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Historic Railroad Hotel and Bed & Breakfast in Llano Texas
Historic Railroad Hotel / B&B in Llano Texas
End of the line for the historic Austin and Northwestern Rail Line!
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This early 1900's built historic Railroad Hotel was the end of the line for the Austin and Northwestern Rail Line. The front of the Dabbs Hotel was the Texas Frontier - to go further west, it was necessary to switch over to Wells Fargo Stage-Coach for the trip into Indian Territory! The original floor plans, service and menus have been recreated as they were in 1907.
Dabb's Railroad Hotel crew standing on the train! |
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The last standing railroad hotel on the Llano River — the "Texas Frontier," the hotel has had guests like Bonnie & Clyde. This is a historical gem, located next to the Railroad Depot at the center of a revitalization project, and is walking distance to historic areas and short drives to Texas Hill Country attractions.
Clyde Barrow, standing behind new Ford V8, in front of one of their favorite hideaways - Dabb's Railroad Hotel. |
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The Dabbs Hotel has 11 rooms, sleeps up to 30 people and has three bathrooms. This hotel is a haven for people wanting to leave the busy world behind. Many guests who stay here once come back over and over again. Llano Texas has a quiet charm that is addictive. You can almost hear the world slowing down as you get near the Llano River. The Dabbs Railroad Hotel and Bed & Breakfast gives guests a place to sit back and enjoy nature, a little bird watching from classic metal lawn chairs - or relax and watch the sun set over the river. The possibilities of this historic property are many.
Popular amenities of the hotel include:
- Moonlight swims in the lagoon down by Red Rock.
- Refreshing hydra massages beneath the waterfalls.
- Raise the bedroom window and drift off to sleep with a cool river breeze across the bed.
- After sunset walks down the tracks to the old spooky train bridge
and lie on your back to
watch the Milky Way and falling stars.
- Crackling fires on the beach with roasted marshmallows, s'mores and ghost stories.
- Romantic winter strolls along the river and arrive back to a hot bowl of homemade soup and another log on the fire.
- Texas western tradition and recipes are carefully preserved in every meal
with cast iron skillets and the sweet smoke of mesquite wood.
- Dinner is served in traditional southern style of "AII you can eat"
and prepared in the true chuck wagon and trail-drive styles.
Dabbs Railroad Hotel
- Owner: Gary Smith "Man at his Best" - Esquire Magazine 1998
- One of 50 Heavenly Weekend Escapes - Outside Magazine 2003
- Top Ten Things to Do - Austin-American Statesman 1997
- Winner in the Best of Austin Awards - Austin Chronicle Editors Poll 1992
- Best Accommodations (Day Trip) - Austin Chronicle Readers Poll 1991
- Best Bed & Breakfast - Austin Chronicle Readers Poll 1990
- The Best of "Small Town Texas" - Texas Monthly Magazine
An excursion train from Llano to Kingsland to Austin Texas is in the works and future plans call for a route from Llano to the Austin airport. The area is ready to explode - great tourism opportunities for this Texas frontier historic landmark hotel.
Would you like to learn more about the Dabbs Hotel and it's history? Check out these links:
www.only-zuul.com/dabbs/dabbs1.htm
www.dabbshotel.com/
www.llanotx.com/DabbsHotel.html
www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2001-05-11/xtra_roundup2.html
Financial information available to qualified buyers.
Contact us today for more information and details.
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