We were spending the night just to get away. I looked at several other properties where I could use my award points, but in the end selected the Inn of the Hills.

The lobby area was very attractive but once you got past that the old hotel/motel smell hits you. I had selected one of the loft (Junior suite) rooms that you get to with the winding staircase in the lobby. 20 years ago the room may have been really nice, I like the loft area with the king size bed. But the rest is threadbare and bare bones. The one window looks out to the roof and the AC units. The analog TV is maybe a 23" - maybe. The AC unit on the window wall left us too warm or too cold at various points in the night. The couch had matching burn marks on both kitchens and the paint on the bannisters and railings going up to the loft had a lot of chips in them.

It said the place was under renovation. It appeared almost empty while we were there, I guess they didn't have a renovated room available.

We had drinks in the bar before going to dinner - timed for Happy Hour and we were the only ones there and enjoyed several nice $3 mixed drinks.

The buffet breakfast this morning was certainly better than the normal free hotel breakfast - and parts of it were ok. The eggs were old and dry as were the hashbrowns - I had a couple of bites and put them aside in favor of a biscuit with cream gravy, The banana was good! We were the only ones eating in that part of the restaurant yet I had to go out in the lobby to get a second cup of coffee because the waitress was busy doing other stuff.

I see no reason to ever go back.

My family and I stayed here for 2 days. We requested the remodeled rooms which were very nice. Right outside our room was a small play area and a tennis/basketball court. Our kids had a great time. The beds were super comfy!!! The only reason I didn't give this a 5 was because the walls/ ceilings were not the slightest sound-proof. But, the quality room far outweighed that one little problem. Great place!!! Very affordable!!

We picked this hotel because it was close to the start of our Texas Hill bike route.
The rooms are good size and the price is just right.

My boyfriend and I stayed here for New Year's Eve after riding the Three Sisters. The hotel is large, comfortable, very nice lobby...gives you the feeling of a mountain lodge. I had requested an updated room, which we were given. The rooms are dated as far as set-up goes - a 60's motor inn, but the room we were in had updated interior. The only complaints I have about the room is that there just isn't enough space to have the oversized chairs AND table by the window. I realized they wanted to upgrade with nice oversized chairs, but there just isn't enough space for that plus two beds. My other complaint is the number of outlets, but I know there isn't much they can do about that. They didn't have as many gadgets 40 years ago as we do now, so you're limited to charging in the sink area since the only outlets are behind the beds and are taken up by laps and alarm clock. We went to the pub for New Year's Eve and had a good time with the live band, but I must say the drinks are pretty watered down. I definitely didn't get that "feel good" feeling even after four drinks. We were given vouchers for a free breakfast and it was definitely not a continental breakfast. They have everything you could want for breakfast, including an omelette station.

I would definitely recommend this place for a weekend in the hill country. Nice, clean, comfortable, but don't expect it to have the look of a brand new hotel built in the last few years.