Good Love Getaways

10/18/2023

All in a day's work! Welcome back to the hill country Linares family! Can't wait to host ya!

08/12/2023

🎉💰Use code "GOODBYE SUMMER" for $100 OFF 💰🎉

Book any 3 consecutive days August 20-27 and get $100 off your stay! Book directly through Evolve for this special and the lowest booking fees (see link below)!

Our cozy and inviting 4/2.5 home on 6 hill country acres offers a beautiful and private setting just outside San Marcos, TX.

Get away from it all, but be just 10 min to campus, the river, downtown, and the outlets. Cool off in the Guadalupe Comal, Canyon Lake, or Schlitterbahn all less than 30 min away.🏞

All guests enjoy our farm fresh eggs collected daily, homemade raspberry jam, and popcorn. 🥚 🐔

We are proud to boast nothing but 5 star reviews! Stay with us and see why! 🌟 💗

www.evolve.com/vacation-rentals/456119

06/11/2023

Tubing season is here! We enjoyed hosting these folks for a fun friend get together along with their 3 pups!

12/26/2022

Our Christmas guests checked in today! At Good Love Getaways we always go the extra mile! 🎄🎁

Festive table cloth, our tiny Texas themed tree (no pic😔), and my favorite homemade brownies (Martha Stewart recipe).

Guest requested extra blankets (check ✅️) and asked about firewood 🔥. My honey built up this beautiful fire and left them a whole trailer full of wood to enjoy cozy fires outside.

SHARE! We hope to host you soon 🥰

12/16/2022

Pets are always welcome, especially if they're this cute!

Now that’s a great place to be! 🐕

12/11/2022

Our guests showed us our place can easily be set up to host parties!

We love seeing our guests celebrating special moments and making fond memories. That's what Good Love Getaways is all about🥰

12/09/2022

We have a grad in the house! 🎓

Congrats to Samantha on this amazing accomplishment! We left you some cookies to celebrate! 🍪

Did you know we are happy to accommodate extra seating for your party or family get together? Just let us know! Seating for 16, no problem!🪑

12/08/2022

We had the sweetest family celebrate Thanksgiving at Fox Ridge Farmhouse! Santa even made a special stop to visit the kiddos 🎄🎁🎅

12/02/2022

It's called Fox Ridge Farmhouse for a reason!

Come enjoy our private hill country retreat on 6 acres this holiday season and see if you can spot our foxy friends!

Available weekends (Fri-Sun):
12/16-12/18
12/23-12/25

Book here for lowest rate!
https://evolve.com/vacation-rentals/456119

11/30/2022

Host the holidays at our house in San Marcos! Lowest rates of the year!

4/2.5, 6 hill country acres, sleeps 8 (3 kings, 2 twins), pet friendly, super private, but within 10 min of everything you need.

Available weekends (Fri-Sun):
12/2-12/4
12/16-12/18
12/23-12/25

Book here for lowest rate!
https://evolve.com/vacation-rentals/456119

10/10/2022

The Texas Quote of the Day:

"Nineteen forty, another time. The speed limit in Texas was forty-five miles per hour; Lyndon Johnson was serving his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives: Audie Murphy, 16 years old, was living hand to mouth with his disintegrating sharecropper family in Hunt County; Howard Hughes, a leading Hollywood film producer and holder of international airplane racing titles, was only a few years away from the cantilevered bra and his plunge into terminal weirdness; the future famous author Larry McMurtry was four years old; and the University of Texas had an enrollment of 10,969 students. Another place, Texas in 1940.

Sixty percent of the population lived in rural areas; cotton was king in the black waxy belt stretching from north of Dallas to east of Austin; babies were still sometimes born at home; and country doctors made house calls. It all sounds a bit like a Merle Haggard song about the way things used to be. One thing is certain; Texas in 1940 was a bigger place than it is now. It took a lot longer to get somewhere. The highway from Dallas to Houston was a narrow two-lane blacktop with bad shoulders or none. Travel by auto was still an exhilarating adventure, and going across the barren wastes of West Texas meant you needed a canvas bag of water slung over the radiator for the inevitable boil-over.

Culturally things were quieter then. No MTV, no Information Superhighway, no World Wide Websites ---- just radio programs and the movies. In 1940 everybody went to the movies, families to the general releases and kids to the Saturday matinees. Every town had its Dixie or Texas or Ritz theater and usually a smaller theater off the square where westerns and serials were shown. Country people had all day Saturday in town and returned to homes lit by coal-oil lamps and serviced by outdoor toilets. Rural electrification was still a very big deal in 1940. Hit less hard than some states by the Depression, Texas still hit hard enough, and in 1940 the Depression hung on. It would take the events set in motion on December 7, 1941 to put the economy in high gear and launch the nation on a course of industrial expansion unrivaled in modern history. Texas in 1940 was a bit like America before World War I; a hungry, provincial, isolated empire waiting to play a larger role on a larger stage."

----- Don Graham, "Giant Country: Essays on Texas," 1998. I highly recommend the book as it is a collection of learned but wry observations about Texas history and culture. I was thinking about this quote a few few days ago as I was picturing Russell Lee ---- who photographed Texas in 1939 and 1940 ---- and the (relative) hardship he had to go through back then to move around Texas with his camera. Just the GETTING from place to place with no A/C in your car, rough ride, rough roads, 104 degrees etc ... was tough.

Shown here: A law enforcement officer outside a liquor store near Bandera, 1940.

10/03/2022

AVAILABLE FOR TXST FAMILY WEEKEND!

Fox Ridge Farmhouse, 4/2.5, 2500 sf vacation rental on 6+ hill country acres just 10 min from campus off RR12. Dog friendly!

Keep us in mind if you need a larger place to host family or gatherings. My husband is a chef and offers meal experiences as well.

www.evolve.com/vacation-rentals/456119

06/18/2022

Good Love Getaways is excited to welcome our first pet guest, Miss Pepper!

Her sweet daddy didn't want to leave her home alone, so Fox Ridge Farmhouse will be her home away from home for the next 2 days.

05/29/2022

My cleaning crew rolling up on 2 wheels! Our first guests kept it super tidy, so we're tackling this one on our own.

We jammed some 80s Chimpunk songs on the record player and got the laundry started and recycle sorted.

Then we discovered some wildflowers I've never seen before! Anyone know what they are? Good Love Getaways

05/28/2022

It's official! Our first guest just checked in! ✔️

2 days of non-stop work. Over 35,000 steps logged, almost 16 miles walked, and 6,000+ calories burned just cleaning, prepping, organizing, and last minute shopping! The scale better say as much! 📉

By the end of today my fuse was pretty short! So big shout out to my husband and children for tolerating me in beast mode 🥰

Wishing our first guests a fun weekend and great memories! 📸

05/23/2022

Our first vacation home, Fox Ridge Farmhouse, just went LIVE and is ready for bookings!

Memorial Days is up for grabs! Spread the word and help us stay booked. We will be rolling out some specials soon😃

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05/20/2022

Vents, switches, and light fixtures oh my!

I may be obsessing on the cleaning, but my sweet husband called me to say "it's all in the details which you're really good at". Awww babe, thanks!😊

When I'm paying good money to rest my head somewhere else for the night, I want it white glove clean! Wait until you see our post on how clean our beds are!

How important is the cleanliness of a rental to you?

05/08/2022

The label maker came in and I'm having too much fun!

05/08/2022

Little helpers peeling tags off the new IKEA dishes!

05/02/2022

Professional photo shoot tomorrow! Here is a quick intro to each room upstairs. Almost there!

03/05/2022

25% OFF HILL COUNTRY VACATION PACKAGE!!!

We are just weeks away from launching our first Good Love Getaways vacation rental, Fox Ridge Farmhouse in the hill country of San Marcos, TX!

To promote our property, we are curating an amazing 2-day getaway package for HALF OFF! LIMITED NUMBER- only 20-25 packages will be offered in 2022. This package is still coming together, but here's what we're thinking!

THE PACKAGE
- 2-night stay during 2022
- Personal in-home cooking class/meal for 8
- Welcome Basket

Join our interest list to stay up-to-date on this FABULOUS DEAL!
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11/24/2021

A little to get these twin beds looking perfect!

11/15/2021

Our annual Christmas celebration is coming up soon! Mark it on your calendar if you're local and, even if you are not, it's a fun way to spend a weekend if you are too far out from us.

https://www.visitsanmarcos.com/event/sights-and-sounds-of-christmas-festival/2843/

Enjoy six full evenings of holiday festivities in San Marcos. Highlights include carnival rides, arts & crafts, pictures with Santa, local school performances, live nativity scene and a food court. Gates at 5:30pm nightly.

11/08/2021

If you ask anyone local about where the hot spots for eating out are then chances are high you'll hear about The Root Cellar Cafe. It's synonymous with San Marcos now and a local favorite on the square especially for Saturday or Sunday brunch. We highly suggest making it part of your itinerary during your stay at Fox Ridge Farmhouse.

https://rootcellarcafe.com/

Here at Root Cellar Cafe, our professional waitstaff and seasoned chefs are sure to provide an extraordinary experience that will keep you coming back time and time again. We specialize in upscale casual dining using locally-sourced fresh food. Stop in for Brunch, Lunch or Dinner!

11/05/2021

Adam working hard to clear out the awesome backyard at Foxridge Farmhouse! Just look at that bonfire we got going! Our rental will be pet friendly and, as you can see in the video, there is ample yard for them to run free and even a large fenced area to keep them contained but in the outdoors. You'll be enjoying the pristine view and gorgeous sunrises and sunsets soon here!

11/02/2021

The rooms are starting to come together! Now to buy all the linens and hang the amazing vintage artwork and trinkets I've found so far.

10/12/2021

Update! The master bathroom tile work has been completed. Love how it turned out! Now on to the install of the mirror, vanity, and tub then a BIG REVEAL for you all. Can't wait!

10/06/2021

If you love to shop local, then consider heading downtown for the Farmers Market! It's every Saturday throughout the year from 9a to 1p. You'll find an exciting collection of homemade wares from the best of our local artisans here! In addition to the Farmer's Market, you'll spot quite a few awesome shops along the square and around the town. Stop in and buy a new antique, herbal oddity, or a cute outfit for the weekend!

https://www.visitsanmarcos.com/things-to-do/shopping/farmers-market/
https://www.visitsanmarcos.com/things-to-do/shopping/local/

10/05/2021

Want to shop till you drop during your stay at Fox Ridge farmhouse? Well, San Marcos can deliver that experience thanks to the amazing premium outlet center located directly off I-35. Grab a coffee at the Starbucks nearby and "Treat Yo Self" to something new at the outlets! Below you'll find the website that has a full directory of the stores available.

https://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/san-marcos