Lake Austin Spa Resort

Lake Austin Spa Resort was great! The grounds are beautiful and serene. We were in a lake front room with a nice sitting area overlooking the lake. The food was excellent. The atmosphere was very friendly and informal with many people eating in their robes. It didn't feel crowded. The spa grounds are very nice and treatments were good. Our favorite activities were the aqua bootcamp and stretching classes. I got the best treatment of any kind ever from Monica who does aqua myofascial stretching treatment. It was painful but then I felt really good afterwards. I highly recommend the treatment.

Lake Austin is a great retreat if you are looking for a luxury wellness resort in a nice setting that's quaint, peaceful and low-key with all amenities and activities of a larger resort like Miraval and Canyon Ranch. It's small enough that you can walk to the dining room, pool, classes within a few minutes, but spread out enough with such a great river view and much more activities than a Mi Amo or that you get a feeling you're at a spacious retreat. I've been twice and would definitely go again. Pros: - Dining: The food was great, consistently high-quality meals with lots of options and loved being able to eat outside overlooking river. I am very picky and they fulfilled special requests no questions asked to swap out ingredients and different preparation. It would be great if they rotated the breakfast and dinner menus especially if you stay there longer but they do have nightly dinner specials, and menus have large variety for hotel that size. Would also like pick-up snack options mid-morning and mid-afternoon besides cookies since it's all-inclusive and you are doing a lot of activities. Spa has a huge buffet but if you don't want to go over there they could put their home-made granola bars besides just fruit outside dining room. - Class Variety: Great amount of options for smaller resort in terms of fitness classes, wellness lectures, hikes and night activities. Lots of water activities since it's right on river. - Pools: 2 huge indoor and outdoor pools. Heated indoor pool barn is amazing with great relaxing spa music that i used almost daily when classes were not in session. - Spa: Spa was nice size with everything you'd expect separately for men/women - pools, steam room, sauna, jacuzzi, seating areas and all the services I got (facial, massages, hydro mud circuit) were great. Food spread during day great. - Rooms: Typical garden rooms are nice size, with large bathrooms, large tub, great pillows, huge smart televisions, and decent closet space. You can't hear your neighbors or people walking on the path right outside. Rooms cleaned thoroughly daily. - Staff: Nick and Denis at the front desk with operations are amazing, and attempted to fulfill my individual requests and were always checking in with you and seeing how they can help. Zoey and Jimmy servers that were attentive and learned my likes and dislikes. Onyx at Spa was very knowledgeable and kind and helped accommodate my needs. Front desk staff and class instructors very friendly. - Location: It's about 50minutes from the Austin airport since it's on the river. It has amazing views and lovely to look at while dining or resting on hammock during day. Well-maintained property for the most part. - Gym: Great gym with great lake view with decent amount of upper and lower body machines, free weights, TRX, cardio equipment with tvs and lots of stretching and workout space. Only disappointment was that the reclining bike wasn't working during my stay. Cons: - Food Service: A lot of time if you sat outside for breakfast or lunch the servers would only take your order and bring food and you wouldn't see them otherwise. This is probably because they usually just have 2 servers which is not enough to cover all the tables inside and outside during peak times. - Class Repetition - Many days they would repeat class content even if the class name and description were different. This is deceiving as its clear they do this to look like they are offering a variety so that if you stay a week you dont have to repeat classes, but the instructors will do the same content from different classes. - Cleanliness: I had to keep telling operations to clean the pool as there was always a film of dead flies/gnats covering the top. The furniture and windows had some cobwebs. Again, a well-maintained and clean property for the most part but probably need more low-paid maintenance/crew to do the cleaning. - Spa Logistics: The changing areas logistically did not make sense - They had one very open room for changing with windows open to a seating area. Typically these areas are walled or sectioned a bit more so women are more comfortable changing in the open. The quiet service waiting area was lovely but they have the makeup room right next door instead of in the downstairs similar space so you would hear the people in the next room loudly talking while you were waiting for a service. Suggestion to swap where makeup/facials done. - Room Noise and Smell and Bedding: The roofs are tin so if you are a light sleeper like me you might be woken up by acorns falling from trees and squirrels or birds meandering. The area has a lot of skunks that spray and many late evenings/early mornings that was all i could smell in the room and kind of permeated throughout the property. The default duvet is pretty rough hard so they ended up using sheets instead which were very comfortable/high thread-count just wouldn't stay around the comforter if i moved too much. - Hikes: Since they do not have a lot of land or walking paths around the property, hiking is really the only activity they have in nature outside of the lake activities, but they only have 3 mile and 5 mile hikes (actual hiking time 1.5-2.5hrs) which seems crazy since the median age is 55 or so. They definitely need some shorter slower-paced hiking options for those that want to hike/be in nature but not go super fast or cant hike for so long or who want a more peaceful mindful walk in nature. Suggest 1 option that's slower and more mindful/grounding and a 2 mile option. Can rotate them daily or start the shorter hike 1hr earlier and do 2 hikes a day.

As a mom of two young kids and someone with a demanding job that constantly requires me to entertain and please others, I arrived at Lake Austin Resort feeling completely burnt out and wanting silence and alone time! This wellness retreat turned out to be exactly what I needed. From the moment I booked my stay, the staff was incredibly helpful and friendly. Upon arrival, I encountered a minor issue with my room, but the team promptly upgraded me to a private hot tub suite, which was a delightful surprise. The rooms are charming, and while I was worried once I got moved to my actual room which was smaller, i was just as happy as it featured a lovely outdoor seating with a stunning view of the lake that more than made up for it. The activities offered were a perfect blend of relaxation and rejuvenation. I enjoyed experiences like the flute and float, myofascial release in the water, yoga for hips, paddle board stretching, a scenic boat ride, and a soothing sound bath. Each activity was thoughtfully designed to help guests unwind and connect with themselves. I highly recommend booking a private session with Monica to focus on myofascial release! This was eye opening!! The spa services were exceptional. As someone who loves massage, I’ve experienced many, but the therapists here truly understood my body’s needs and addressed them with expertise. It was one of the best massages I’ve ever received. Although I initially didn't come for the food, it turned out to be a highlight of my stay. Each meal was healthy yet bursting with flavor, and I often felt like I was indulging in my own personal "Eat Pray Love" journey with my daily orders. Overall, Lake Austin Resort provided the perfect sanctuary for relaxation and renewal. I left feeling recharged and ready to face the world again. Highly recommended for anyone in need of a restorative getaway!

Atmosphere is amazing. Everyone is so friendly. Yoga was great. Classes were fun. Breakfast and lunch delicious. Dinner was sometimes a little over done but not terrible. My husband had an amazing time at the resort and the spa. 10/10. A little far from other restaurants to go eat. About 30 minutes no matter what but it is beautiful scenery and the traffic is only bad around 5pm. Excellent service no matter what we were doing at the resort. Had an amazing and relaxing time.

Girls trip. We four are from Austin but only two still live here. Overall we had a great time, took advantage of boating with Captain Paula (she's so fun!), rode the water bikes, coffee and kayak mornings, paddle board, and many appointments at the spa. The cooking class is not hands on like we thought it would be, but learned new things and tasting at the end was super yummy. Food on the specials menu each dinner was the way to go. Eric Turner played a set on Saturday night that was a great mix of original and standard tunes. Loved his voice. There were many staff standouts. Dennis and Ariana are warm and personable beings who seemed to always be around to help. Nik on the spot with drink recommendations, Renee in the shop was fun as we bought half of it, Sophie and Rijja were sweethearts on dinner service. At the spa, Nicholas has got to be the best masseuse I've had. Deep tissue and healing hands. The resort itself needs a capital infusion to bring it up to date, needs a remodel/refurbish.