...
Walnut Canyon Cabins does offer booking of reservations online. Simply go to www.walnutcanyoncabins.com to view our calendar and pick your cabin!
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Recommendations Given (21)
"We discovered OPA's smoked meats shortly after we arrived in Texas running our guest house..."
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"We discovered OPA's smoked meats shortly after we arrived in Texas running our guest house property. We immediately began purchasing Canadian Bacon and including that in the breakfast items we provide for our guests. It is consistent, flavorful, lean, easy to eat and DELICIOUS! Highly recommend ALL the products they make!"
"Lana is a passionate artist in the products she makes at Visionquest Farms! They are consistent,..."
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"Lana is a passionate artist in the products she makes at Visionquest Farms! They are consistent, smell wonderful and work as she says they do! You cannot go wrong!"
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Our business would not apply for any stimulus money. We believe there are other companies such as restaurants, bars and some other service industries that REALLY need more assistance. We have been fortunate with our business model and are in good shape financially. We support all we can and...
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Our business would not apply for any stimulus money. We believe there are other companies such as restaurants, bars and some other service industries that REALLY need more assistance. We have been fortunate with our business model and are in good shape financially. We support all we can and truly want the other small businesses that are struggling to make it through this!
Thankfully we have seen both shorter and longer stays. The longer ones make up for the added cost associated with our increased one night stays. We have found people are just looking to get somewhere to clear their head, recharge and relax. Our individual cabins give folks exactly that. Many...
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Thankfully we have seen both shorter and longer stays. The longer ones make up for the added cost associated with our increased one night stays. We have found people are just looking to get somewhere to clear their head, recharge and relax. Our individual cabins give folks exactly that. Many of our stays are made within 48 hours of arrival which is also a change.
We are still open, living on property, we figured why not? Because of the nature of our property and cabins, they are completely self contained with full kitchens and 5 even have washer/dryers so you can completely socially distance in our cabins and have great walks on uncrowded roads! We...
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We are still open, living on property, we figured why not? Because of the nature of our property and cabins, they are completely self contained with full kitchens and 5 even have washer/dryers so you can completely socially distance in our cabins and have great walks on uncrowded roads! We sanitize the door knobs, TV remotes and all counters after each guest and right before anyone we get lucky enough to keep their reservations! We have been coordinating to inlock the cabin and give the guest access without having to compromise the recommended social distancing that is so important! We have seen our occupancy drop to basically nothing. Very hard with March, April and May being three of our busiest months. We have applied for everything we could, waiting to hear back on everything. Our SBA lender has been VERY supportive with a 6 month defferal on our loan payments. After we applied for our loan and payroll assistance, we did hire a crew to paint one of the cabins that really needed it, figuring we were going to be approved for at least that much. Fingers still crossed, however the cabin is looking great, and it really needed to be done regardless!
We had to cancel a journey to France, Germany and Kiev to visit our grandsons, one, who this month is 8 months old, that we have only met via Facetime and Whattsap as he was born in Germany.
All our families are healthy at this time, which is a blessing!
Sending prayers and wishes that we all will come out of this without TOO many scars and in good physical health for all our family and friends.
Stay safe, be well! Happy Easter!
Thankfully, at least right now, we are not dealing with this issue due to the size and nature of our guest house property. What I used to do to attempt to stand out was, make sure the existing team and community spoke positively about working with and doing business with us. Which I then hoped...
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Thankfully, at least right now, we are not dealing with this issue due to the size and nature of our guest house property. What I used to do to attempt to stand out was, make sure the existing team and community spoke positively about working with and doing business with us. Which I then hoped would have/create a front line internal recruiting team to gain employees that shared our the common goal. To have potential employees walk in the door and say, "I have watched for openings here, and glad I have the chance to join the team!" was an exciting start to building teams. Pay and conditions must be competitive as well as the "business ethic" we carry. The Business and environmental ethics, I believe to be more important than ever because people want to work and get paid by a company that they respect, what the company does as well as how they do it. Standing out is a many "point of light" journey that can also have a "many headed hydra" lurking close by.
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Customer service starts with the first moment of contact, a warm friendly smile that is welcoming. Good customer service quickly moves then listening and focusing while keeping the customer focused to discover what is needed, then wat is needed to be done to exceed their expectations and...
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Customer service starts with the first moment of contact, a warm friendly smile that is welcoming. Good customer service quickly moves then listening and focusing while keeping the customer focused to discover what is needed, then wat is needed to be done to exceed their expectations and delivering on that. Finishing the transaction with a sincere thank you, warm smile and an invitation to return soon. Sounds simple, however not delivered as often as a customer hopes for!
We are no longer in the catering business. We now run a Bed & Breakfast Guest house property. Setting similar goals in this biz as well. We are looking to increase bookings 20% over 2018. We have figured out that it will dig into our new business "financial" cushion more than we want.
To...
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We are no longer in the catering business. We now run a Bed & Breakfast Guest house property. Setting similar goals in this biz as well. We are looking to increase bookings 20% over 2018. We have figured out that it will dig into our new business "financial" cushion more than we want.
To accomplish this rise in business we have partnered with new booking engines and increased our on line exposure through new partnerships and working hard to maintain a high result in the Google searches looking for properties in our area.
We finally went live on AirBnB exactly 5 days ago. We have already had 2 guests come stay with us. We have had 2 other inquires that we had no availability on the dates requested. We are hopeful it is a sign of stays to come. Too early to really give any definitive answer. Happy Holidaze!
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We finally went live on AirBnB exactly 5 days ago. We have already had 2 guests come stay with us. We have had 2 other inquires that we had no availability on the dates requested. We are hopeful it is a sign of stays to come. Too early to really give any definitive answer. Happy Holidaze!
As our efforts in marketing show positive results, we also look to align our business with a nonprofit group/organization. We are considering nonprofits that support armed forces/veterans, children/childhood hunger, and childhood cancer research. All important areas that we would love to attempt...
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As our efforts in marketing show positive results, we also look to align our business with a nonprofit group/organization. We are considering nonprofits that support armed forces/veterans, children/childhood hunger, and childhood cancer research. All important areas that we would love to attempt to make a small impact on.
I always asked about food allergies before and during the menu planning process. Handling food allergies is really quite simple once they are made known. I then simply adjusted the recipes to address those allergies and labeled the items on the table reflecting the concerns. There are many...
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I always asked about food allergies before and during the menu planning process. Handling food allergies is really quite simple once they are made known. I then simply adjusted the recipes to address those allergies and labeled the items on the table reflecting the concerns. There are many reference points on the internet for recipe substitutions to take care of the allergies and still provide flavor.
We purchased and started running the business 14 months ago. Since then We have and are still trying/looking at a number of different things. We tried one google ad word campaign, saw little verifiable results. The only way we have shown for sure is word of mouth. It is slow that way. We are in...
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We purchased and started running the business 14 months ago. Since then We have and are still trying/looking at a number of different things. We tried one google ad word campaign, saw little verifiable results. The only way we have shown for sure is word of mouth. It is slow that way. We are in the process of getting aligned with AirBnB in hopes of opening a few more doors. Hope this helps and if there are other ideas you have come up with, please share!
