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Ella's Guest Lodge, Private Riverfront @Vacation Frio River sleeps 20-24

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A covered outdoor area with a table and chairs, a grill, and a refrigerator.
A potted fern plant in a clear container, a wooden table, and a grill in the background.
A wooden deck with lattice windows, surrounded by trees.
A living room with red leather sofas, a wooden coffee table, and a ceiling fan.
Large dining table, custom-made by the owner

Reviews

9.8 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Private garden
    A rare find — relax in the peaceful, private garden space.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
Sleeps 24•5 bedrooms•9 beds

Popular amenities

  • Swimming pool
  • Spa pool on site
  • Onsite parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine

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Concan, TX

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 24)

Bedroom 1

1 Single Bunk Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Queen Beds and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Bunk Beds

Bedroom 4

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom 5

1 Single Bunk Bed and 1 Queen Bed

4 bathrooms

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom

Toilet

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Ella's Guest Lodge, Private Riverfront @Vacation Frio River sleeps 20-24

This Beautiful home has a large cold water swim spa next to a Glamorous Outdoor Kitchen and Pavilion to entertain your family and friends. Steps away from your private riverfront on our property with Picnic Tables in the river to enjoy.

(Pricing may be adjustable for smaller groups in some cases depending on dates booked) Sleeps 20-24 people

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: less than 9 kg per pet (limit 2 pets total)
35lbs max, non-aggressive, non-shedding w/approval
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Outside ONLY.!!

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights and lock the doors
Wash all dishes
Text us and tell us you have left
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Please remember that we are a family-friendly resort; please be respectful of our other guests.
Quiet time is 10pm. If you wish to stay up later, please be mindful of our other guests and relocate your gathering to our LED-lit private riverfront.
Our Base price of 695 a night with 12 guests, each guest above 12 will be $25 per night per person extra

Important information

You need to know

Property # 924898vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Concan

Located in Concan, this holiday home is in the city centre and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Frio River and Garner State Park. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and snorkelling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain climbing and mountain biking.
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Map
Concan, TX

Getting around

  • San Antonio International Airport (SAT) - 115 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪House Pasture Cattle Company - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Neal's Dining Room - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Hippie Chic's River Shack - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪GARNER GRILL - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Joe Jimmys - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Ella's Guest Lodge, Private Riverfront @Vacation Frio River sleeps 20-24 have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Ella's Guest Lodge, Private Riverfront @Vacation Frio River sleeps 20-24 pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Ella's Guest Lodge, Private Riverfront @Vacation Frio River sleeps 20-24?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Ella's Guest Lodge, Private Riverfront @Vacation Frio River sleeps 20-24?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Ella's Guest Lodge, Private Riverfront @Vacation Frio River sleeps 20-24?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Ella's Guest Lodge, Private Riverfront @Vacation Frio River sleeps 20-24 located?

Located in the heart of Concan, this holiday home is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Frio River and within 3 miles (5 km) of Frio Valley Ranch Golf Club and Concan Golf Course and Country Club. Garner State Park and Frio Bat Cave are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 69 out of 77 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 77 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 77 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 77 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 77 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Emily P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Donny was a fantastic host! He was easy to communicate with and very responsive. We could all tell how much he loves these properties.River access on the property was super convenient and made logistics for our group a lot easier.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christina B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing stay

Family of 25 stayed 3 days, amazing stay!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jillian M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect spot

We loved our stay! It was the perfect set up for our crew with young kids. Short walk to the river and plenty to do up by the house in the evenings!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 5 June 2025
It was a pleasure having jillian and her family come stay at Ellas's Guest Lodge here at vacation Frio River in Concan Texas It's always nice having good families like this stay with us They followed all the rules and left a place nice and clean, which is great greatly appreciate I recommend all host rent to them anytime they are awesome and welcome back
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Patricia A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best river house

Great place to stay. Very clean and owner makes you feel at home
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 21 July 2023
It was a pleasure hosting Patricia and her family and friends, it's always nice having good folks like this come stay with us here at Vacation Frio River located in Concan, Texas They followed all the rules and left the place nice and clean, which is greatly appreciated.........!! We recommend all host rent to them anytime they are great guests.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kayla S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome Trip

We go every summer and this has been our favorite house to stay in so far! The house has a lot of space and the outdoor area is great. It’s a short walk or drive down to the water. And the host, Donny, was helpful and always available.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 31 July 2025
It was a pleasure hosting Kayla and her family and friends, it's always nice. Have a good family like this come and stay with us here at vacation Frio River and Concan, Texas They followed all the rules and left the place nice and clean, which is greatly appreciated. I recommended I'll host rent to them anytime
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Krysta U.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome Family Getaway!

We loved our stay. Donny is the best host I have ever had! The property was in a great location and had everything we needed!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Vicki B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great time. Donny made sure we had everything we needed. Very friendly environment.

The river was relaxed and fun for all ages.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Garry Y.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent stay

Me and my family had a really great stay at this property! We loved the layout of the outdoor area and the close walk to the river! Donny is a great host and is very hospitable!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 21 July 2023
It was a pleasure hosting Garry and his family and friends, it's always nice having good folks like this come stay with us here at Vacation Frio River located in Concan, Texas They followed all the rules and left the place nice and clean, which is greatly appreciated.........!! We recommend all host rent to them anytime they are great guests.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Tanya W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Frio river weekend!

Great location and plenty of room inside and outside for all of us. The owner was very, very pleasant and helpful! We would definitely recommend this property.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

DShana G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

So much fun

We had a great stay at River. The house was cozy and fit all of us.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Steve C.

Great place to stay

Great place to stay. Donny was an excellent host, and this is a great location. You can walk right down to the water. Everything is as advertised. We're planning to be back again next year! June 2018
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 17 March 2020
It was a pleasure renting to Steve and his group. They communicated very well and left oit place nice and clean. I would recommend all host's renting to them anytime. They are always welcome back to VacationFrioRiver
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Tracy K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect

Donnie was a perfect host. Location was wonderful, house was clean and had many amenities. I would stay here again and definitely recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gail M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Experience!

The property was awesome and our host, Donny, was friendly, attentive and fun! Would recommend Donny and his properties hands down!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 17 March 2020
It was a pleasure hosting Gayle and her family, they followed all the rules and left our place very clean, they are always welcome back, and I recommend all host renting to them
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Brian N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Job

Very nice property
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 10 August 2020
It was a pleasure hosting Brian, his family and friends, they were certainly a lot of fun to have here staying with us at Vacation Frio River in Concan Texas, They followed all the rules and left the place nice and clean which is very much appreciated. I recommended but I'll host rent to them anytime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amy W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

25th wedding anniversary trip

Loved everything about this property. We have 5 families in our family including a 2 months old, 9 month old, 2 3 year olds and a 5 year old plus 10 adults, the house was perfect for us!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Hayley H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

House perfectly fit our family vacation

House fit our needs perfectly. Location was amazing and access to river I’d on the property. Owner walked us thru the house and outside property to show us around. Very friendly and accommodating
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christopher F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We really enjoyed our stay here! The bedroom layouts were perfect for 3 families. The outdoor area was our favorite spot. Kitchen was supplied with everything we needed for large meals. Only small issue was we didn’t have enough coffee cups for our large group. The river spot is a short walk. Maybe 300 yards. The host is super friendly and we enjoyed meeting him. We will definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Karl W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Frio River

Great fun on the river for entire family m
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 12 June 2023
It was nice having Karl and his family and friends here at VacationFrioRiver in Concan Tx It’s always a pleasure having good folks like this stay at a resort, they followed all the rules and left the place nice and clean, which is greatly appreciated. I’d recommend to all host rent to them anytime they are always welcome back.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gail M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Haggeville Heaven

Would highly recommend Donny Haggerton’s properties! Our hosts, Donny and Sid, are attentive, friendly and very accommodating to all your needs. This property is a very short walk to the river and the riverfront accommodations are excellent!! Would highly recommend these properties!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 27 June 2020
It was a great pleasure hosting Gail and her family and friends, they were always cooking something and we’re very gracious and feeding Sid and I, we enjoyed the crawfish and chicken wings.... They followed all the rules and left the place nice and clean. They are always welcome back to vacation Frio River. I recommend to all host to rent to them anytime, they are awesome people
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mendy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Frio Fun

Donny is an awesome host! Property is a little piece of Frio heaven.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 17 March 2020
It was a pleasure hosting Mendy and her family........ They left the place nice and clean and followed all the rules.... I recommend that all hosts rent to them anytime
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Roger S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Better than expected

My family and I absolutely loved our stay at The Lodge. Special thanks to Donnie, the owner, for providing us with a home away from home, for his friendliness and making us feel welcome. I couldn't ask for more. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Melissa H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot on the Frio

Although there was no floating the river this year, this spot on the river still had plenty of water to sit out and enjoy. We loved that it had river access, a swim spa and when able to float, they shuttle you and you float back to the property. My family has been going to the Frio for over 40 years. We’ve never stayed anywhere that offered so much!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 6 July 2022
It was a pleasure hosting you all this year. Your compliments are appreciated very much. In spite of the record low river levels, we strive to give all of our guest many more annuities than you would expect in Concan. We enjoy having a hand I'm making family memories that will last forever. VacationFrioRiver is a dream come true for us to share on the family land that we have enjoyed ourselves since 1960.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lydia B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

First time at the Frio River

This place is amazing!!! All the woodwork that Donny has done is beautiful. Feels very homie. We will definitely be back. Thank you for everything Donny !!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 21 July 2023
It was a pleasure hosting Lydia and her family and friends, it's always nice having good folks like this come stay with us here at Vacation Frio River located in Concan, Texas They followed all the rules and left the place nice and clean, which is greatly appreciated.........!! We recommend all host rent to them anytime they are great guests.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Memories made here!

What an amazing place to celebrate my mother's 50th birthday! We had plenty of space & really enjoyed the outdoor area where we spent most of our time. Donny was an awesome host! Communicated clearly leading up to our stay & made sure we had everything we needed once we arrived (including ice). Donny takes care of his property & his guest, and we will definitely seek him out in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Victor C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Frio River Family Vacation

Great property with many options on where to stay. Ella’s was perfect for our family. Plenty of room and comfortable sleeping arrangements. The kitchen and living room were spacious. The outside area had plenty of room for cooking and hanging out. The path to the river was a short walk with a picnic table and our own access to the river. The owner, Don, was very hospitable and quick to respond when we had a question. We are looking forward to making this our yearly family vacation spot!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

About the host

Hosted by Donny Haggerton Jr.

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I’m a retired Dry Cleaner from South Texas, that moved up to the Frio River in 2016 and built these glamorous homes on the land that my mom and dad bought in 1960, I run them with Passion and Delight seeing renters come here year after year enjoying their family getaway on my beautiful resort.

Why they chose this property

I chose this area because my parents bought this land in 1960 for our family to enjoy over the years, I've kept it in my family and kept my father's dream of having friends enjoy it for many years to come. It was literally in the backwoods and we would not see a soul around. We would come and do our family vacations year after since I was born

What makes this property unique

This property is unique because it's still in our family. We have private riverfront for our guest to enjoy, many of the countertops, wood tops, and bar tops, that you will see I actually custom built myself, using my sawmill and trees that came off this property or nearby counties. I own it myself, I manage it myself, just as I did my dry cleaning business for 38 years using my people skills and building skills to give my guest an experience they won't find in this area! I guess I'm friends that come back and enjoy the special place I've built.

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