I booked the Crossbow Archery 1 hour shoot for my 24 year old son with some experience in the sport. The range had 3D foam animal targets...a white mountain goat at 80 yards, a red stag at 50 yards and a mountain goat at 40 yards. The range also had a wooden bench/table for shooters and or guests to sit on. His instructor, a very down to earth and laid-back guy, provided instructions on Crossbow use, safety instructions including loading the bolts, and removing them from the targets. The instructor offered to load the bolts if needed. The bow required a bit of site adjustment and precise loading, however once it was set up, my son was very proficient and really had alot of fun. For those looking for a new activity, we would recommend giving this a try.

I had visite the Lajitas resort a few years ago and stayed in the main building. My recollection is that it was ok, no real issues. My recent visit was not ok. They have a number of buildings they can put you in. We were put in the Calvary Post building, across the street from the main building. The outside of the building and grounds were nicely kept. The room was not. It was in bad shape, like a worn out Motel 6. Cracked caulking, wood resin bleed thru paint, wall in bathroom looked terrible. The bed was nice. There was no wifi and both ATT and Verizon had an only 1 bar signal. Now they claim that they don't advertise that they have wifi, but what hotel in these days and times doesn't have it. If you go into the main building and only a few feet from it you can get a signal. Since many people work when on vacation and in general need to keep in contact with others, not having wifi is inexcusable. At minimum they should state on the website they only have it in limited areas. Everyone at the building we were in that we talked to complained about it. The dinner was another disaster, both nites we were there. The first night we ordered very simple plates, and it took over an hour to get our food. The next night it was over 40 minutes. We talked with a small business group and one night they went in for dinner they did not get food after 2 hours and left. If you need to stay connected to the world, do not stay here. They do have some great ziplines.

We stayed here one night on our way to Big Bend, in a Standard King on the second floor. Like many of this historic hotels in that region, there was no elevator, but at least the people at the front desk jumped to help us lug our suitcases up the long flight of stairs. The place was older than I thought it would be, but our room was fine and our wifi worked. The bed and shower were good and there was a TV (another thing not every historic hotel has). However, the experience was marred by the location of the bed, which was in direct line with the AC vent. Despite calling maintenance, there was just no way to adjust it without closing the vent entirely. So, since it was 95 degrees outside, we opted for a fitful night of cold air blowing on our heads. Also, the water out of the tap wasn't cold because, I was told, the pipes are above ground and on hot days (of which there are many), the water just doesn't get cold. No problem, though, because the front desk was happy to quickly send us more cold bottled water. The bar and restaurant were full on the Monday night and the atmosphere was lively and pleasant. However, do NOT get the crab cakes! They were like pureed crab meat shaped into patties and then deep fried! Ugh. The Ceasar salad was nondescript and the charcuterie plate unavailable because the truck hadn't come in that day. The tuna, chicken and fruit salads at the Mercado/Bakery were better. Our room was discounted because we booked a round of golf. The course was scenic and playable for even a high-handicapper like me. The only big problem was that there was no drinking water on the course (due to Covid), the restrooms only had hot water out of the tap, no cart girl came by with drinks, and they only gave us two bottles of water each for 18 holes. (Did I mention it was 95 degrees?) And, since the layout of the course never allows you to drive back past the golf shop to grab another bottle, we were stuck with what we had. When I mentioned my frustration to the pro at the end of our round, he - without hesitation - said he would refund our money. That was appreciated and certainly unexpected.