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The Guadalupe River right in your backyard! River living at its best!

Waterfront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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Fantastic rock shelf as well as deeper areas for swimming.
Guadalupe Living at its finest!
Firepit/Grill as well as propane and charcoal grills are available
Rear of the house and back patio area
Guadalupe River Views from the covered patio

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6144.9 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Air conditioning
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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New Braunfels, TX
  • Place, Whitewater Amphitheatre
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Gruene Hall
    ‪23 min drive‬
  • Place, Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark
    ‪26 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Antonio, TX (SAT-San Antonio Intl.)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen

About this property

The Guadalupe River right in your backyard! River living at its best!

W.O.R.D Permit- L1350
Nestled on a hill overlooking the scenic Guadalupe River in New Braunfels, Texas, the Pecan Creek Cottage beckons you to a Texan oasis where the vacation vibes are as plentiful as the trout released into the river each year. This enchanting retreat is not just a vacation rental; it's a haven for those seeking a perfect blend of relaxation and excitement.

At the rear of the property, a sprawling deck adorned with ample seating invites you to bask in the warmth of the Texan sun. A grill and a fire pit beckon for lazy afternoons and evenings filled with laughter and the clinking of cold beers. A short stroll down a set of stone stairs leads you to the river's edge, where floating and wading become spontaneous adventures waiting to unfold.

The Pecan Creek Cottage is a symphony of Texan chic, seamlessly blending rustic charm with modern comfort. Step inside, and you'll find a living room adorned with cozy couches and a flat-screen television, setting the stage for relaxation after a day of river activities. The kitchen, equipped for quick breakfasts or elaborate family feasts, opens up to a dining area with a captivating view of the river. A window into the wet bar and lounge, complete with a stone fireplace, adds a touch of sophistication to your vacation home.

The master bedroom boasts a Tempurpedic King bed, ensuring a restful night's sleep with picturesque hill country views. The accompanying full bathroom exudes simplicity and chic elegance, offering the perfect sanctuary for unwinding after a day on the river. The second bedroom features a queen Tempurpedic bed, while a set of French doors reveal an additional full-sized futon for larger family gatherings. A second bathroom down the hall radiates a light and fresh ambiance.

Beyond the riverside haven, New Braunfels awaits with an array of activities to suit every taste. Explore the charming downtown area with its plethora of shops, restaurants, museums, and theaters. Dive into the waters of Landa Park, rent paddle boats, or enjoy a picnic. Embrace the thrill of Schlitterbahn Water Park or indulge in wine and beer tasting at local wineries and breweries. For music enthusiasts, Whitewater Amphitheater and River Road Ice House are just a short drive away.

Venture to Gruene, home to the historic Gruene Hall, where music and dancing captivate visitors. Delight your senses at the Gristmill Restaurant, perched alongside the Guadalupe River. Embark on an underground adventure at Natural Bridge Caverns or soar through the treetops on a zipline. Overlook Park offers a beach area, swimming, and nature trails, providing a picturesque retreat just a short drive from Canyon Lake and its mesmerizing dam.

For those seeking the ultimate river experience, the Lone Star Float House awaits with tube and kayak rentals, shuttle services, and a laid-back bar and grill atmosphere. A stone's throw away.

Escape to the Pecan Creek Cottage, where the Guadalupe River whispers tales of adventure, and every moment is infused with the spirit of a Texan getaway. Your dream vacation begins here, where the river's embrace and the charm of New Braunfels create memories that last a lifetime.

*The health and safety of our guests and staff is paramount. Arrive when it is convenient for you, we provide an easy contactless check-in and out process.

*Please note – Rates are based on the number of guests entered in the reservation quote – any additional guests may incur additional charges. The occupancy listed is the max occupancy this property can accommodate.
*Security cameras are in use at the entrance of the property.

W.O.R.D Permit- L1350

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Administrative fee: USD 1 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

New Braunfels

Located in River Road, a neighbourhood in New Braunfels, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Canyon Lake Marina and Cranes Mill Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark and The Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at San Marcos Academy Baseball Field, or consider a night out at Whitewater Amphitheatre. Water tubing and fishing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with horse riding and hiking nearby.
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New Braunfels, TX

What's nearby

  • Whitewater Amphitheatre - 6 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Gruene Hall - 23 min drive - 20.6 km
  • Comal River - 25 min drive - 21.8 km
  • Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark - 26 min drive - 22.9 km
  • Landa Park - 26 min drive - 22.5 km

Getting around

  • San Marcos Station - 38 min drive
  • San Antonio International Airport (SAT) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wildflour Artisan Bakery & Grill - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Granny D's Restaurant - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Dam Red Barn - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Smokeshow Coffee - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Kafekali & Bakery - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Guadalupe River right in your backyard! River living at its best! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Guadalupe River right in your backyard! River living at its best!?

As of 12 Nov 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Guadalupe River right in your backyard! River living at its best! on 13 Nov 2025 start from AU$308.02, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at The Guadalupe River right in your backyard! River living at its best!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Guadalupe River right in your backyard! River living at its best!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Guadalupe River right in your backyard! River living at its best! located?

Located in River Road, this holiday home is steps from Guadalupe River and within 6 mi (10 km) of Canyon Lake Gorge and Whitewater Amphitheatre. Canyon Lake and Overlook Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

8.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 102 out of 164 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 164 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 164 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 164 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 164 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kena W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great little getaway for the family, we really enjoyed ourselves!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice property right on the river, felt very secluded even though there are other properties nearby. Great place to relax and unwind. Kitchen was lacking some basic utensils for cooking and cookware is a haphazard assortment. Recommend bringing your own if you plan to cook. There also were no kitchen towels and we were told by the property management hotline that is not something they provide.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

William K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Phenomenal, quiet getaway!

This property is exactly what we expected. The pictures we're very accurate, the water was slow-moving and clean, and there's an underwater limestone ledge for shallow sitting just before a nice, deep plunge into the brisk Guadalupe. Perfect angle for sunset viewing, too!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

River access perfect for a small family

Clean & cozy. Air condition worked well. Access to the river was great. Kitchen towels would be a nice addition.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Waterfront and wonderful

Location was great! Beautiful views overlooking the river. Birds, squirrels and deer. So relaxing. The home has everything you need to make your stay easy. The beds are very comfortable and the rooms had ceiling fans. Kitchen is nicely
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Aurora L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

House on the river

It was just what we were looking for, great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Belinda N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pecan

Had a good stay
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

jeff l.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house on the river!

Love this house right on the Guadalupe River! We have stayed here many times. Recently they upgraded the floors and the bathrooms and it is a huge improvement, especially the bathrooms. Great showers and toilets now, and a big reason we will come back. We actually stayed somewhere else last visit b/c this place was a little run down, and they have fixed all that. Need a new fridge or to fix the water/ice maker, but otherwise this place is now in great shape. Fantastic access to the river and great fishing right at your back door. Check out the drive in theater in New Braunfels and go shopping in Greune. We love this trip every year and this a great place to stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carrie P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

April 5-7

We enjoyed our stay. It has a beautiful property view from the river. Parking is limited to 2 vehicles to safely park.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tonya M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birthday weekend d

This is the 2nd time we've rented this house! It's clean and the property is beautiful! Comfy beds and everything you need in the kitchen !
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danny W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Danny

We had a fantastic time. The property is right on the river with large trees all around. It was perfect for our anniversary getaway weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sheila K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun property

We had a good time and slept well. Very shady and cool!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julissa M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hidden Gem Inside and OUt

I have stayed in dozens of rental properties, but this one was the one with a fully stocked, welcoming kitchen: from hot cocoa supplies to bar b que utensils to oven ware. We needed a relaxing time and definitely felt refreshed and recharged after our three day weekend there.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Bill B., Wichita Falls

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Great on the River Home

The view of the river was very peaceful. We would get up early and drink coffee and enjoy all the wildlife. The house was only two or three hundred feet from the river. Great patio with fire pit for evening fires with a glass of made pleasant ending to our day.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Ana M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Location great, but house is dated

The location and proximity to river was great. Really the cons are with the inside of the house. It’s really dated and it doesn’t feel very clean. The beds have these big comforters that I’m not sure get sanitized or cleaned. Mattress was comfortable. Kitchen microwave was broken and fridge magnetic strip was pulling off. Freezer was leaking too. Sink in master bath was clogged. Neighboring tippees were quite loud at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Cheryl J.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Great view of the Guadalupe River

The first impression was the irritating worn-out lock which took numerous attempts to get into the house. Not surprising after reading reviews from previous renters who had the same problem. Surprising that it was still like that.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Tonja C., Madisonville, Texas

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Pecan Creek

This property is in a great location, the outdoor area is very nice. The interior of this home is in dire need of a deep cleaning, shower curtain has mildew, AC vents are very dirty, carpet needs removed, rug is very shabby as is bathroom rug. The Teflon skillet needs to be replaced, the pillows need to bed replaced as well. This home could be so much more with a little TLC. I would suggest renters bring their own pots and pans and bedding. We enjoyed our stay however, with the COVID the cleanliness is concerning.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020

6/10 Okay

Steve H.

Disliked: Listing accuracy

Needs work

This property needs work. The front door lock barely functions, sliding door lock doesn't work so a piece of wood has to be used to block it from opening. The return air vent in the hall is filthy. There was some kind of food running down the inside of the freezer along with a half gallon of Blue Bell someone left. Obviously not cleaned. Both bedroom closets were locked. Filthy floats on back porch. Blinds for the sliding door are broken. Sliding door in bathroom is off the tracks. View is nice, river is beautiful! But, we won't be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Breanne O.

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Meh…

You’re paying for the location on the river, but that’s about it. And we were lucky we came during the off season or having tons of river action would have really distracted from that. The property is quite dated, and as nearly every review mentions, the keypad on the front door needs replaced. One of the lights in the living room don’t turn on, and the lights in the fireplace/hearth area could only be turned on low or they flickered. Nearly none of the electric plugs could hold the chargers in the wall. And the fridge constantly leaks water at the bottom; we never figured out why! But you have no towels or paper towels to wipe it up. You get one trash bag, one roll of toilet paper per bathroom and zero paper towels. These seem like basic essentials to have on hand at a rental property. And all the soap seemed to have been watered down, which seems unnecessary. The porch area is the best part of the house, but like the kitchen table, there’s only two chairs for outdoor table…and one is broken at the top. Not a big deal if you’re not eating outside but there’s really no way to comfortably sit together and eat inside. We were definitely disappointed in the overall home. It is in need of updates for sure. The best part is the backyard but even so, this property is way way WAY overpriced for what you get, even if you’re on the river.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dana A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The River House was great it had everything you would need for the kitchen, plenty of towels, plenty of room. What a beautiful back porch with a great view of the river. I would recommend this house for young strong and healthy people due to the only reason that will prevent me from returning to this lovely house. This house has very steep steps in the front and back and no safety rails to assist you (except for one place about 4-5 feet where the steps are level). Not a place for any one with difficulty walking up and down steep stairs.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Na M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Hello the stay we just completed had air conditioning and wifi issues as well as swarms of flies. There was no wifi or television/Internet able to connect. We had spotty cell service. The air-conditioning in the living room was basically non existent. We messaged gost immediately when we got there and they couldn't fix wifi and didn't say anything about the a)c. Most of the pots and pans were filthy and the outside grill was also dirty and lacked propane. The house was under construction...
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Maria C.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Kitchen window had cobwebs and dead water bugs. Second bedroom needs to have a closet and dresser. Outdoors wasn't clean. House keeping needs to make sure they leave enough bath towels and kitchen towels. All in all it's a home
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Trent C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My mother and ai stayed a night. House was nice and easy walk down to the water. Great location. Needs a little work. No toilet paper holder in the 2nd bath. Kitchen could use more pans, Larger frying pan. Im just used to basic items being provided. sugar, salt, pepper, coffee. If they could put up a privacy shade on the back porch on the east side, it would definitely help not seeing the woman who lives there all day long looking over. It was only a night so no big deal, I would definitely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracy W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice location in river and comfy beds!! Very easy to get to as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

RONDA J.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Kitchen cabinets falling apart- very little pots/pans. Outdoor dusk to dawn light doesn’t work. Could use some updates in kitchen.Beds and baths were great! Location was beautiful but bring shoes for rock ledge… it’s very algae covered and slock
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

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