Kukhona iGem le-Hetaway Hidingway e-Texas Hill Country
Ngenkathi kungamamitha angu-45 ukuhamba ngasentshonalanga ye-Austin, i-Horseshoe Bay Resort Resort Marriott Hotel izwa umhlaba wonke. Kutholakala ogwini lwaseLake LBJ, le ndawo yokuvakasha igxilile eNtabeni ye-Hill ehamba phambili futhi nginezinga eliphansi lokulinganisa.
I-Horseshoe Bay yasungulwa ngo-1971 futhi yathengwa ngabanikazi bayo, i-Jaffe Group, ngo-1996. I-Horseshoe Bay Resort iyathandwa kakhulu nemindeni, iningi labo elihlala emaphakathini amaningi okulala namakamelo.
Ngesikhathi sehlobo kanye nokuwa, kuthandwa kakhulu ngegolfu kanye nemibhangqwana efuna ukubalekelwa, abanye babo abahlala ehhotela. Futhi yindawo ejwayelekile yomshado yonyaka wonke futhi noma yisiphi isimemezelo esisemthethweni esivela kulesi sikhungo sinokufinyelela kuzo zonke izinsiza zokubhuka. Ngenkathi abaningi base-Austin behlala lapha ngesikhatsi, banamakhelwane abahlala ngonyaka kaHorseshoe Bay.
Ukuqala kokuqala:
Into yokuqala eyangishaya ngeHorseshoe Bay yayingumuntu onobungane futhi ujabule wonke umuntu, kusukela ekhoneni lika-desk front to the chef esiteshini se-omelet ngesikhathi sasekuseni.
Ekuqaleni, ngangicabanga ukuthi babamba umoya wokubukeza kwami, kodwa wonke umuntu engangihlangabezane naye wabonisa ngempela ukungenisa izihambi zaseSouth futhi wahlukumeza ukuthi bathanda kangakanani ukuhlala nokusebenza e-resort. Ngenkathi iHorseshoe Bay i-posh, ayinamathele noma ayiqaphele okungenani. Ungalindela indawo enomndeni enobungane eningi le-Texas charm.
Indawo yokuhlala
I-Marriott : I-Horseshoe Bay Marriott ineamakamelo anguhhotela angu-385 nama-suites.
Ihhotela lithenga i-Lantana Bar & Grill ngaphezu kwesitolo sesipho, idesksi yokuvakasha, ideskithophu yezindlu, uhlelo lwe-concierge kanye nezingane kanye nokunakekela izingane.
Amakamelo ayakhazimula futhi angenabala, kodwa ahlotshiswe ngendlela ehlelekile eyenza uzizwe ukhululekile. Zonke zinamafasitela aphansi kuya phezulu, eziningi zazo zibe nombono okhangayo we-resort.
Ngobusuku bami bokuqala eHorseshoe Bay, ngangihlala ekhoneni elilodwa ngombono ophawulekayo wolwandle nolwandle. Kwakugcwele futhi kukhululekile, ngokulala okunethezeka nokuhlala endaweni ehlukene enethelevishini. Ngangijabulela ukuhlala embhedeni nokuphumula njengoba ngangisendlini yami yokuphumula.
Amanzi aseHorseshoe Bay: Amanzi ayingqikithi yezinkampani zokunethezeka ezizimele ezikwazi ukuqasha izivakashi, njengoba iningi labaninikazi abahlali ehhotela ngesikhathi esigcwele uma kunjalo. I-condos eyodwa kuya kwezingu-ezintathu ziyizinga elilodwa elilodwa, elihlotshiswe ngokugcwele ngemishini yekhishi kanye namagajethi okugcwele, futhi ibe nama-balconi amakhulu, anikeziwe ngokugcwele (indawo engiyithandayo). Ziyindlela encane yokuhamba (noma ukuhamba okude) ukusuka ehhotela nakwezinye izinsiza kuleyo ndawo. Zinezinkampani zethelevishini eziphezulu ze-screen, ama-washers nama-dryers, neziteshi zokuzitholela.
Ngobusuku bami wesibili eHorseshoe Bay, sahlala emakamelweni amabili, ekamelweni lamabhati amabili e-The Waters. Kutholakala esiteji sokuqala futhi ngakwesokudla emanzini, kwakungokwemvelo futhi kuhlotshiswe kahle - njengekhaya eliyisibonelo noma ifulethi lokunethezeka. Ikamelo elilodwa lalinombhede omkhulu wenkosi kanti elinye lalinamawele amabili. Imibhede yonke yayihlotshiswe ngezinye zokulala ezimhlophe futhi ezikhululekile kakhulu ezimhlophe engangizibonayo futhi indlu yokugezela yayinemisebenzi emihle kakhulu.
Kusuka ephasini elinikeziwe, ngithatha umbono omuhle futhi ngilalela amanzi aphuzayo. Ngangithanda nokuba nekhishi, okwangivumela ukuba ngilondoloze okusele ekudleni ezindaweni zokudlela noma ukwenza ukudla okulula. I-patio yayinezinyosi, nakuba ngeshwa angizange ngithole ithuba lokuyisebenzisa.
I-Paseo Vacation Apartments: Esiseduze nehhotela yizindawo zokuhlala ze-Paseo, eziyizikhwama eziqashisayo ezivela ekamelweni elilodwa kuya ezindlini zokulala ezintathu. Zifaka imishayo emanzi, amakhishi aphelele, nezindawo ezihlukene zokuhlala, futhi zithandwa imindeni edinga isikhala esengeziwe.
Ukudlela
Ngenxa yokuthi ukudla okuncane kakhulu edolobheni laseHorseshoe Bay ngokwalo, i-resort ineziphuzo eziningi zokuphuza nezindawo zokudlela ezihambele izivakashi zayo kanye nezakhamuzi. Ngezinyanga zasehlobo, i-Yacht Club Grill ne-Yacht Club Pool Bar zivulekele ukudla okudabukisayo kwamachibi nokuphuza.
I-Yacht Club eyinkimbinkimbi yindawo yokudlela ye-anchor ye-resort futhi iye yahlala iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30. I-Y Bar ne-Bar e-Whitewater yizindawo ezimbili ezimnandi zokubamba iziphuzo ebusuku. I-Cap Rock Bar & Grill inikeza ukudla kwasekuseni nokudla kwasekuseni futhi i-Slick Rock Bar & Grill inemibono encane engavamile.
I-Lantana Bar & Grill yindawo yokudlela eMarriott. Noma ubani angadla eLantana, kodwa kufanele ube yisigungu sezivakashi noma ilungu leqembu ukuze udle kunoma iyiphi enye indawo. Ungaphuthelwa i-Lantana's killer Cobb isaladi ukugoqa kanye ne-trout kanye ne-breakfast buffet engcono kakhulu.
Sasidla isidlo sethu sokuqala e-Yacht Club, indawo yokudlela yonyaka we-resort ehlinzeka ngombono omuhle weLake LBJ. Saqala nge-brie ethosiwe, enziwa uju kanye ne-crostini, kanye nama-tuna tartare tacos nge-red caviar phezulu ne-tofu tacos ethosiwe.
I-escargot ne-carrot ehlanzekile i-sweete nayo iyathandwa lapha, nakuba ayengekho kimi. Ukungena kwami, ngangine-halibut enama-almond-crusted, eyayinamandla, enomsoco futhi enambitheka. Kwakukhonzwa phezu kombhede we-risotto ocebile futhi ocebile. Isivakashi sami sibeke umlenze-iso, okwakuyisayizi weplate yakhe futhi kuphekwe ekupheleleni. Indawo yokudlela isesakhiweni esifanayo ne-Y Bar, esasiyiqaphele yayigcwele abanikazi be-classy benesikhathi esihle.
I-Cap Rock Grill enye indawo yokudlela enhle e-resort, enekhishi evulekile kanye ne-vistas enhle esuka emgodini ophakathi kwamabili. Ngokwe-appetizer yethu, sasidinga ukufa ngenxa ye-queso dip ne-avocado eyayihlanganiswa kanye nama-chips e-tortilla aminyene futhi aqoqayo aphekwe endlini. Amaphuzu amnandi kakhulu ekudleni kwakuyi-pie ye-peanut butterfly ehlahliwe ne-chocolate topping kanye ne-chome pie lime pie.
Kubantu abaGoli:
Uma uthanda igalofu, uzoba ezulwini eHorseshoe Bay. I-Golf Magazine okuthiwa yiHorseshoe Bay enye yezindawo ezihamba phambili zegalofu eMelika ukuze zifunde izifundo zayo zegalofu zokuqhuma kwezemidlalo ezingu-18, uSlick Rock, Ram Rock, ne-Apple Rock, eyakhiwe nguRobert Trent Jones, uSr. Ram Rock. izifundo zegalofu ezinzima kakhulu eTexas, kuyilapho iSlick Rock ilula kakhulu. Ungathola igalofu nesigqoko e-Cap Rock nase-Slick Rock Pro Shops.
Ukuhamba okufishane okuvela ehhotela kungu-Whitewater, okuyi-18-hole yokubeka ama-hole angu-18 okuyi-hole ebeka inkambo engama-72. Yenziwe utshani wangempela waseBermuda futhi unezimpophoma endleleni. Uma unenhlanhla, uzobona amanye ama-flamingos.
Ezinye izinsiza eziphawulekayo:
Izizathu ezizungeze le ndawo zihlelwe kahle ngezinto eziningi zokugcina izakhamuzi nezivakashi zixakekile. Eceleni kwedamu kuyishubhu eshisayo, esincane ngokwanele ukulingana nabantu abangu-27. Amadwala amade kulo lonke libukeka njengezinkuni ezifuthiwe kanti ezinye zinezithombe zamasayizi ezethusi ezenziwe ngaphezulu kwazo. Kubonakala sengathi ulwandle oluncane lwama-mythological!
Eduzane yilaba elincane elithandwayo elisolwandle olwandle olumhlophe eduze nolwandle. Abantu abadala bangahlala ezindaweni zokudoba kanye nezingane ezingadlala eTurtle Beach, indawo ehambelana nezingane. Emkhatsini wekhoneni yindawo yokutshala umsebenzi, umugqa omkhulu wokhula oluhlaza olusetshenziselwa izinhlelo ezihlelelwe izingane unyaka wonke.
Isikhungo Sokuzivocavoca sase-Bayside sihlanganisa zonke izinhlobo zemishini ongayidinga, ne-televisions kuwo wonke ama-trailer. I-Horseshoe Bay nayo inezinkantolo eziyishumi nambili zezintambo, kuhlanganise nezinkantolo zokuqala zezintambo kulelizwe ezizoklanyelwe ngqo izingane kuze kube ngu-10. Le ndawo yokuhlala ine-marina enkulu lapho ungakwazi ukuqasha ama-Waverunners, izikebhe ze-Cobalt nezinye ezihlukahlukene eziphezulu izikebhe kanye namanzi.
I-Bayside Spa yendawo yokubhuka inikeza izivakashi igumbi lokumelana, amakamelo okushisa nama-saunas owomile, kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokwelashwa kwe-spa, njengokuncelisa umzimba nokuzikhandla.
Enye yezinsiza eziyingqayizivele kunazo zonke ze-Horseshoe Bay Airport neJet Centre. Inesakhiwo esiphelele esinezivakashi zokunethezeka ezingaphezu kwezingu-6,000-foot, okuyinto yezindiza ezinkulu ezizimele ezikuTexas. Kunezinye izindlu zangasese eduze nesikhumulo sezindiza ezinama-hangars azo, ezibukeka njengezigaraji ezinkulu ezinamathele endlini. Lesi yisikhathi sokuqala ngiye ngakubona into enjalo, futhi kuyibona ngempela! Uma ungenayo i-jet yakho yangasese ukuze uqhubekele phambili, ungakwazi ukuhamba ne-Air Horseshoe, okuyinto yesevisi ye-jet charter.
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