Today we’d like to introduce you to Cuatro Tolson.
Cuatro, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
During Covid, a group of us found ourselves with a serious urge to get out of the house and get out of the city just to be outside. Of course with each trip, we ventured a bit further and further until we found a few nice rental getaways on the Llano River. After a few of these trips, we decided we needed to have one for ourselves, and began to envision an outdoor escape that we could curate to be admired and enjoyed along with our close friends and family.
We stumbled across this special, quirky town called Castell, which is already quite infamous in its own right for being a weekend pass-through for bikers, hikers, cyclists, rockhounds, kayakers, fly-fisherman and various other admirers of the Texas Hill Country. Little did we know, how special it was until we actually closed on the property. Shortly thereafter, we decided we needed to share this little slice of adventure with others, and as a result, we decided to open it up to Airbnb.
We have had great success thus and have coveted the town and the townspeople, who rock to live old school country bands while drinking cold beers and serving one of the best burgers in Texas, at the Castell General Store. We look forward to growing a creative presence in the town while preserving the historical nature of the town for all to enjoy. We also look forward to inviting various local artists to help with creative activations on and around the town.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Well like most new ventures, nothing is easy and everything is learned as you go. A week after we closed on the property the Snowpocalypse of 2020 hit the whole state of Texas.
Since we knew nothing about the water system, particularly the water from Llano River, we were hit like everyone else with complete destruction of the water piping system throughout the house. Trying to figure out the pump system, which was completely destroyed, was no small task. And of course, getting someone to come and help, was virtually impossible at the time. There were no parts at any of the stores. Nothing. And repairs were not going to be cheap.
But we worked through it, with some very valuable help from the local community, which of course is what it is all about. Without the help of the local townsfolk, we might never have gotten help for at least 2-3 months. So you can say, we had a crash course on the meet ‘n greet of sorts.
We’ve been impressed with Castell Land Company, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
We are a group of professionals who have a vested interest in rural landscapes and wish to create outdoor escapes and wonderful experiences for others with a creative tilt. We hope to expand our footprint in the Texas Hill Country and eventually create a community for creatives, artists, and explorers while maintaining the charm, originality, and beauty of the spaces that we participate. We are also very inclined to maintain low-level light pollution so that the nighttime sky is lit with the natural light from the stars and planets, for all to admire for generations to come.
We would like to believe that we have created a comfortable destination for others to visit our town based on our own experiences while traveling around the world. We would like to present the template for others to explore and enjoy our cabins and landscape, however, we don’t want to limit experiences to the way we see the world. We would prefer that people create their own experiences amongst the backdrop that we have created – and thus let your own experience take on a life of its own.
We are always looking for others to experience and stay at our locations (El Castell and/or El Castellito) while engaging our Instagram account @castelltexas so that they too are able to share their personal experience with others.
Pricing:
- $1,450 for the El Castell Cabins + El Castellito
- $850 for the entire El Castell property
- $350 for the 10-bedroom El Castellito
- $525 for Cabins C + D El Castell
- $175 for Cabin A or B El Castell
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.castellcabins.com
- Instagram: @castelltexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elcastell.club
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/GtWe4zdKbhA
Image Credits
Castell Land Company
