Set on the grounds of the Messina Hof Winery in Bryan, Texas, the Villa Bed & Breakfast offers unique vacation experience in the heart of Texas wine country. The award-winning bed and breakfast inn is beautifully decorated with timeless heirlooms and features magnificent stained-glass windows from the Louvre in Paris and one of the original Spanish missions in Texas.
One of the best romantic weekend getaways from Houston, the charming retreat offers 11 elegantly appointed and individually furnished guest suites that pay tribute to romantic and historical icons such as D’Artagnan and Romeo and Juliet. Gracious suites offer plush beds with designer linens, private bathrooms with oversized soaking tubs and walk-in showers, and secluded balconies and patios with breathtaking lakeside views. Guests can enjoy a host of complimentary amenities and services during their stay, including a Champagne breakfast every morning, a cheese and wine reception at the bar in the evenings, and wine tasting and cellar tours of the Messina Hof wine estate.
Guest Accommodations
The Villa Bed & Breakfast offers 11 beautifully appointed and individually decorated guest rooms and suites with sumptuous country décor and plush period furnishings. Rooms have private en-suite bathrooms with marble vanities, walk-in showers, whirlpool tubs for two, fluffy towels and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products, and large windows overlooking the gardens and the lake.
Lancelot & Guinevere is Gothic-inspired and features a 17th-century hand-carved queen-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, an en-suite bathroom with a stained-glass window, a large whirlpool tub, and separate shower and fluffy towels and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products.
Romeo and Juliet is a beautifully appointed English-inspired room with sheer vineyard print fabric drapes, delicately inlaid brown oak finishes, a king-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, an en-suite bathroom with marble vanity, shower/bath combination, fluffy towels and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products. This room has a cozy corner patio with lovely lake and forest views.
The Mediterranean-inspired D’Artagnan is furnished in rich oak with bronze accents, and features themed tapestries, a ship-shaped chandelier, and wrought iron with amber glass detailing. The room has a king-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, an en-suite bathroom with marble vanity, shower/bath combination, fluffy towels and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products.
Boasting an elaborately ornate brass bed with black marble top Queen Anne sides, Camelot is true to its name. The masculine room features a king-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, an en-suite bathroom with marble vanity, shower/bath combination, fluffy towels and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products. A private patio offers spectacular lake and forest views.
The pomp and splendor of France are reflected in Napoleon and Josephine, which features a gilded queen-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, and a beautiful antique sideboard. An en-suite bathroom has antique-beveled glass heart windows, a whirlpool tub for two and a separate shower, along with fluffy towels and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products. The walls are adorned with hand-tinted French prints and a magnificent cherry, and brass table takes center stage.
Named in honor of the grandfather of American wines, Thomas Jefferson is a masculine room with a queen-size bed, pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, and an en-suite bathroom with a soaking tub, separate shower marble vanity, fluffy towels and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products. The room opens to a private balcony through an etched door and boasts panoramic views of the vineyard.
Antoinette is an elegant Queen Anne-inspired room with an art-deco style and features burl rosewood finished, a queen-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, and an en-suite bathroom with marble vanity, shower/bath combination, fluffy towels and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products.
Named in honor of the winemaker on the estate, Messina boasts exquisite walnut Italian furnishings, a king-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, and an en-suite bathroom with marble vanity, shower/bath combination with an extra-large bath, fluffy towels, and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products.
Bronzed and inlaid oak accents the Hof room, which is furnished with original family pieces from Hof in Germany. The apartment offers a king-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, and an en-suite bathroom with marble vanity, shower/bath combination with an extra-large bath, fluffy towels, and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products. It also has a private balcony with beautiful forest views.
Light and airy, Venus features hand-stenciled French pine furnishings, an antique marble washstand and hand-etched door, and a queen-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens. An en-suite bathroom has a marble vanity, shower/bath combination with an extra-large bath, fluffy towels, and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products and a private balcony look out over the forest and lake.
Blending Southwestern and Texan accents with Mediterranean romance, Texas feature a king-size bed with a pillow-top mattress and luxury linens, an en-suite bathroom with a huge walk-in shower, fluffy towels and spa bathrobes, and organic bath products, and a separate living area with comfortable seating.
Dining
A complimentary homemade breakfast is served in the mansion’s downstairs parlor every morning and includes freshly brewed coffee, tea and other hot beverages, fruit juices, fresh fruit platters, yogurt, cereals, hot entrées and signature dishes, eggs, and freshly baked bread, muffins, scones and more.
Amenities and Recreation
Guests can enjoy a host of complimentary amenities and services during their stay, including a Champagne breakfast every morning, a cheese and wine reception at the bar in the evenings, and wine tasting and cellar tours of the Messina Hof wine estate.
4545 Old Reliance Road, Bryan, TX 77808, website, Phone: 800-736-9463
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