Moonshadow Ranch 40 minutes NW of Austin Tx

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A covered porch with a view of a lake, white railings, and red chairs.
A spacious bedroom with a four-poster bed, a wooden floor, and a ceiling fan.
A bride in a white lace wedding dress standing on stone steps in front of a house with a wooden door and white columns.
A wooden staircase with white railings and a landing area with a patterned cushion.
A spacious kitchen with white cabinets, a central island, and pendant lighting.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Your own private chef
    One of the few properties offering private chef services.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Massages in spa
  • Spa pool on site
  • Dog-friendly
  • Barbecue
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Bertram, TX
  • Place, JO Wilson Sports Complex
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • Place, The Vineyard at Florence
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • Place, H-E-B Center
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Airport, Killeen, TX (GRK-Killeen-Fort Hood Regional)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 13)

Blue Room

1 King Bed

Bonus Front Room

1 Single Bunk Bed

Color Room

1 King Bed

Cowgirl Room

1 King Bed

Honeymoon Suite

1 King Bed

Master

1 King Bed

5 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Bathroom 4

Bathroom 5

Bathroom 6

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area

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Frequently asked questions

Is Moonshadow Ranch 40 minutes NW of Austin Tx pet-friendly?

Yes, Moonshadow Ranch 40 minutes NW of Austin Tx allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Moonshadow Ranch 40 minutes NW of Austin Tx?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Moonshadow Ranch 40 minutes NW of Austin Tx?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Moonshadow Ranch 40 minutes NW of Austin Tx?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Moonshadow Ranch 40 minutes NW of Austin Tx located?

Situated in Florence, this farm stay is within 20 miles (32 km) of JO Wilson Sports Complex, Salado Creek and Cowan Creek Golf Course. Jim Hogg Park and Legacy Hills Golf Club are also within 20 miles (32 km).

Moonshadow Ranch 40 minutes NW of Austin Tx Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 29 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 29 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 29 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The atmosphere and the hospitality that was shown by Penny and family.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing space, owners are as sweet and helpful as can be. Everyone in our family complimented the home and property, 10/10 would absolutely recommend to everyone who asks
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My out of state family stayed here for my daughter’s wedding. It was absolutely perfect for our varying needs and the hosts were very accommodating. I could not imagine the event and stay being any more perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great venue

Beautiful venue for our wedding weekend. The home fit all of our family and was the perfect size.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Beautiful

This is a beautiful venue and for our needs perfectly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wedding weekend!

We had our wedding at Moonshadow Ranch and stayed onsite Friday to Sunday. We absoutely love the drive into the property with the old tractors and all the cows and their babies!! The house is gorgeous and comfortable. The owners are extremely nice and able to provide whatever you may need!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

A wonderful place to gather!

We gathered our geographically dispersed family for Christmas, and this home was perfect. So spacious, clean, private and amenities beyond my expectations. definitely my favorite of all properties I’ve rented through VRBO. Penny and Jack are attentive and responsive hosts (even during the holidays) and I can not recommend their property more highly. The ranch is far enough from the city to get “away” but close enough to anything you need.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent Getaway close to Austin

We rented this home for the Thanksgiving holiday and comfortably had 18 people for dinner. The home and facilities were beautiful, comfortable, and pleasantly quiet except for the occasional moo from one of the cattle. Great communications from the owner and despite the fact that it rained every single day, the great wrap around porch allowed us to enjoy being outside without getting soaked. I will be booking this place again in the future!!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beyond my expectations!

We found this house about 2 years ago as a perfect close to home location to view the Total Eclipse on 040824. As time passed my husband and I decided to renew our wedding vows for our 20th anniversary. Our friends, daughter, and granddaughter stayed with us. The home is welcoming and warm but not overdone. Jack and Penny took great care to make sure we were comfortable. The home has comfortable beds, very well equipped kitchen, and tons of space to spread out onto the porch, gazebo, and a walk to feed the goats. Great tables to gather around and a living room with enough seating for conversation and fun. We got some kite flying in. Watched the cows parade. This is a 5+ star home and so were our hosts. We would love to visit again and would recommend this home to anyone looking to have a family gathering. Thank you so much.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
MSR is a beautiful place. Jack and Penny are so awesome, cordial, and accommodating. If you need a place in this area for a large family and plenty of rest rooms where everyone can get ready at the same time, this is the place for you. So very peaceful, as well. We toured the venue and you will be very impressed with it, too. Everyone loved their time there, granny to 2 under 2.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wedding weekend

I rented Penny’s beautiful property for family to stay in during my wedding rehearsal and weekend! Everything was clean and plenty of space for everyone to spread out. Great views, porch, and spa to enjoy during our downtime! Everyone raved about how amazing the house was and had everything we needed. Penny was nothing short of amazing and a very attentive host! Will definitely be telling all my friends/family to book here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect

The house is fantastic and clean. Completely stocked with tons of extra linens, laundry detergent, spices, all dishes you could need. Even ziploc, foil etc. We got a tour of the property and how everything works. Jack always answered his phone and even came to visit some. The kids loved feeding the goats and walking the property. Jack gave us a ride on the golf cart and let our kid drive it. There are plenty of beds and showers for everyone and a bonus shower in the laundry room. The only little complaint is the house looks white not green so I wasn't sure if I was at the right house or not lol. But thats it and it wasn't an inconvenience at all. Can't wait to go back!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Exceptional Accommodations

Our family enjoyed our time here very much. Jack and Penny were very responsive to our needs and except for a couple of minor inconveniences that were quickly remedied, our stay was perfect.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Stay at Moonshadow

We enjoyed our weekend at the ranch.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great time!

We had an amazing time at Moon shadow ranch--everything was perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Just perfect!

The house was amazing and the spacious outdoors were just what we needed. My family and I are all from big cities and having a big house with spacious land all around was therapeutic. Everyone had their own room and bathroom and there was plenty of space for everyone to sit around and watch football. The dining table sat all ten of us for thanksgiving dinner which was nice. The hot tub in the mornings, the fire pit at night, and the gazebo/deck made the stay extra relaxing. Everything was clean and Penny was super accommodating while having all the little things provided. We will definitely be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fantastic stay

The property is beautiful, the host is very attentive and the house was sparkling clean! We all enjoyed staying here. Many thanks to our host for making it wonderful.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect Family Gathering Place

This property was perfect for our stay. The kitchen was fabulous as we hosted a bridesmaids brunch on Saturday for my niece before her wedding. The house is so spacious that even with 13 family members from 3 different states it never seemed crowded. It’s a great place to relax and enjoy the views especially during sunrise and sunset. Penny and Jack were awesome and made us feel completely at home. Jack even gave my 5 year old grandson a tour of the ranch. Highly recommend staying at Moonshadow Ranch!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect Family Reunion Location

Wow. Just wow. Gorgeous, fantastic house and property. Secluded and quiet, but enabled our noisy clan as we partied and celebrated the life of my wife, their mother and grandmother, and solidified our bond as a family. Quiet nights on the porch, feeding the chickens, petting the goats, playing cards in the dining room, and viewing the gorgeous Texas sunsets. Jack and Penny are really great people. We felt like they were part of the family, and we really appreciated Penny delivering fresh eggs! I can't say enough about this place, and we WILL BE BACK!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing Christmas break

Every aspect of this home was amazing! The seclusion, yet still close enough to the thing you need. The quietness of the farm, the comfort of the furniture, the spaciousness of the home. The incredible christmas decor inside and outside of the home. The property managers where always immediately available if we needed them, but also gave us our space. We fed the goats, collected eggs, saw the stars at night. The lost goes on. We will definitely be back to Moonshadow Ranch!
Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

What a fun trip. Great place, very clean and absolutely prompt response from the owner/manager.

Excellent experience. Great place and fun setup for all ages. Management was very responsive to all our queries. Would recommend this place to friends.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Perfect!

We enjoyed our stay very much!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family Reunion

This was an amazing rental that exceeded our expectations in every category. We will definitely stay there again when we return to the area.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family Thanksgivinv

Our extended family enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving at the beautiful Moonshadow Ranch. The property is amazing and the hosts were properly attentive. Exploring the ranch on the owner's Kubota made it even more special for the grandkids. We are already planning a return visit.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
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10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect in every way

We rented the property for our daughters wedding weekend which was close by. It was beautiful and absolutely perfect for the get ready process and just for all the family to get together. There was plenty of room for everyone to have their own sleep space. The owners were great and communication was perfect. Absolutely no snags on this one. Couldn’t have asked for anything better. Highly recommend!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019