The Gentle Villa Retreat " Come to our place where all worries are left behind" Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Deborah G.

25 Jul 2024

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Green Family Weekend

We really enjoyed The Gentle Villa. This is our second time at this property and the added pool was great. A very relaxing weekend with family....

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christian B.

21 Nov 2024

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Perfect Place to Escape

I (and another Adult) Took students of our youth group out here for our Fall Retreat, and I must say that this is the perfect home to get away from everything! The house is a little tucked away from everything, and provides all of the amenities you may need for some time away. Couldn't be more happy with this home as a place to get away.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kassandra M.

19 Jun 2023

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Awesome place

This house was amazing. It had everything we needed for the large group we had. The kids loved the pool and the games. There was enough space for everyone to enjoy themselves while not having to be on top of each other. I would definitely stay again.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yomara M.

7 Aug 2023

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Peacefull

Love the place, was so peacefull. We did a womans retreat and the place was so perfect for us. If your group is under 28 people this house is the place for you.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica V.

26 Sept 2023

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Fun Getaway

Overall the kids and adults enjoyed the get together at Gentle Villa! The place came equipped with air hockey, pool table, checkers, a pool, hot tub, playground, fire pit, BBQ pit, and hammocks so there was plenty to do at the house. The place does sleep a lot of people as every room has two bunk beds. Thanks for renting us your place!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Brian S.

11 Sept 2023

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Overall Great Experience

The neighborhood was a little "shady", but we had no problems. Our only complaint was the mattress. Most of them need to be replaced. The good: Very clean, professional hosting, great amenities, AC worked great.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Selamawit W.

24 Jul 2023

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Spacious and peaceful place

Our group of 10 adults and 12 kids enjoyed our stay at the Gentle Villa so much. The hosts are very cooperative, kind and accommodating. And the house it is very spacious and cozy. The air hockey table, the table pool, the swimming pool and the jacuzzi were all great. There are also many card games. You can reconnect and have fun all with out the need to leave the house. So this place is great for a restful vacation or reunion. we would really recommend it to others. A couple of things I would say needs attention from the hosts is the rest room in the downstairs bedroom and mattress boxes on top bunk beds. The drainage is not good. And even though there is a plunger provided, that was not enough. We had to stop using it at all. Some of the bunk beds have mattress boxes on the top beds. We thought it was not safe to let kids sleep on those beds because the mattresses are raised above the guard rails. All in all we are very happy with our stay. We didn’t have any issues that we were not able to manage.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

ashlyne c.

24 Oct 2023

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Disliked: Cleanliness, location

Wedding Reception

For what we needed the house to hold it was accommodating but unfortunately the house was very dirty and it didn’t seem like they were prepared for us to stay there several lights were out and we had to get on the ladder ourselves to fix them because it was easier to do that then to reach out and get the obvious fixed that I feel should have been checked before hand There were a lot of roaches everywhere dead and alive and the fans on the ceiling were covered in the thick dust the rooms are very hot and the beds are very old and a few of the banister‘s alongside the stairs are very rickety and are almost falling off of the hinges The outside area was spacious and we were able to set up most of our stuff outside, we were told on our initial visit months ago that the people next to us were squatters and that they would get that taken care of before we came for our wedding party unfortunately I don’t think that happened as there were several people biking and walking by to our neighbors house and suspicious activity was overheard be prepared as the downstairs area is very cold and there are no blankets I would advise you to bring your own a lot of the surfaces are grimy and could use a deep cleaning the kitchen was stocked with several pans but I would advise you to Bring any spices or even cooking oil with you as that is not provided or at least made aware of that it is still good to use.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brandon P.

17 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

William S.

26 Dec 2024

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What a Retreat

Very beautiful home and so many fun things that are so close by to do!!!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie H.

3 Jun 2023

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Great home with space

This hime was so close to Lake Livingston and had tons of space for our group of 21 teens and 4 adults! We could have added more people and still had plenty of room!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

joan n.

27 Nov 2022

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Great Thanksgiving

We had a great time. It was so well stocked with all essentials. Unusual home with interesting characteristics.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rachel P.

7 Aug 2022

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Big Beautiful House

Had a great time at this property, especially with the surprise pool! Had a small hiccup with the lock, but was able to get in. Property was clean and huge. The conference room was so great for games and movies. The sitting rooms were spacious.The kitchen was well-stocked with equipment. The loft rooms were a little odd and wouldn't be great for older or disabled people, but were fine for the people we put in them.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jack L.

17 Jul 2022

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Superb place for group retreat or family gathering.

The property is a superb place for a group retreat with about 20 people or a big family gathering. It has ample beds. Cozy and many entertaining options with pool table, hot tub, newly added swimming pool, fire pit, picnic tables, play grounds, hammock beds, and many others. The place is clean. The host is excellent. I recommend this place highly!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelly S.

5 Jul 2022

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Great place for large groups

We had a friends reunion with 12 adults and 16 kids. We had an absolutely fabulous time. There was more than enough to do in the house and on the grounds. We really appreciated having enough beds and eating space for everyone. Unlike most large rentals there were tons of bedrooms and everyone got a twin. We will definitely stay here again in the future. We thoroughly enjoyed having the space to spread out and the amenities were great. A few notes when deciding to stay here: 1. Almost all bedrooms are upstairs and the stairs are fairly steep. It wasn’t a problem for us. It was awesome for having separate spaces and blocking sound but not so great if you’re planning to bring grandma. 2. The internet is really spotty. Great if you’re just looking to relax but definitely not reliable enough for working remotely. 3. Some of the beds do not have true spring mattresses. It didn’t bother most of us, but definitely check your bed before agreeing to your bedroom if having a futon style cushion won’t work for you. A huge thank you to the hosts. We had an amazing time!!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kris C.

6 Jun 2022

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Great Place for Our Group

This is our second time staying here, and the property was perfect for our company outing. Plenty of beds and parking. The outside area is great for gathering and hanging out with a large group.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Venevibes B.

1 Jun 2022

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Amazing

This house is so big and awesome we loved it all. The was surrounded by nature and it was just beautiful we didn’t want to leave. It does have a lot of stairs we you’ll get your work out and the have area for party get other or church services with maybe tables that we really enjoy!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Doris G., MONTALBA

27 Jan 2022

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Women's retreat

The home was in a very quiet neighborhood. Upon our arrival the home was as advertised plenty of space and amenities. Everyone enjoyed themselves and looking forward to coming back again

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Casey S.

15 Nov 2021

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NICE STAY

BIG PLACE, GREAT FOR A RETREAT

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sonya K.

19 Jul 2021

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Nice spacious home for the family to all spend time together

My parents have 3 kids and it’s rare that all of us and our families get to come together with our parents. They were so happy to have all of us under one room! Fun times with so much love and laughter! The property was perfect to host us all and even the kids had a great time! Thank you!!!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Brian M.

28 Jun 2021

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Great for large families!

We had a great time during our stay. The owners were quick to respond to questions we had before we arrived, and they left a binder that clearly described check-in and check-out. The WiFi was a little slow, but not terrible, and honestly it was nice to have less internet access. After all, we were there to see family, not our devices!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rocio V., Galveston Texas

1 May 2021

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Quiet

We had an amazing family reunion

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Faith G.

12 Jan 2021

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Disliked: Location

Family friendly

Our family had an enjoyable time together at your home. The home is nice for large families. Kitchen had plenty of pots and pans to use. The home needed to have a good cleaning. Meaning , dead bugs on floor in downstairs bedroom. Showers needed a good cleaning. Used coffee filter left in coffee pot, and it needed a good dusting. Ceiling fans dirty, plants very dusty. Other than needing a good cleaning it was wonderful.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Michael B.

31 Dec 2020

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here

enjoyed the house and community

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Kashif R.

17 Nov 2020

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Great Time

Had a great time with family and friends.

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