Lake Austin Spa Resort – Lakehouse Spa

I spent 4 days here and it was PERFECTION.

I was fortunate enough to get a gift certificate for Mother’s Day to Lake Austin Spa and it was such a wonderful experience. I had never been to this spa having lived in Austin for almost 5 years and hearing great things about it. Honestly, I would never spend the money on myself so it took a gift certificate for Mother’s Day from my husband and daughter to get me to go. The reservation process was easy and I was able to get in pretty quickly seeing as though it had been 2 months since I had received my certificate.
I have to say the grounds are stunning. The front desk staff was very friendly. My only concern is the tour is super short and it seemed that they could have taken a little more time to show me the facilities.
I had several treatments to chose from and decided to have the Personal Best Facial. Susan was my Esthetician and she did an amazing job. She used some wonderful products on my face, some smelled so good, you could eat them! And she made sure to tell me exactly what they were doing for my skin and also provided a write up at the end of my treatment. If, and hopefully that if will come to fruition, I will request to work with Susan again.
After my treatment, I decided to just get the most out of the money my husband spent on me. The outdoor pool and hot tub were wonderful. I got out there pretty early so I had it to myself. I went inside and checked out the indoor amenities such as the hot tub, steam room, and sauna. I had never tried a steam room and well frankly, I won’t again not because of their steam room but just not my thing nor is the sauna, too hot in the summer for that, lol!
I then went outside and walked down to Lake Austin and relaxed in a hammock. What a delight! It was beautiful. I went back up to get my phone and took some pics. After spending time outside and taking in all the beauty, I was starved. The Aster Café was very good. My certificate came with a soup, salad and then an entrée. I had the vegetarian tortilla soup and it was pretty good. Personally, for me it needed more oomph but it was tasty. I had the guacamole and it was a tad plain, but still good. For my main dish, I had the Portobello and chicken flatbread pizza. It was yummy, a little bit greasy because there was a lot of cheese. But hey cheese is supposed to that way so I went for it!
After lunch, I wanted to walk off the meal and went back down to the Lake Austin and just relaxed in the hammock again. I would love to go back and have other services done, such as a massage and hope one day to have that opportunity, although I may have to save up for a while. It is very expensive but worth it.

I have really enjoyed this spa. I have only been as a day guest (I’m lucky enough to live just up the road from here) but have enjoyed the facilities including the restaurant where I’ve had lunch in between treatments. My first visit the massage wasn’t great and I wasn’t sure about going back. However, I am glad I did as I have now found my favorite therapist! Every visit back has been great since! I would recommend the spa but make sure you explain what kind of massage you like when booking and ask them to put you with the best person for that type of massage (I like very deep tissue).

I loved this spa. It is a beautiful spa in the middle of a remote area that I would have never visited if it was not for coming here. My husband and I spent the day here and we had a very relaxing time. The grounds are lovely! We spent almost six hours here enjoying the pool, walking by the lake and having a massage. I have to say it was the only part of my trip to Austin where I felt like I was on vacation. I think that the spa could be improved by: 1. placing magazines and 2. snacks near the pool area. And, I was disappointed that there was no drink service at the pool. I think the pool could benefit from pool service (so that you can order drinks without having to get up). As well, I never received a confirmation for my spa when I booked my treatment. This concerned me since I expect this to be standard from a spa of this level. It seriously made me question cancelling the massage as I started to worry about a place that would not do this. The grounds are lovely. The place is comfortable and I would return in a heart beat just to sit by the pool for the day. I was jealous of everyone staying at the resort. It is a little in the middle of no where but it is so relaxing it more than makes up for being a little remote.

Called and asked for a full day package for my wife, picked out the activities and then paid. When my wife got there she was told that I only had a half day package but full day activities so I’d need to pay more. When she couldn’t call me on my cell, they wouldn’t let her use their phone. Then they told her she couldn’t cancel. Instead of a relaxing day my wife got treated with disrespect. No idea if the facilities or treatments are good.

Treated an employee to a half day and made the reservation months ago.
When I called the day before our designated time, we were unknown. We re-​booked available times, which was not our preference, but tried to be flexible, since we had planned the half day off at the office. Upon arrival, they had our gift certificates as expired. Stunned. I had called that morning to confirm, and it seemed all was well. The lunch and services were fine. But really hardly worth the price and the hassle. Jennifer did offer to comp the facility charge next time, which was kind. Sadly, no need for a next time. I know this is a world class place. Just not to us.

I have been a spa junkie for over 25 years. Tonight I had one of the BEST massages I have ever had from Tanner. He is amazing. If you want an incredible massage, ask for him. The Lake Austin Spa is a fabulous place for the day, or for the week. This is my 7^th time here. And I will be back again.