GRUENE MANSION BASKET SPECIALS: Texas Romance Basket: $69.00. Bottle of Wine, Wine Glasses. Chocolates Seasonal Fruit. Honeymoon Basket: $45.00. A chilled bottle of champagne. A set of crystal champagne flutes. Chocolate covered strawberries. Guadalupe River Basket: $49.00. Arizona Tea and Soft Drinks. Gruene Mansion Bottled Water. Guadalupe River (Chocolate) Rocks. Luxury Wafers Salty Snack Mix. Texas Smoked Sausage. Spa Bath Basket: $55.00. Luxury Bubble Bath Bath Sponge. Aromatherapy Body Lotion Mist. Bath Pillow Rubber Ducky. Let us know the special things you want. Priced accordingly! For an additional $40, we can add a bouquet of fresh flowers to any of these unique baskets. FLY FISHING SPECIAL: Buy a Gruene Mansion Inn room for two nights at regular price and receive a $50 gift certificate to Gruene Outfitters. While spending the $50 gift certificate, Gruene Outfitters can provide you with: Information about guided fishing tours on the Guadalupe. An attractive inventory of quality fishing gear. Access to fly-fishing instruction. Unique outdoor apparel and gear. Offer valid for Sunday through Thursday nights only, January 7, 2007 through March 1, 2007. AT THE TIME OF RESERVATION, mention that you are requesting the Fly-Fishing Special (no exceptions to this requirement). This offer is not valid with any group stays or any other specials or offers. This offer is good with any room. ESTROGEN GETAWAY: The girls' weekend away from routines and others' agendasenjoy Gruenes charm, lively music, food you dont have to cook, shopping, and a spa-terrific outing. Componentsprices for one person. Here's what you get: Two nights lodging (double occupancy) without an alarm. Complimentary breakfast each morning. Lunch at the famous River House Tea Room. Dinner at the Gristmill Restaurant next door. Massage, facial, and manicure at White Crane Massage and Spa. Time to talk, giggle and wiggle. For only: (When you book 14 days in advance). $445 + Tax / person on weekends. $395 + Tax / person, Sunday through Thursday nights www.whitecranemassageandspa.com for more spa services, including couples massages. Our customers have been pleased with the level of service provided by White Crane Massage and Spa. GIFT CERTIFICATE: Surprise and delight your family and friends with a Gift Certificate from the romantic and historic Gruene Mansion Inn! Select the number of nights for your Gift Certificate. Prices range from $159 - $245 per night, breakfast included. Purchase the gift certificate by phone or email with a MC or Visa number (with the expiration date, name on the card, and credit card billing address). Information needed on the Gift Certificate: Name of Recipient Person Purchasing the Gift Certificate. We send the Gift Certificate (along with a Pedestrian Guide for Gruene and a Gruene Mansion Inn Brochure) to you or directly to the Recipient. The Recipient calls at their leisure to make the reservation.

The Great Depression and the Boll Weevils came and went leaving the town abandoned like a neglected antique in the attic of Texas history. Sleeping no more, Gruene is alive with the spirit of adventure, commerce and history. On a back road between San Marcos and New Braunfels near the banks of the Guadalupe River rests the community of Gruene, Texas. The whole town is a historical landmark registered with the prestigious National Registry of Historic Places. Founded over a hundred hears ago by Ernst and Antoinette Gruene from Hannover, Germany, the town was once an important way station between Austin and San Antonio. It served as a stage stop for the Brown and Tarbox Stage Coach Lines for years; then in 1900 it was a station stop for two railroads. The town prospered at the turn of the century through cotton production. The cotton gin, general store and grist mill hummed with business until the boll weevil and the great depression virtually emptied the town. After years of silence and neglect the town came back to life. By 1977 a saddle factory, winery (since closed), dance hall and numerous shops opened attracting neighbors and tourists alike.Ironically, if the town hadn;t been abandoned for so long it probably wouldn;t be worth going to today. As a designated historical landmark all of the buildings in town are being restored to their original condition. There are some excellent examples in Gruene of 19th Century Victorian and mid-century German colonial buildings. To get a real feel for what;s happening in Gruene you should spend a long afternoon and visit many of the other flourishing businesses around the downtown area. Gruene Hall, built as a saloon by H.D. Gruene in the 1880s is a major attraction on the weekends for some live country music. Such notable musicians as Jerry Jeff Walker, Lyle Lovett, and George Strait began their careers there playing on the weekends. Also, Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis and The Dixie Chicks have held center stage at;The Oldest Dancehall in Texas;. Next to the dance hall is a restaurant in the building that was once the grist mill. Today, The Grist Mill Restaurant makes a most unusual place for dining. The atmosphere is literally open air. You can relax at their full bar, enjoy beautiful patio dining and buy a t-shirt to commemorate the visit. Text ©2002 Ira Kennedy. Reprinted by permission. For more click on

Weary of the same sterile meeting room experience? Looking for something different? Then come to the Gruene Mansion Inn and be transformed by the casual yet professional, slower yet effective, and fun yet productive atmosphere. If your group numbers 5-20 folks, we can provide the environment that you have been hoping to find…. A meeting room that charms, relaxes, and invigorates. Continuous break service with snacks that say Wow! Wireless high speed internet access. A/V equipment that includes video projection. Meal service, in the meeting room or in a dining room. 31 sleeping rooms, each with private bath and private entrance. 50 paces to Texas-famous Gruene Hall. 217 paces to the Gruene Bridge on the Guadalupe River. Water recreation activities like fly-fishing, kayaking, toobing. Eclectic shopping. Five restaurants within a two minute walk. In a town that has gently resisted change since 1872. Contact us for more information and availability. frontdesk@gruenemansioninn.com or 830-629-2641

The Gruene Mansion Inn Bed Breakfast is located near New Braunfels, Texas in the historic community of Gruene. Sitting on the banks of the Guadalupe River, and adjacent to Gruene Hall (the oldest continuously running dance hall in the state), the Gruene Mansion Inn offers you the opportunity to enjoy lodging in the most uniquely Texas-experience in high style. After settling in to your accommodations, you can dance in Gruene Hall, float the Guadalupe, shop downtown Gruene (serious antiques, clothes, handmade furniture and pottery, Texas gifts, home furnishings: the selection is enormous), dine in five different restaurants, and just soak up the soul of Texas without moving your carand did we mention the incredible climate of the Hill Country? The Gruene Mansion Inn has captured the drama and historical flair of Henry D. Gruenes Victorian home and complimentary buildings in this premier Texas Bed and Breakfast. Not only is the property listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but it is also designated a Texas Historic Landmark. Why stay in a hotel when you can sleep in Texas history? Grand River Lodge River View. Bluebonnet Lodge River View. Check out the Estrogen Package

GRUENE ATTRACTIONS: Gruene, Texas offers a wide variety of nearby recreation, tourism, and educational activities for folks of all ages. Check out the links below to plan your stay at Gruene Mansion Inn. GRUENE ATTRACTIONS: Historic District of Gruene. Gristmill Restaurant. Smiling Eyes Photography. Rockin R River Rides. NEW BRAUNFELS ATTRACTIONS: Wurstfest Association. Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resorts. Natural Bridge Caverns. Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch. Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture. Dry Comal Creek Vineyards. McKenna Children's Museum. White Crane Massage and Spa. REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS: San Marcos Factory Shops. Historic Accommodations of Texas. Tourin' Texas Monthly Newsletter. For more information on the above attractions please visit the attractions page at the. New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce Web Site. For links to Gruene's area attractions click

A Family room overlooking the Guadalupe River. View:River Beds:Queen + Daybed-Trundle + Full in loft Occupancy (Max): 4 (6) Notes:The large room (vaulted ceiling) has a daybed/trundle plus a sink, small refrigerator, and microwave. The back bedroom has a queen bed. The open loft has a full bed. The bath has a claw foot tub w/shower. The price is for up to four people. There is a $25 charge/each for the fifth and sixth person ($10 for child under 18)

This entry was posted on Monday, September 4th, 2006 at 10:43 am and is filed under. You can follow any responses to this entry through the. 5 Responses to;Welcome to the Good News Blog; August 20th, 2007 at 11:06 pm pat hazlewood Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation. August 20th, 2007 at 11:05 pm Just looking at your website brought back beautiful memories. Back in the late 80s I stayed in the Mansion. I owned a B B then Hazlewood House in Galveston. Later we stayed in the breesway, I think it was just completed. The later we stayed in an unfinished cottage about a block away that wasnt complete but we offered to put the bed together. then another time the Corn Crip was available for 1 night because the band guy stayed there one night so it was avail. for Sat. Then, gosh, must have been abou t 1990 I stayed in a two story room, I think the hay loft. All were delightful experiences. ( Sunday Has was being completed then I believe) Now at 63 it brings a smile to my face to see the development of the Mansion. We are going to San Antonio to get away from hurricane Dean but now Dean is not coming. We already have our rooms in San Antonio but I was keeping my fingers crossed for an availability on Friday Aug 25th only one night. Ill call from San Antonio to check availability. Looks like a nice rock band at Greune Hall. I can just taste the ice cream sundae at Grist Mill now. Pat Hazlewood Galveston Texas. January 16th, 2008 at 5:09 am. I have never stayed at the mansion, but that will change in April when I will be there for my honeymoon;my fiance surprised me with 2 nights in the River view room! I hope to blog again after I get back. Right now I am currently stationed in Germany with my fiance, and we are both looking forward to coming home for the wedding (San Antonio)!!! April 21st, 2008 at 4:05 pm. This place is awesome! The room was great, the whole town was great. I will get back as soon as I can! April 24th, 2008 at 12:44 pm. Cecil, can;t wait to see you on April 29th coming back to celebrate the 2nd wedding anniversary. (can you believe it?). As you know the Mansion has been a place of heaven for us.. from our first visits to the engagement at the Gaust House in 2001! to the wedding on the steps in 2006. To any and everyone who has not visited the Mansion; it is a Must!! It is simply the best!! See you soon!! Valarie Tim. June 16th, 2008 at 1:38 pm. Just returned from another wonderful stay at the Gruene Mansion Inn. We had a great time - our room was wonderful and we really enjoyed the yummy breakfast in the Mansion. All the staff was very, very friendly and helpful. We will be back! Mail (will not be published) (required)

 Breakfast may be served in the room
 Central situation
 Conference and meeting room
 Credit cards accepted
 Hairdryer
 Ironing facilities
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Clock/radio
 Fridge
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 Patio, summer terrace
 Common room with a TV set