GLAT Austin

We booked for 3 nights, Dec. 21 to Dec. 24, Cabin#2 - Magnolia. We were so excited because the advertising was really good. Our entire family was looking forward to spending our Christmas holidays there - hoping to disconnect from the digital world. This was advertised as glamping. So, I was expecting some semblance of cleanliness but with camping amenities. However, when we arrived there, first thing we noticed were the ridiculous number of dead bugs (gnats) on the pillows and bed sheets. There were so many, they looked like sand on the sheets. We tolerated that and chalked it up to be part of "Camping" even though it was clearly advertised as Glamping. We were patient about that. And then, we opened the pull-out bed, we saw a family of mice. We saw 3 baby mice and the mother, scrambling to hide from us as we pulled out the bed. There were mice poop on the sheet of that bed. We were, again, very disappointed but so as not to ruin the vacation, we tried to understand that maybe this is just part of the camping trip. We informed GLAT about it and all they could say was "I am sincerely sorry for the inconvenience". If you think about it, this is NOT just an inconvenience, this is a HEALTH Hazard. They did not offer to come to the cabin to do something about it. So, my husband and I spent 2 hours trying to catch these 3 mice (the mother mice, ran away somewhere we could not see). 2 hours had gone by, we captured 2 of them and I thought we were almost done, UNTIL we found more mice (3 or 4 more) behind the headboard of the master bed. And that was my last straw. We decided to pack up and leave.
The only good thing about this is that they refunded us pretty quickly.
The location was very good.
This establishment did not care so much as to check if the cabin was clean at least a day or a couple of hours before our arrival. The tables and couch outside were dirty. There was a spot of mold in the small refrigerator. Our vacation trip was an absolute disaster because of this.

So we had a bumpy beginning to our stay. We initially rented luxury tent and got moved due to an AC issue, initially they wanted to move us into a cabin which we did not like at all , so we called and tried discussing this with the Glat team. I got yelled at and mistreated, which in all honesty is not Ok because that is no way to treat guests. In the end the lady over the phone agreed to give us the cabin desired and just hung up.

My recommendation is to not go by their instagram nor website pictures. It’s not as glamourous as it seems. It’s more average than it’s presented.
The park itself is serene location near many corner stores/liquor stores in Bastrop. Which is great ! They have dock where you can go to the lake and small area where we decided to go and eat some breakfast, was great!

We will definitely not recommend nor stay in these locations again. The rental was not very clean, shower in the cabin door wouldn’t slide properly, not to mention we had dead spiders in the showers, I mean I’m sure being in nature and all it would be normal to find them around the cabin. Yet these were dead and seemed like they did not mind cleaning it.
The soap provided was terrible ( got two soap bars that smelled so bad , and 2 conditioners and a bunch a shampoos) smelled terrible. Just being your own, we bought our own soap bar at the corner store.
Sink was full of dead mosquitos , and water wouldn’t really drain , q tip bowl (decor was empty) , no soap. No hot water whatsoever, so just make sure you are prepared.
Make sure to bring pots and a clean sponge in order to wash your dishes. Thankfully we came very prepared and didn’t require to use their utensils/ plates.
Coffee area had ants which is a bummer because they got all over our produce and condiments.
I’d like to say that the hot tub is an inflatable , so don’t expect much quality in the heating either. And ours had too much chlorine , view the bubbles. We only used it once in our whole stay.
I honestly think they should definitely invest in maintaining the places. They have so much potential and require some cleaning. The sofas outside were very dirty.
The bed itself was comfortable but bring blankets , they don’t offer many if you get cold easily. Plus careful they don’t seem to clean the decor , they had many many webs around , I think they should make sure these are dusted off at least before renters come.
A family member got bit by one while asleep and we ended up having to take him to the hospital.
Also , TV inflatable is not an inflatable , it is a screen attached to the fence , so don’t go based on the picture, it is NOT included, it’s an additional $100 so make sure you are aware. It’s actually a projector. The first night we arrived , we did not receive our parking permit for the days we would stay there, we found out on our own the next day

On the day of arrival we asked to be help connect the projector for which they said yeah yeah we will come back and they never returned. They did not help us set up the projector but we had a really nice man comeThe next day and help us. Finally we were able to use it.
No light near the fire pit, so we had to cook in the dark.
Just consider the pricing for the stay is definitely not worth it for the quality they offered.

This was a nice close to home get away for a couple of days. The place was comfortable to catch up on some sleep with the very cozy bed. The community was quiet during sleeping hours and the lake was a very nice view. It was fun to hear the Boy Scouts across the lake singing their chants when the sun went down. You could just hear the fun everyone was having and good vibes all around you. Overall this was a great experience and we did let the owners know about a few small improvements to the cabin. Just a few simple fixes to not get worked up over to help them improve their customer experience and they were appreciative of the feedback. One thing to keep in mind is this lake is not the best summer lake to cool down in as it is a cooling reservoir for the power plant. The water is fine and clean but is pretty warm. It would be great for the cooler parts if he year to warm up in. There is not a lot of development around the lake which makes for a quiet and nice view. There is also kayak rentals in the camp area which makes it easy not have to lug yours around if you have one.

Loved this stay! We had the best time with being out in nature while still having the amenities of a hotel! Bed was comfortable, everything was nice and clean. I also loved how it was dog friendly, not a lot of places are like that so it was nice to take a trip with my dogs! The view was pretty and it being so close to Bastrop State Park was fun too!

We really enjoyed our stay at GLAT Austin. The views are incredible, the cabin was perfect and had everything we needed, and the hot tub made relaxation perfect. The cabin had everything we needed to make our stay easy and stressfree.
The lake was right out our cabin door and had made the view amazing.

10./10 would stay here again.