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3 out of 5
Shady Villa Hotel
416 S. Main Street, Salado, TX

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 225 out of 379 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 90 out of 379 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 379 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 379 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 379 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and clean hotel right in the middle of Salado! Within walking distance of many restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cameron

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about this stay was awesome! It’s like an upscale version of a 60s motel. Absolutely perfect!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph, Lewisville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Historic charm, and very comfortable. Love looking out over the pool area with all the vegetation.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Lauren E

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The shower was amazing. The staff was responsive but the room was not checked daily providing fresh towels, toilet paper and tissues.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Denise

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property has been updated and fairly clean. I was very disappointed there were not breakfast (hot meal or continental) options available.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Shady Villa Hotel on 12 Apr 2024
Thank you for the feedback, Denise. The restaurant is being renovated and we'd love to see you again in the summer when we expect it to have been reopened!

8/10 Good

Cassy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property and a quiet area with shops within walking distance as well as a creek nearby
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Tom on 8 Apr 2024
Thanks Cassy! Come back and see us soon!

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Tom on 8 Apr 2024
Thanks for the favorable review. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a great little place. Everyone is super friendly and helpful!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Tom on 7 Apr 2024
Jill, We are appreciative of your feedback and happy you enjoyed your stay. Come see us again soon!

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
they don’t have the bar or the restaurant showed in the pictures and the staff is AWFUL and unaccommodating we regretted staying about 15 minutes in to the stay but booked for 2 nights so we were stuck
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Shady Villa Hotel on 12 Apr 2024
Elizabeth, we are so sorry that you felt that way and would love to better understand the staffing concern you raised if you are open to discussing.

4/10 Poor

Christian

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was in a great location and the grounds were clean. However, my A.C. Did not work in the unit. The first night the temperature would not drop below 76 degrees. I went to front desk the next morning to get resolved for second night and the man that worked there told me that he would get maintenance to fix it at 1pm. I did not return to room until late the second night to realize that they never fixed the issue. Me and my 3 small kids had to sleep a second night with no A.C. To get air in the room, I had to sleep with door open which made me feel very unsafe. I have reached out multiple times to talk to general manager and I keep getting a promise of a call back but nothing. This place has potential but would not stay again due to the issues mentioned above.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Shady Villa Hotel on 12 Apr 2024
We are sorry that your a/c wasn't functioning, Christian. We will be in touch. It looks as though your communication never made it to the General Manager initially and we apologize about that.

2/10 Terrible

Juan

After sending a message that I would arrive late there was no one at the property. I called their customer service number ans there was no answer. Had to find a diffwrent hotel at 2 AM and still got charged
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Shady Villa Hotel on 14 Apr 2024
Juan, we are sorry that this happened and have since been in touch to help remedy the situation. Please let us know if you continue to have an issue with the refund.

10/10 Excellent

Belia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a wonderful stay and we loved the 50s feel.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Shady Villa Hotel on 8 Apr 2024
Thanks, Belia!

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love this place!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Shady Villa Hotel on 8 Apr 2024
Thanks, Tammy! We love you, too!

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Historic, and convenient to everything in Salado…but rustic. If you like fancy hotels, you won’t like this one
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Shady Villa Hotel on 8 Apr 2024
Thank you for the review, Robert.

4/10 Poor

Amanda

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Shady Villa Hotel on 8 Apr 2024
We are sorry to see this, Amanda. If there are specifics you are willing to share please let us know.

6/10 Okay

Brandon

Disliked: Cleanliness
It's was pretty good
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Shady Villa Hotel on 8 Apr 2024
Thank you, Brandon. We would love to know the specifics as to what we might have done to earn a full five-of-five.

8/10 Good

karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
None

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chrisma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice little getaway in Salado, Tx!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Brandy

Travelled with group
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
GIRLS TRIP
Kinda shabby. The clerk who booked is was nice but didn't offer to show us to our room. It was poorly lit and a little scary. The landscapers were there at 8am on a Saturday with 4 leafblowers outside our room...4 leaf blowers. The gentleman who checked us out seemed aggrevated by our presence.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lois, Leonardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the mid century style and the staff were so helpful, especially Scott at the front desk!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the Shady Villa! We drive down every few months from Fort Worth for a great getaway! Five stars!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tanner

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean but, Robe had a lighter in it and since the lighter worked, the Robe had not been washed from the last stay. Great hotel other then that, will stay again. Need to upgrade the coffee pots in room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only things that I didn't like were the highway noise and trying to figure out where to park. Room was comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Hubert

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Phuong Yen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is lovely. I’d stay again if the room has a microwave & mini fridge.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Dolly on 10 Oct 2023
Thank you for visiting us. Please come again. Dolly

8/10 Good

Denise

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice
The rooms were really clean and friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Dolly on 10 Oct 2023
Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us. Please come again. Dolly

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Shady villa is a little shady
The grounds were not kept up well. Saw bugs in our rooms. Mosquitos were very bad , other wise we would have relaxed outside a lot more. The coffee pot provided in room sucks. If you are not going to have complimentary coffee, put a nice coffee pot in room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Dolly on 3 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to provide feedback. Unfortunately we cannot do anything about the mosquitoes. The bug crawl into the rooms. We clean them but they come back. Now the coffee pots that we are trying to replace soon. Thank you. Please come again. Dolly

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Dolly on 10 Oct 2023
Please come again. Dolly

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly. Room was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Dolly on 3 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying and please come again. Dolly

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Dolly on 20 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying. Please come again. Dolly

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is adorable and cozy! Front desk person was so lovely. My room is Betty comfy, the extra little details are great. I love this place. Wish i was staying longer than one night.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Dolly on 9 Aug 2023
Thank you for staying with us and please come again and enjoy the hospitality we offer.

8/10 Good

Kyle

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good spot
Check in was easy and the room had great AC and a nice balcony. The rugs had some stains and the shower could have been cleaner. Overall a great stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Dolly on 8 Aug 2023
Thanks for staying and please come back.

2/10 Terrible

Rebecca

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Dolly on 8 Aug 2023
I regret that you did not enjoy your stay. Please call and discuss the problems that you experienced so that we can ensure that the next person has a better experience. Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Dolly on 20 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us and please come again. Dolly

4/10 Poor

jefferson

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean and quiet room. Restaurant was closed. Pool was closed and in disrepair. Green water. I should have been informed that these advertised amenities were not available. These amenities were reason for choosing this hotel. Dishonest.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Dolly on 8 Aug 2023
Restaurant was closed to the public due to unforeseen upgrades that were needed. The pool has been maintained by a pool company. The water was drained and started over again. It has never been a dishonest intent but we do have to ensure the safety of our guest.

8/10 Good

Gema

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a good hotel to spend the night if you’re only passing through Salado. I was in the Heritage Oak, and it was a nice suite. Clean. The mattress was much too soft for my liking, and I didn’t sleep well on it. Some people may like their beds soft, but I prefer mine a skosh firmer. The Stagecoach Restaurant was closed until further notice. The pool looked greenish and dirty. The shower felt nice, but the water was too hot. We tried modulating the temperature several times but water would turn hot anyway. The little downtown area is small and quaint. Not a lot of dining options or much of a night life. As I said, this is a good place only if you’re passing through.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Dolly on 8 Aug 2023
Thank you for staying.

8/10 Good

Margaret

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We loved the room, it was very comfy and well decorated. We also liked the walkability to restaurants and shopping. But one of the sole reasons for staying here was the pool. We had all set our hopes on a fun family swim night at the end of our road trip. And instead we sat in a hotel room with nothing to do. Couldn’t even eat on site, because the restaurant is closed as well. Would have been fine with it if the property had just been upfront about this from the beginning! Nowhere did it say or did they say in all the communication that these main draws were unavailable. Felt like we were lied to and sort of forced to stay there.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Dolly on 8 Aug 2023
Thank you for staying with us. You visited us on the day the decision was made to close the restaurant. We have the pool bar with a very limited menu available. I regret that it was not everything that you hoped it would be. The pool has been worked on by a pool company and they are working on the problem. Thank you

8/10 Good

Douglas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient location for walking in Salado. The pool is a plus but it does not appear very clean. The room was clean. The property is large and spread out probably making maintenance difficult. Staff was friendly. Overall nice experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Dolly on 8 Aug 2023
Thank you for staying with us and please come again.

2/10 Terrible

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
no refrigerator or microwave or coffee cups. tv did not work properly
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Dolly on 12 Jul 2023
Thank you for staying and please come again. Dolly

10/10 Excellent

Robo

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I've been staying here since 1962. I was glad when reading Bunkhouse purchased the property a few years ago. The food is the same high quality as it has always been. Rooms in parts of the property properly updated and are really nice. I was surprised that the town/restaurant shut down Monday and Tuesday! I had a business dinner appointment and wound up going to Temple for it! I do recommend repairing the original sign out front facing I35, That Would Bring Travelers In!! Work to be done, but glad they are open.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Dolly on 12 Jul 2023
We have considered your suggestion. Please come again. Dolly

4/10 Poor

Julie

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Pool was green and couldn't swim, everything closed down during the holiday, no discount or refund was offered and room never really cooled off
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Dolly on 5 Jul 2023
Thank you for staying with us. There were some problems with the pool that was not expected. I hope that you will reconsider and come again. I did not receive any calls about the room not being cool but we normally would move the guest unless there are no rooms available. Again, I invite you to come back and see if we can win your approval. Dolly

8/10 Good

Ryan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Karri

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The history of the building is wonderful. However the property did not match. The hotel consist of 6 building and a front area with restaurant. They redid the buildings around the pool (3). They were newly painted white. There were other building that were brown. They said they would not redo them because of the cost and being close to the highway. I can understand the cost - effect. However I would at least paint them to match the other building - since they are still apart of the property. They need a better grounds keeper - because of the upkeep there were many wasp and dead weeds in the pateos making it difficult to use. The pool bar is not a bar - it could be - but the staff are young people who lay around on the counters waiting on the next person. We paid over $200 a night, Will not return
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Dolly on 5 Jul 2023
Thank you for staying with us. The color of the buildings has been addressed with the owners. This will be rectified in due time. The grounds man takes care of many duties and during the time of your visit he was trying to correct the problem with the pool. The staff at the pool bar was given a copy of your review and it was tasked to their manager to give more training and avoid situations such as this. Thank you for your feedback and please come again, Dolly

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023