Robin’s Nest Bed & Breakfast

Robins Nest is a great spot for rest, relaxation and fun! The view is simply awesome and Robin and her team are so hospitable! We spent last night around the fire pit on the lake and it rocked! Such a great place to keep Austin weird and make some memories!!! Thanks Robin… we will be back!

My husband and I have had several stays at Robin’s Nest since discovering it in 2012. While I did not have much experience with B&B’s, I was pleasantly surprised at the warmth and charm that the operator/​owner, Robin Maisel, provided in assisting with lodging that fit our needs from her many options. Since then she has changed to online bookings but still follows up with personal service to see if you have other requests.
Now for her rooms– We have stayed in the Maise– very lovely and cozy and Western Room– Rustic and Inviting. They are tree-​topped, private, and comfortable. These were perfect getaways from the high stress of busy Dallas and the jobs held there. We have also stayed in the Perch which was sinfully indulgent underneath the trees with a balcony outlook views towards Lake Travis. However, my favorite when I really need to sprawl out and enjoy home away from home is the Rock Cottage. Spacious, eclectic and complete, the Rock Cottage offers a getaway for a family or a few. The Rock Cottage is exceptionally private so if that is your need, I suggest this choice.
If you enjoy visiting with others and making new acquaintances, the tree toped rooms will offer that opportunity. She also has a Green Tower but it is always rented so I can not speak to it. This is not your average B&B. It is in a class by itself! We had to stay in a hotel over July 4^th this year because we waited too late to book and it felt so sterile compared to the charm we were missing!
The entire property is closet to the lake as opposed to the other lodges near the lake so you are at the heart of the action for boating, trailed walks, and friendly happy smiles. Its a great getaway to restore and refresh in a back to nature setting. The breakfasts are always delicious and warm. My favorites are the pancakes with blueberries and a hint of chocolate chips served with rosemary eggs.
Robin is always working to improve and make it the most desired location on this side of the lake. She has so many ideas! Every time we return we are pleasantly surprised, again and again!

It was our first time ever at a B&B and I would say that overall, our stay at this place was pleasant, though we wish there could have been a few things different.
We were welcomed by Ms. Robin and shown our room (the Western Room, $ 185 /​night). Though it was not love at first sight, the room was cozy and clean. We were really impressed with three things about the stay.
a) They had pretty much all TV channels one could want,
b) Wi-​Fi connection was good and,
c) The breakfast was really tasty, especially the pancakes. We were given omelettes (with potatoes on the second day), fresh fruit, fruit juice, blueberry choc chip pancakes with syrup and condiments like salt, pepper and cholula hot sauce.
Ms.Robin is a nice lady and has a cute little dog. The unaltered natural setting and tree cover add beauty to the place.
On the other hand, the bathroom could have really been better! It was small and did not have a vent fan, not even a window that could be opened. It became dark & dingy with the shower curtain drawn. Water gushed out of the shower with such force that I did not like it. My husband liked it though. Overall, the bathroom could have been bigger and well lit & ventilated.
The furniture in the room was not to our liking. They were all bulky and moving them around to watch TV or to eat was quite difficult. The décor could have been more elegant. Breakfast too could have been served better. Not a big fan of plasticware. The room does have a coffee maker– but it wasnt in a condition that would motivate us to use it.
Since it was our first time, we didnt know what to expect. We were treated well and basic amenities were definitely provided. Cant say the stay ‘exceeded expectations’.

It was so grossly underwhelming, I wasn’t sure how else to describe our stay here other than I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. An experience at a good B&B should be charming, inviting and presented with some pride. None of these I would use to describe this place.
My husband and I love B&B’s and realize that not all B&B’s are created equal, but this, in my opinion, should not even be considered a B&B. It was lacking in every aspect of what a B&B is supposed to be. A warm, special experience with attention to detail. Just because you have a house with extra rooms, does not mean you should call yourself a bed and breakfast. No, really, you shouldn’t.
We stayed in the «boat» room. Careful you don’t trip when you walk in, it dips down and you’ll almost fall right away. The blackout «curtains» are actually shower curtains hanging in your window, very classy. The painted cinder block walls and corrugated tin roof make you feel like you’re possibly staying in the nicest shanty in Lakeway (even if you didn’t know they existed in this country, they do here). The floor was that 70’s style industrial office building tile that looked like it had never seen a mop. Eating in the room consisted of moving chairs to a makeshift table, the seat cushion of the dining chair, fell off when we moved it to the table. It was one of many laughable moments in this room. There’s no shortage of odd and dusty décor throughout. I appreciate rustic furnishings, but not dirty ones. The bathroom was another what-​th-​heck-​happened-​here after thought. More like an outhouse that was pounded out by a carpenter with a staple gun and some glue dots. The shower was like that in an RV, plastic and tiny. It was like everything else in the room, dirty. Dark hair was clinging to plastic shower walls. The shower curtain was moldy on the bottom, and should have been replaced a few years ago. The toilet sits up on a homemade wooden pedestal with mismatched dirty rugs and more odd, dusty décor with a sign above the toilet «don’t squat with yer spurs on» that pretty much fit the theme of the entire room, really.
The first night we stayed, they didn’t even bother to clean our room. We had to ask if our room was going to be cleaned (that was 6 pm) and only then did the innkeeper say or whoever the heck it was, «oh you want me to tidy up in there?» DUH? Do we have to ask for that to be done? Ridiculous.
Breakfast was 30 minutes late the first day. They serve it in a basket, which seems cute and hopeful at first glance, until you realize it’s all stuffed into tupperware containers, is only modestly warm and dewy when opened. Breakfast consisted of flavorless scrambled eggs, misshaped 3 inch thick, burned banana pancakes, some oddly shaped mystery sausage. All this can be served on discount paper plates, disposable cups, and more consistently mismatched napkins/​silverware. There is zero thought given to presentation of any kind, breakfast or otherwise. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a B&B that didn’t serve coffee with breakfast, or any hotel for that matter. Instead it’s orange juice filled with ice cubes. Another odd example of what they are all about. There is a dingy little coffee maker in the room, with a couple of more mismatched coffee mugs to use. Some of the other cups scattered throughout the room included some disposable, toppled over, dusty stemware. Everything in this room looked like it came from the dollar store or a garage sale. It’s a farce to call this charming and quaint.
There are just too many things to even bother to mention in a post. We paid $ 169 a night to stay in a shanty. Literally. If we had known it was going to be this underwhelming, we would have stayed outside of town and just drove to Lakeway. All the hotels in town were booked, sadly and this was the only option available. Don’t bother. It would be more fun to do go to the bank withdraw the money, and simply flush it down a gas station toilet.