Spectacular Mountain Views.

Great family, I've been in this business for over fifteen and one-half years and they are definitely in the top one-percent of great guests.

Actually, this cabin sleeps 6 people. Regarding the roads in all of The Big Bend: We only have six paved roads in all of The Big Bend and three of those six roads are less than 27 miles long. One is ten miles long; one is 13 miles and the paved road that is The Ross Maxwell scenic drive is only 26 miles long. I told you that when you called for directions as I have all of my guests for the last 15 years when they call for directions. I may not have mentioned that I own seven vehicles, none of which is from the 21st century and three of those seven are not 4x4. One is a 1990 Cadillac Allante sports car, convertible, BRITE RED!!!! and it makes it just fine on these back country roads. Also, in my last fifteen years in this business I started keeping track of less than adequate vehicles after I realized 2% of the tourist were going to complain about the roads. I have had 24 Toyota prius electric cars here. They all made it here and were able to leave on check out day. I'm glad you enjoyed your time here as well as Maggie and myself. See you next time.

I did not mention that you must have high clearance in my property description and be good at off-roading because you don't need those things to get here. One of my former guests who loves it here has read reviews similar to this one and it makes his blood boil when they lie and embellish. He stated this in his first review. Re: The road, "anyone who has been driving for more than a day, the road should not be an issue." These things need to be pointed out. These individuals booked for six nights and seven days. If the road is described correctly by these guests, it poses these questions. How did they get here to check-in in the first place? How did they drive in and out for a week and then be able to check- out and get home to write this review? As I have said before, I am a retired high coach of 43 years in Texas and have had a lot of experience with immature people who are lying. I take this stuff seriously and I will find the truth. I have been in this business over ten and one-half years, as of last April I had the 23rd Prius electric car come down that road and I have never had anyone get stuck or break down. I own seven vehicles; none are from the 21st century. Three of them are Not 4x4. One is a 1950 Chevrolet sedan, the second one is a vintage 1990 Cadillac Allante sports car convertible, two - seater, BRITE RED!!! They make it just fine down my road. Now in the interest of full disclosure, the roads in the Big Bend are not smooth paved roads like the Santa Monica Freeway. They are Chihuhuan Desert Wilderness Back Country Roads and there are 1,200 miles of them and only three paved roads of any importance here in The Big Bend. Also, sometimes bad weather will have a negative effect on the roads but that's why you have me a long time local to advise you of road conditions. Regarding "should mention livestock", I have a rescue burro (donkey) and a rescue horse. Maggie the burro is mentioned twice. If fact she is the one that I advertise will interact with you. I mention the horse only once. She was abused in Mexico and just wants to stay away from humans like the folks who wrote this review. Yesterday I had three lovely young women check in driving some foreign car. They had read this review and informed me that thought my road was great and they were going to write a positive review about the road. You just have to drive slowly, if an animal has knocked a football size rock in the road just drive around it OR even better stop get out and move it.

If this person knew anything about reading comprehension, they would know what we describe on our web site is correct. We have two cabins, one sleeps 6 people, the other sleeps two. Two different parties can rent them separately or a group of 8 can rent both. That would give the party of 8 two bathrooms, four beds, (not three as he miscounted), (looks like he has a deficiency in arithmetic as well) two tv's, two indoor cooking spaces, just to name a few. We clean our cabins with a product that hospitals use called Medi-clean. It kills all germs including covid-19. Also, I would like to point out that The Big Bend is part of The Chihuahuan Desert Wilderness back country, so sand is just a part of life here. Having said that, the cabin was clean when they checked in and it was disgusting when I went into clean after they left. There was feces smeared on the toilet, toothpaste spit on the bathroom sinks, some sauce or gravy spilled on the stove and in the refrigerator and some form of rotten vegetable in the kitchen sink. Pictures: I do have two inexpensive pictures in one of the bedrooms, but I have very expensive hand Vovan wall hangings on the walls and handmade appliques from Peru worth over a thousand dollars total. In my opinion his idea of classy art must be a picture of Elvis painted on black velvet bought on Juares avenue in Juares, Mexico. In conclusion, as a retired coach/educator of 43 years I would be interested in what school district he attended. They're glaring deficiencies in reading comprehension, arithmetic, art appreciation and health. (surely you must know that feces stuck to the outside of the toilet can't be healthy). Courses in night school might help.

Let's start with the road. As one of my repeat guests stated in one of her reviews after reading negative reviews about the road and getting tired of poor drivers complaining about the roads in The Big Bend of Texas, she said " anyone that has been driving for more than a day, the road should not be an issue". I have been in this business for over eleven and one-half years. I have had 24 Prius electric cars come here so far and one electric minivan with seven people. I own seven vehicles; one is a 1950 Chevrolet two door coupe and the other is a vintage 1990 Cadillac Allante convertible sports car (BRITE RED) and they make it on our roads just fine. Just a heads up, there are only three paved roads in all of the Big Bend of any importance, and they can be 40 to 80 miles away from each other. Those three roads are US 385, Texas State Hwy 118 and Ranch Road 170. There are three other shorter roads. One is The Terlingua Ranch Road, it is 13 miles of pavement. Then there are two more paved roads in the Big Bend National Park, one is 26 miles of Ross Maxwell scenic drive pavement and the last one is 10 miles of pavement that takes you up to The Chisos Mountain Basin (the high country). AND THAT IS ALL THE PAVEMENT WE HAVE HERE! So, guess what kind of roads are between the paved roads? One Thousand and two -hundred miles of "back country roads" Face it, some people should have never been given a driver's license much less consider coming to the Chihuahuan Desert Wilderness Back Country. MY BURRO: HER name is Maggie and I love HER and so do all of my "normal" guests. SHE, like all of my animals here is a rescue. SHE has never damaged anyone's car in eleven- and one-half years in business. She does know how to open car doors and steal your "goodies" and she likes to walk inside the big cabin and have her picture taken with the guest. I've taken hundreds of "Maggie/guests" Christmas card photos inside the big cabin over the years. You won't see that at the Hyatt Regency!! After the photo -op and the guest unpack their car, I have the guests park their car in the corral (about a 30 second walk away so wildlife won't damage your vehicle and Maggie won't open your doors, hot wire your car and take it on a "joy Ride". lol Maggie has always been a big hit with everyone. Tarantula Ranch offers a unique experience for urban dwellers to experience wildlife up close and personnel and a friendly burro (donkey) who likes to visit people in their ecosystem. If you think you may have any DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) similar to the author of this review, please don't come to THE BIG BEND. If WIFI is the high point of your day you have missed the adventure that is THE BIG BEND!

I have friends who rent to tourist also and although we are competitors, one of the things we all agree on is a 4- star review is no better than a 1- star. We all work very hard to have nice, safe and clean accommodations for people who travel long distances to experience an "out back" wilderness area called The Chihuahuan Desert Back Country Wilderness and The Big Bend National Park. And of course, the roads are going to be rough in this ecosystem but not impassable. In 19 and 1/2 years I have had 24 Prius electric cars come here.This is not Trump Tower you are coming to. I think we do a pretty good job considering the remoteness. So, what does this person do? They complain about pictures of the inside. The inside of the cabin, which you said was cute, is like any other cabin. So that makes me wonder about the importance of inside photos since more than 99% of my guests come to experience what is OUTSIDE of the cabin. (That would be The Big Bend National Park.) You obviously never read my web site, or you would have known about bringing your own linens because of covid-19. You booked on Feb.26 2025. I sent you an email at that time to call me for directions. You finally called me from the road at 9:45 am on Ap.18,2025, YOUR CHECK IN DAY. I had made several phone calls to your voice mail saying to call me for directions and a list of things to bring. You did not prepare for this trip!! You also broke a chair, a knob to the gas stove and the tv remote.

I've noticed when my fellow competitors write a rebuttal to a negative review they generally start out by saying "thank you for letting me know" and /or "i am so sorry" etc.etc.I would do that also if i had wronged someone but so far after almost eight years in this business i can't remember that happening.(yet). The road is bumpy... BOO-HOO!! This traveler needs to be given some "bubble wrap"before coming to the Big Bend. I tell all of my guests that this is a Chihuhuan desert wilderness area. (it's on my web site) whether its my property or some of my friends/neighbors property who are competitors that rent their cabins to make a living.While we are on the subject of roads, i have been over this before I have written rebuttals on this subject before.... There are only 6 paved roads in the Big Bend.Three of those six roads are less than 30 miles in length. The rest of the roads are dirt roads, so brace yourself and don't come if you are going to whine.A few years ago a large ranch down here advertised "come to the Big Bend and drive 1100 miles of back country roads".You need to go to the Hyatt Regency in downtown Chicago on the corner of Wacker street and Michigan ave. if you want smooth roads. The cabins are rustic. having said that they all have real electricity,hot and cold running water, a/c and heat wi/fi, direct satellite tv with movie channals, a full functioning kitchen just to name a few, so i don't know what more to offer. Now regarding the burros... if you read the review just before this very negative review, you will notice they mentioned the burros were the highlight of their stay as do most of my guest. I'm really surprised this person wrote a review and how he would know anything about the burros or the cabin as they were only here about 8 hours. They checked in about 10pm went to bed and were gone by 8am.

DIFFICULT: THAT'S THE UNDERSTATEMENT!!! But not on my part. She starts by saying that the Arrival date: was Sun. Mar 23. She checked in on the 24th. It seems she doesn't own a clock or calendar. She didn't even know her check in date, yet she expects my fellow Americans to believe this drivel. The first time I tried to give her directions she seemed upset, so I said, "I'm going to let you go and compose yourself. Call me tonight so we can finish this". She didn't call. She had two months, (60 days) to call me for directions. You would think she could have found fifteen minutes in 60 days to call me for directions. When a guest books, I immediately send them an e mail saying, "call me for directions." I told her she didn't have to bring dishes as she could just buy paper plates after they landed. The linens are because of covid, to keep guests healthy. Lest we forget, our ancestors brought all of their belongings in an animal drawn wagon, Not on an air-conditioned jet with movies and Margaritas. Parking, navigating, long road: I have people park in the corral to keep their car safe, OH! and the walk to your car is only 30 seconds. Navigating: I don't know how that applies to anything. Your pilot had to navigate to get you to Texas. Long road: The road is 2 miles long; all ranches have long rough roads. Equipment in kitchen. She just lied about that. Everything in the kitchen works. And finally, no period at the end of your review.

Finally, after almost eleven years in this business with vrbo I got a one star review that was accurate and not a lie. The Chihuhuan Desert Wilderness can be inconvenient and unforgiving at times. Regarding unforgiving: The only problem I think Raul will have is if God reads this and thinks he only got one star for his storm.