My family, including folks from age 1 to 87, had a fabulous long weekend at Pat's Place. The house is amazing, especially all of the outdoor facilities. We are all wowed by the quality of the woodwork (stairways, sitting areas, docks, etc) that gave the place a treehouse feel. Mark and Brenda were super helpful answering questions and making arrangements for things like extra firewood to enable our repeated use of the firepit down by the lake. Though it was cool, the kayaks provided are in great condition and we were able to use them several times. There's plenty to do within reasonable driving distance if you have kids (i.e. Texas State Railroad/Polar Express, Grapeland Safari, etc). Inside the house, everything was clean and well functioning with a good mix of private and open space to enable good family time. We would absolutely stay here again!