Gruene Outpost River Lodge

10 of us stayed at Gruene River Outpost Lodge and had the time of our lives! This place is a hidden gem for a great price. Very clean and BEAUTIFUL property as close to the water as you can get. This was our 10^th time here and as always, we were not disappointed. Food Truck — Kicken and Waffles was FANTASTIC! Property has a community area on by the water with outside lights and outside KARAOKE. Words cannot explain how much fun we had this weekend! Thanks to the Gruene River Outpost Lodge for treating us like family. Can’t wait to see yall next time!!!

Don’t stay here! Where do I start?! Rooms are outdated and dirty. Place is abandoned. We were the only ones there. Grass is over grown. Rotten stairs. Raccoons everywhere. Ended up having to leave after a few hours due to no hot water and barely any water pressure. I stayed here sept 2011 and loved it… But sadly the place has gone to hell. The place is up for sale so obviously the owners don’t care anymore. The only good thing I can say is I did get a refund.(which was 260 for two nights… Way over priced!!) Do yourself a favor a stay somewhere else!!! And be warned that there’s no manager or anybody that’s authorized to do anything if something does go wrong.

Run and run fast. Room was full of bugs. Toilet seat cracked with 2×4 holding the tank up… had to ask them to put duck tape on the seat as they did not offer to replace. No room on counter to put things. Uncomfortable bed. And, really, no coffee pot in the rooms!!! I know they told us that they did not have coffee pots there, but for the price we paid for that dump, they should have given us a coffee pot! NEVER again.

We saw this place a couple of years ago and wanted to stay here. So we booked it this year for a couple of days. this place is kind of old and rustic. the room has a musky smell to it which didn’t really bother me. One thing did bother me and that was the
killed my back. the room overall wasn’t that bad but needs a little makeover. the pool was nice but the grounds could be kept up better. whats good about this place is its really Convenient if your floating the river. overall it’s decent but just not worth the money. i prob wouldn’t go back.

The lady at the desk was very friendly and accommodating. The room had a little bit of a musty smell when you first enter but it didnt linger long. The room was clean, we didn’t need a kitchen but the room did come with microwave and frig… my only complaint would be the bed, very uncomfortable.
Probably a few other things to note is they are building an apartment community right across the river, kinda takes away from the «nature» feeling it once had. Some access to the river but nut the best area to swim in.

For a group river trip, Gruene Outpost River Lodge is an affordable and convenient pick, I say. My WILD and CRAZY family and friends (think 25+ adults and children) booked a weekend stay, and everything went incredibly smooth. So let me break things down for you.
Pros:
: It’s about 5 acres of lodging right off the water with a rec room, swimming pool with slide, basket ball court, volleyball court, bbq grills and a giant smoker, fire pits, picnic tables, rinsing stations — all right off the water.
: On their website, they have all their pricing and rules, so no guessing/​haggling.
: Their rooms sleep at least four peeps. Each of the rooms we had were equipped with a bed downstairs, another bed upstairs in a small loft, kitchenette with fridge, stove, restroom/​shower.
: If you want to float the rio, there’s NO need to drive your sober self to/​drunk self back. They have their own shuttle service and toob rentals on-​site. You can do the 6-​hour float on the upper part of the Guadalupe (cans allowed!), which ranges $ 10 – 20 a person, depending if you bring your own tube or not. They also do drop-​offs at the Comal River.
: Even if you’re NOT a guest of Gruene Outpost River Lodge, you can still take advantage of their tube rental and shuttle service. Just park and pay.
: You can walk to Billy’s. It’s just around the corner.

Cons:
: There’s a 2-​night minimum stay during the peak season.
: Loud noise and music has to shut down at midnight. The fam was able to keep things going til 12:30am one morning, but the next night we were somehow partying til 3am.

We stayed here last Spring Break and had such a awesome time!!! The Staff were all so friendly and helpful and the prices were really good! The owners dog Harley I think was his name was so cool!!! We fell in love with him! and the tube outfitters right there on property made things so convenient! They were very friendly and helpful also! We will be going back here for many years to come! It is a Great place to have fun and relax!!!

If you’re looking for a place to stay with everything included but no frills as far as the room then you’ve found the spot. Honestly though, who goes to float the Guadalupe for a weekend and expects a 5 star hotel. This place has an awesome cliff in to the Guadalupe. They have food, beer, ice, tubes etc. on site so you never have to worry about being responsible for anything. If you’ve got a big group, I highly recommend it.

We stayed here over the 4^th of July. It is definitely a no frills kind of place. We had a great time floating and hanging out on the grounds. They had a shuttle service to take us to a concert for $ 10/​pp round trip. It was awesome because everyone was able to relax and not have to worry about driving and the traffic.
I will definitely stay again.

The Gruene Outpost River Lodge is smack on the side of the cool, gently streaming Guadalupe River, home of some of the best «toobing» in Texas. The Lodge has several buildings housing basic rooms, some with kitchenettes. When I say «basic» rooms, what I mean is not fancy or particularly comfortable. They are, however, clean and fine for their purpose which is to change into your bathing suit, store your beer and/​or sleep. The draw here is toobing not the rooms so keeping that in mind will keep you happy with the Outpost River Lodge. You even get a free bag of ice when you check in and there is wi-​fi (sometimes working, sometimes not… eh…) so back to the toobing…
The Lodge has it’s own toob set up right on site.. 20 bucks to rent your toob and you get your ice chest toob for free. They have their own small fleet of decrepit school buses to drive you and your gear upriver and drop you off so you can spend the next 4 – 5 hours floating down the river and drinking beer with your friends. Sliding around in the river amongst the shady cypress trees and little waterfalls is an awesome way to spend a hot summer day in Texas.
Floating down river is not hard work and you end up right by the Outpost’s dock. So you just jump out, return your toob and walk up to your room. There are towering oak and pecan trees on the property so it’s nicely shaded and cool and just, well, picturesque.
The Outpost has a cool game room to play in, numerous barbque grills dotted around the property and a pretty laid back attitude. It’s a short drive into Gruene proper and there are tons of places to eat if you don’t want to cook.
Don’t go here expecting the Holiday Inn or heck, even Motel 6. It’s the kind of place that, under other circumstances, you’d go HELL NO, I’m not staying here. But when you are in Gruene to toob, this place can’t be beat! Check it at