Trails West Pavilion can easily handle parties up to 100 The Pavilion Have your party here!   Birthdays, Anniversaries, Small Wedding Receptions, Family Reunions, Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties, Girl's Night Out, Getaway weekends, Spring break, Class Reunions, Wedding Showers, Baby Showers Exclusive use is included with overnight entire Facility Rental south side of the creek: Pavilion, Cedar Country Cottage & Lone Oak Room, Woodview, Rebecca's & Del's cabins. 2 night rental $650 per night + tax (includes 20 overnight guests, $15 per overnight guest, children under six admitted free, limit 35 total overnighters)**.   What do you get for this price?  10 rooms, 2 king beds, 3 queens, 3 double futons, 2 full beds, 3 twins, 7 bathrooms, 2 full kitchens, 2 tent sites and a little piece of paradise for the evening!  (Camper/motorhome hookup available for $35 extra)  Kids can put up tents at no additional charge when entire facility is leased ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Pavilion is also available for DAY USE ONLY: 4 hour rental includes kitchen and men's & ladies restrooms, use of grounds, kid's playground $150 + $25 an hour thereafter (not applicable during holidays or antique festivals) Although all our cabins have individual grills, our overnight guests are welcome to use the outside area of our Pavilion which has extra picnic tables and patio tables, a serving bar, a large outdoor stainless grill, & beverage coolers.  Please note our policy on group rentals has changed.  We do not furnish coffee for larger groups (over 4 adults) in the cabins or hangar or in the case of entire facility rental.  We will furnish 1 towel per overnight person.  Individuals who desire more towels, need to bring them.  Also, it is recomended that they bring extra pillows, blankets, toilet paper & paper towels.  There is an additional $75 trash haul-off fee and a $100 clean-up fee after parties.  If you clean and remove all trash, we will waive these fees.  A $400 deposit is required for renting the whole facility, $200 is non-refundable if cancelled within two weeks of reservation date.  Day use deposit for the Pavilion is $100.   Please read our rules posted on this website and ask for our event pricing package.
The large 32 X 32 covered area features two ceiling fans and plenty of electrical outlets for music and catering needs. Note two serving bars.  When the cool season arrives, there's a chiminea to warm your hands and/or firepit plus a fireplace is on the way in the future. There are men's and women's restrooms each with a shower for getting ready for that special event or for tent campers.
This picture was taken on April 1, 2008 and shows the playset for the kids that Betty & Del built.  It is very convienient to the Pavilion so guests can watch their kids play while enjoying themselves in the shade.  There is a tiny tot sandbox on the other side of the Pavilion.  Horseshoes, frisbees, croquet, football are some games played on the grounds enjoyed by our former guests. Rental tent is available for larger gatherings  **Prices not applicable during Antique Festivals. We can help you with party planning, caterers, florists, tent and extra chair rentals. For more information please contact Betty Meischen. Send us an email  !! Tell us what you need for whatever party you are planning and we can point you in the right direction.  We have extra chairs, card tables, lots of props and materials available for decoration too. Ladies restroom in the Pavilion features 2 bowl marble vanity, 2 stalls & a ceramic tiled shower Men's bath has 2 stalls & tiled shower	Betty & Del with Max enjoy the first fire on September 25, 2010 during the Fall Antique Festival. Pavilion Kitchen.  Shown is the double oven and counter which has windows that pass through to another serving bar outside. The Pavilion kitchen has a refrigerator, range, microwave and serving counter. It also has a stereo/speaker system. It has men and women's bathrooms, each with two stalls and a shower. ** FOOD FOR THOUGHT! Get a bunch of your friends together this fall/winter/spring and have a campout and party around the campfire!  Plug in your IPOD or put on a CD on our sound system, or hire a D.J. or bring your guitar and sing a song or two. ** We can make your catering arrangements if desired.  Need some special touches? Just ask!  We are there to help you have a successful party, reception or reunion. RELAX & ENJOY the serenity and tranquility of our woodsy little paradise. Ladies Bath showing shower & stall Our Lousianna friends have been coming to Trails West Retreat to the Antique Festivals for years now.  They love to cook scrumptous meals at the Pavilion.  In Sep 2010 they really enjoyed the christening of our new outdoor fireplace.
Kitchen has stove, sink & refrigerator with icemaker There is a gas grill, bar, wooden ice chest and prep table	Our Son Scott & wife Desiree enjoy a bbq meal at Betty's 60th birthday party. Play area is convenient to the Pavilion In February of 2011, the Texas Medical Center Orchestra performed at Festival Hill.  Some of the orchestra members stayed with us at Trails West Retreat.  After the performance, we had a small reception for some of the orchestra members on the Pavilion patio including piano soloist Frank Levy of San Francisco. Violinist of the Texas Medical Center Orchestra with pianist Frank Levy and our neighbor and architect Bernardo who owns a theatre in Quito, Equador.