We first discovered Tropical Hideaway as parents with young children. We were drawn to the quiet cove, the sandy beach and other amenities. While we love all the Highland Lakes, the cove felt more peaceful and frankly, a great place for vacations both with the kids and without! These days we spend as much time with the grandkids there as we can manage. Working hard to provide non-tech experiences. Teaching the kids to fish, kayak and enjoy the stars at night. That said - we have Wifi and cable TV too!
The location is perfect. Roughly and hour from San Antonio and Austin. When we can we like to work from the condo...and sneak swim breaks in when we can. I particularly like our Unit, while it is in the older, original building - I enjoy the over sized deck so much! For me, it is about sneaking out there with a cup of coffee before anyone else wakes up and watching the sunrise and the baby deer play, along with the occasional fox My husband likes to watch the sunset, and star gaze. Many claim to have seen the recently declassified TR_3Bs, rumors say a base is close by. Shhh..don't tell I said so - maybe you can have a lucky sighting too!
Granite Shoals is a bit of a mash-up of a town. Posh lake side homes, small newer retirement homes and trailer homes...we have it all. A true diamond in the rough but I like how all seem to get along. Up and coming area.
If you have a boat, you will want to visit the sand bar hangout, created for us in the freak flood of 2018 Llano River. Everybody will enjoy a visit to Boat Town, or Historic Down Town Marble Falls. Our fishing is the bomb and many Bass Tournaments are held out here.
We are a great jumping off place for many Central Texas Hill Country activities. Buchanan Dam, Enchanted Rock, Fredericksburg, Golfing our many area wineries, Long Horn Caverns, Spider Mountain, adventure parks. There is ample opportunity for learning experiences...see our Guidebook for more ideas