Legacy Ranch Guest Houses: just 8 minutes from Main St on private gated ranch

Christmastime is a beautiful time at Legacy Ranch! The houses are all charmingly and eloquently decorated for Christmas...don't miss out on this magical time of the year in Fredericksburg!

The Sieben Salthaus is located just 8 minutes from Main Street on a private, gated ranch. This great guest house is designed (The Savant Home from Austin, Texas) with charm and comfort as the main priorities for gatherings both large and small. Comprised of a full spacious kitchen, dining room, family room, breakfast area and 4 bedrooms with ample sleeping arrangements, you can comfortably house and entertain your guests. Two morning coffee stations await you, or feel free to cook up tasty meals after you stock up in town. With impeccable attention to design & comfort detail, you'll greatly enjoy your stay here.

On the lower level, you'll find the Dining Room, Family Room, Kitchen, Full Bathroom, King Bedroom and Queen Bedroom. The King Bedroom features a delightful sitting area and a memory foam roll away twin size bed if needed for any younger, handicapped guest or guests who are unable to climb stairs.

The main kitchen is a full size kitchen with full size appliances and just about every other appliance and convenience you'd find necessary at home: coffee station with coffee bean grinder, Crock Pot/Slow Cooker, Electric skillet to serve up a large country breakfast or dinner for a dozen, 4 slice toaster, and more. The bathroom is adorable, well furnished and has a nice relaxing shower/tub. The lower level also contains a washer and dryer for the house.

The upper level is accessible by the outside stairway and includes a large living area with two Queen size beds and a relaxing sitting area. This level also features a kitchenette with sink, under-counter refrigerator and microwave oven. Off the kitchenette is a beautiful bathroom with a 6' whirlpool tub and skylight. Beyond the kitchenette is a large bedroom with three comfy Twin beds and a two-person vanity area. The flooring is 12" wood plank, stained and linseed oil-finished.

Legacy Ranch Guest Houses sits on 12 gated and private acres just 8 minutes from Main St in Fredericksburg. If you choose to book the entire property, not just the Sieben Salthaus, Legacy Ranch sleeps 24.

HISTORY OF THE SIEBEN SALTHAUS:

The two story home was completed in 1998 is a replica of a 1880's German-style salt box. Impeccable attention was paid to the exterior and interior during instruction all the way down to the double scallop antique wire fence set on antique cedar posts which, like the fencing for the Dr. Okerholm Loghaus, came from the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall. The house is arranged as two separate living areas though we choose to reserve them together.

The Sieben (German for Seven) Salt Box Haus is named after the Mother, Father and five children of the Okerholm family who own and operate Legacy Ranch.

THINGS TO NOTE BEFORE BOOKING:

Due to safety reasons, we are no longer able to host children under age 12. No exceptions.

All persons in your party must be accounted for in the guest count, no exceptions. Guests found in violation of booking rules will have their reservation terminated immediately and cancellation rules will be exercised. Also, should your guest list change, please inform us of your guest list change(s) ASAP so you may receive a credit for less guests or potentially make a payment for the additional guests.

Within 24 hours of making the reservation, we require the person making the reservation provide host a clear copy of a valid government issued ID of all guests 18 years old and over. Please provide copies of the ID's in the VRBO messenger or text them to us.

We are no longer allowing bachelorette parties unless the group consists of at least three generations of ladies. Unfortunately we’ve experienced far too many issues with bachelorette groups of ladies in their 20’s. When Moms and grandmas are present, the experience is better for both host and guests. Thank you for understanding.

The gorgeous chapel is complete and Legacy Ranch will be hosting weddings (wedding day or a wedding weekend) for up to 100 wedding day guests, 24 wedding weekend guests across all three houses! Please note the chapel is closed to guests without Legacy Ranch staff present.

Until the Covid pandemic is over and potential international travel restrictions are no longer a risk, we will not be able to host guests who do not live within the United States. DO NOT BOOK if you will be traveling internationally in order to arrive at our guest house. You will be required to cancel within 1 hour and your reservation will be refunded 100%. NO INTERNATIONAL GUESTS.

The front gate is always kept closed for your privacy and security. Prior to check in, you will receive the gate code. Additionally, each house has it's own access code which you will receive prior to check-in.

UPDATE 12/30/18- Please take no offense, but each paragraph below is a result of a prior incident or situation from prior reservations. We apologize in advance for the lengthy rules and points we didn’t think we’d have to consider or share with future guests:

NUMBER OF GUESTS/SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS: We are usually on property. Do not make your stay with us awkward for everyone and book for an inaccurate number of guests. It is not a victimless occurrence. We, the property owners, know the limits of our utilities for both water well pressure and septic system drainage, not to mention the comfort accommodations deserving by each member of your party. For sanitary reasons, no guests are to sleep anywhere other than on beds (no sofa sleeping). Any guests found to be violating the booking number by hosting more people than what the reservation was made for will be escorted off property, the listing host service will immediately be notified and your trip and monies will be forfeited due to booking violations. If at the time of your booking you expected 4 people were coming, but now you’re expecting 6, please let us know so your booking is accurate ahead of your arrival. If you were expecting 6 and now 8 are coming, please let us know as we may be able to modify your reservation to a more accommodating house for the comfort of your group and for the integrity of the property and subsequent guests. If you were expecting 6 and only 4 showed up (which is verifiable), we will happily refund your overpayment.

PARKING: Due to underground utilities, driving or parking on grassy areas is prohibited. Parking or driving on grassy areas just feet away from paved areas places expensive plumbing and septic significantly at risk of thousands of dollars in damages. Repair fees will be passed along to the guest who incurred them. PARK ON PAVED AREAS ONLY.

THEFT/”BORROWING” FROM OTHER HOUSES: We presently have three guest houses on property. Unless you book multiple houses, the other houses and their amenities are not for your enjoyment. Do not remove firewood, furniture or anything else you find useful from another guest house for your stay without our prior consent. Just because no one is present now doesn’t mean they won’t be arriving later. Each of our houses are stocked inside and out in preparation for the next guest. Permission is always required, forgiveness can be given, but requires additional billing.

FIREWOOD: If your guest house has a firepit, we stock enough firewood, fire starter and starter logs for one 4+ hour fire. If you and your guests like to burn through wood rapidly or enjoy a long-burning fire, we recommend you bring additional firewood or purchase firewood in town. Due to risk of wildfire, please check the weather ahead of starting your fire. Never burn when it’s breezy and never leave a firepit unattended. Burning during burn bans is a prosecutable offense.

GUESTS RE-DESIGNING OUR PROPERTY: Under no certain terms are you or any members of your party to assist in modifying our landscape or design of our houses. (No cutting of trees, rearranging furniture for your personal desires with the exception of chairs to accommodate your guests). Any outside furniture is intended to stay outside. Indoor furniture, pillows of any kind and white linens of any kind are never to be taken to be used outdoors.

ADDITIONAL DÉCOR FOR ALL TO SEE: Please refrain from using phallic or obvious potentially offensive décor outside your guest house for other guests on property to see. Party like your sweet grandmother will show up at any given time.

WIFI: Our wifi is strong and you are free to stream movies on your laptop. SmartTV & Firestick access to Netflix and Hulu is in place.

CAMERAS: Due to our Wildlife exemption granted January 2019, there are outdoor cameras on property. Please do not tamper with them, turn them off or unplug the camera components.

POWER OUTAGES: It is rare, but during severe weather, the electricity may temporarily go out. This is beyond our control. The power company has always been really great at restoring power quickly.

LOCATION: We are on a private gated ranch which is an 7-8 minute drive to Main Street on Highway 87. It is inconsiderate to shortchange us on our star rating during your review for our location if you expected to be closer to downtown. We are NOT downtown and our guests continuously rave about the private hill country experience as they preferred NOT to be downtown. We cannot control the location of our property, so if a downtown experience is what you’re seeking, please book downtown.