Spettacolare vista sulle montagne. (Piccola cabina)

I just wanted to clarify that there is a road up to my ranch it's just rocks and dirt. An- Marie and Walter are adventurers and they had the vehicle to prove it but you can make it here in your Honda. One of my vehicles is a vintage 1990 Cadillac Allante convertible sports car and it makes it just fine. An-Marie and Walter are the type of people we like to see coming to the Big Bend, They get it! You know the appreciation of the views and respecting the land and the animals. Any host would be lucky to have them as guests. I'll look forward to their return.

It was a real pleasure having Jenn and Kennedy here. It's always encouraging to me when young people come here and love the animals more than their cell phone. I have a feeling that Kennedy is missing Tarantula Ranch tonight more than she missed the mall while she was here. Am I right? Thanks for making my week! Curt

To Donald and/or any potential guest, the property owner/host does not collect or have the ability to collect or refund a damage deposit yet i am being penalized on this site for something i have no control over. I called vrbo/homeaway and they say a traveler review can not be removed. The only option the host has is to write a response. Now in the interest of full disclosure and fairness to vrbo/homeaway I called vrbo and was told Donald was sent his refund within seven days of check out.The only power a property owner has in the matter of refunding a damage deposit is to inform vrbo of damage to their property and therefore keeping the guests deposit to help pay for damages. I have been in this business for over eight and one-half years and i have never had a guest lose their damage deposit. I've been blessed with really nice guests. Thank you

This guest never stayed on property# 1283391 as she stated. Also I do not own a mule. It is because of people like this that I don't randomly give out a code to just anyone. What I do is give VERY DETAILED directions over the phone weeks or days before check in along with a list of 23 items to bring that hopefully makes your stay more comfortable. Then I have the guests call me either from Alpine, Texas and tell me what time they leave (one-hour and fifteen minutes away) or Terlingua, Texas (45 minutes away) and I personally Meet them at the front gate, THEN I give them the combination to the lock, show them how things work and check them in. I am a very "hands on" host. All guests are told by me that there is limited cell service here in the Big Bend, very few gas stations and we don't recommend using a GPS.

They told me the reason the cabin was hard for them to find was they left my VERY DETAILED directions at home. "The doctor" forgot to bring the directions with them on their trip. Also she complained that there were no linens in the cabin. She is correct. It is listed on my web site that because of covid-19 I am having my guests bring their own sheets, pillows, blankets to slow the spread of covid -19. In addition to the linens information on the internet "the doctor" was given a list of 23 items to bring to make their stay more comfortable and sheets are on that list as well. "The doctor" says it was dusty and had no mats on the floor. There probably is dust in all of the cabins here in the Big Bend Of Texas. This is a desert and in my particular case it is also a ranch and I leave the windows open between guests to air it out. I can't tell you how many laughs my colleagues and I have had when a tourist complains about dust, the sun, the unpaved roads and the heat. TRY AND READ MY LIPS....... YOU ARE COMING TO "THE CHIHUHUAN DESERT WILDERNESS BACKCOUNTRY" SO YES THERE IS GOING TO BE DUST. "The doctor" states there were no mats on the floor she was correct again. Only a third world country would cover a floor with a mat. I noticed she wasn't telling the whole truth in this instance, you see even though I don't have a "mat" for you to stand on, I do have a $200.00 hand woven Southwestern rug on that floor and five hand woven wallhangings on the walls. The "doctor" said we had a creaky bathroom, you probably didn't know but alot of the vacation rentals have no indoor plumbing. They advertise saying "just a short four mile drive to a bathroom and shower". "The doctor" said the host(me) didn't care what the cabin looked like. I care about my cabins and so do 98% of my guests just look at the honest reviews. When I started my business in September of 2011, I was cabin number 9 on VRBO. Now there are probably 500 to 1000 vacation rentals in the area so there are plenty of rentals as long as you book in advance. People like my place because it is a remote ranch with no neighbors, no traffic, great star gazing, spectacular mountain views, a deck that hangs out over our west cliff, a hot tub, wifi, satellite tv with movies, a/c, heat, indoor plumbing and as of this writing it is the least expensive in the area. "The doctor" says she "couldn't go anywhere in the night". I don't see why not, unless you are afraid of the dark.