"El Castell" on the Llano River (Cabins C + D)

Entire home in Castell, Texas

  1. 12 guests
  2. 4 bedrooms
  3. 7 beds
  4. 4 baths
Rated 4.88 out of 5 stars.
Hosted by Castell Land Company
  1. Superhost
  2. 5 years hosting

Listing highlights

Self check-in

Check yourself in with the keypad.

Peace and quiet

This home is in a quiet area.

Dedicated workspace

A room with wifi that’s well-suited for working.
Experience the heart of the Texas Hill Country at "El Castell" in our large riverfront-facing luxe cabins.

Step outside to swim in the river, cast a fly, or simply relax under wide Texas Hill Country skies. Just across the street, the iconic Castell General Store serves cold beers and one of the best burgers in Texas.

River swims, area hikes, fly fishing, rockhounding, area hiking, exploring our quaint and quirky town await!

The space
If you are looking for a quiet remote place to get away, this is the place! Bring your bikes, kayaks (or you can rent ours!), fly rods/fishing poles and relax + enjoy. We are located across the street from the Castell General Store so make sure you drop into and get yourself a cold beer and 3/4 lb burger (Best Burger in Texas, promise!). They jokingly call it "Luckenbach by the Llano River" according to an article written by Texas Monthly...so come for a few days or longer and really decompress, relax and breathe in the beautiful Texas Hill Country air or watch shooting stars streak across the sky.

With this booking, you will have access to the entire 2-acre property on the Llano River which includes our beautiful Llano River waterfront.

Bed breakdown for each Cabin is as follows:

★ Cabin C -- 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths: The Master bedroom has 1 King bed
with a private bathroom and the Guest bedroom has 1 Queen
bed + a pullout couch (Queen) in the living room.
★ Cabin D -- 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths: The Master bed has 1 King bed with a
private bathroom and the Guest bedroom has 1 Full bed + 1
bunk bed where the bottom bed is a Full bed and the top bed is a
Twin bed)

DISH Network is also provided on 6 TVs in each cabin + bedroom or login into your favorite online streaming app with all-new Smart TVs.

El Castell is located along the river, but also in the town of Castell, population only 6 :)

Open Wednesday thru Sunday, the bar at the Castell General Store rocks and rolls as the friendly locals have many stories and jokes to tell. So, don't be a stranger and join 'em!

Welcome Home!

P.S. We do have 6 different combinations of lodging so if you would like to look at different options you can contact us, visit our Insta @castellcabins, website at castellcabins.com, or try searching again on Airbnb:

★ El Castell: Cabin A+B+C+D (Sleeps 16+)
★ El Castell: Cabin A (Sleeps 2+)
★ El Castell: Cabin B (Sleeps 2+)
★ El Castellito: (Sleeps 10)
★ El Castell + Castellito: (Sleeps 26+)

Guest access
The day of check-in you will receive information from Airbnb which will include:
Property address | Door code and instructions | 24 HR on-call email/phone.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions for the duration of or stay :)

Other things to note
Don't forget that you can rent Kayaks or Bikes through us for the entirety of your stay!

Just go to the heading "Experiences" on our website @ castellcabins

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

River view
Waterfront
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace

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4.88 out of 5 stars from 40 reviews

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Where you’ll be

Castell, Texas, United States
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Neighborhood highlights

If you get one chance to show someone what Texas is all about, you go to the Texas Hill Country. But the Hill Country is a 25-county region, far too large to see in one day. So you’ve got to focus on the best part of the Hill Country, Castell Texas. It’s isolated. There’s a river for fishing or kayaking, and the landscape is in pristine condition. It’s the water, the wildlife, the wide-open spaces, the hills, and the granite. And it’s all in Castell, on the Llano River.

The Llano River is a spring-fed stream of the Edwards Plateau and is widely known for its scenic beauty and home to the Guadalupe Bass, the Texas state fish. Sometimes referred to as the "Texas Trout" because of its fondness for faster flowing water and its fighting ability when hooked. (TPWD also stock 2500+ Rainbow trout in the winter months).

The stone here is scientifically proven to be older than the dinosaurs and you can’t help but feel a recharge from what is referred to as the Llano Uplift. An ancient geological phenomenon where many Native Americans chose to settle and later a group of Germans called the society of freethinkers. To this day, some of the descendants reside in the area.

At night, you’ll get distracted by shooting stars as you stare into the middle of the Milky Way. And although maybe seven people live there, you’ll feel right at home at the Castell General Store. And, when you have to show someone your ideal version of Texas, tell them you’re going to Castell. And when they ask, “What’s Castell?”, you don’t have to tell them anything. Show them your pictures of the river in a canoe or kayak and then end the day in rocking chairs under the sky.

That will be your answer.

P.S. Castell now has the distinction of being the oldest surviving settlement in Llano County.

Meet your host

Superhost
273 reviews
4.81 out of 5 average rating
5 years of hosting
I'm obsessed with: Llano River sunsets and cold plunges
Speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 3:00 PM
Checkout before 11:00 AM
12 guests maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Carbon monoxide alarm