By Bernard Burt
In Texas hill country, mother/daughter getaways at Lake Austin Spa resort are a learning experience.
Nestled in a valley shared by a nature preserve and the 21-mile-long lake system of Texas’ vibrant capital city, Lake Austin Spa Resort is a haven of well-being. Driving down a country road, stress seems to fade behind the modest resort gate.
Wildflowers brighten the lakeshore as you push off in your kayak for two. The resident naturalist waves from her organic garden, reminding you to schedule her hands-on demonstration of how to grow herbs and vegetables. In the demonstration kitchen, you can spot chef Terry Conlan preparing to create a luscious meal. And that’s just the beginning of a typical day.
Scheduled throughout the year, mother/daughter weeks explore nutrition, self-esteem, body image, healthy cooking, etiquette, and more. Topics presented by guest speakers like Anna and Tricia Post range from how to be the perfect hostess or guest to how to brew the best tea.
You can also create your own mid-week getaway. Stay three days or more and save 50% on the regular rate: Mother pays the private rate on a three-night or longer Refresher Package, daughter stays with her for 50 percent off that rate. The package includes unlimited fitness classes and activities such as hiking, canoeing, Spinning®, yoga, cooking classes, core conditioning and circuit weights, Pilates, Tai Chi, and NIA. In addition, both mother and daughter enjoy a spa and fitness allowance that can be used in the resort’s lovely LakeHouse Spa.
LONE STAR LUXE
Guests stay in one of forty charming guest rooms that create an impression of warmth, like a best friend’s cozy lake house. Beyond a big bathroom, windows open to a meditation garden complete with whirlpool.
Overlooking the lake, the spa complex includes indoor and outdoor swimming pools, dining, and treatments alfresco in garden cabanas. Built with local limestone and cedar, the LakeHouse Spa creates the feeling of a bygone era. Ask for a massage on the screened wooden porch. Relax in the memorabilia-filled lounge. Select fresh-picked herbs from the garden for your body scrub.
A wooden barn conceals the Junior-Olympic-size (25-meter) swimming pool. Filled with spring water from the resort’s own well, it’s weatherproof, and open day and night.
Lone Star Cuisine presented by award-winning chef Terry Conlan reveals tastes and textures of Southwestern cooking. Join the chef for a shopping excursion at Central Market, as well as classes in his demonstration kitchen.
Low-key and informal, Lake Austin Spa Resort is a perfect place to retreat and reconnect.
For more information call (800) 847-5637, or visit www.lakeaustin.com
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