Comfort,

My wife’s aunt, uncle, cousin and 2 children were coming from Maryland for a visit the first week in April, 2007.   We wanted to take them to the Texas hill country for a few days and show them the wild flowers and others places of interest.   My wife and I have spent many weekends in the hill country, in towns like Wimberley, Blanco, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Leakey,  etc. and prefer to spend our nights there in bed and breakfasts, private cabins or guesthouses.   We have been looking to buy some property in the hill country for some years now….and have recently purchased some land outside of Fredericksburg, with the intention of building a house and moving there in a year or so.

However, despite all of our times in the hill country, we didn’t know where to take her relatives to stay.   I called some friends who had moved a couple of years ago to the Camp Verde area and they suggested Meyers Bed and Breakfast, in Comfort.   Their recommendation was not based on personal experience or rumor, but merely on something they’d seen in the local paper.   I looked up the Meyers website, but wasn’t that impressed, since the photos and information on websites rarely reveal what the place is really like.  I took a chance and called them,….and reserved two rooms for two consecutive nights.

We arrived at Meyers and checked in.   I was quite impressed.   It is located in small complex of historical buildings and a few recently-built rooms constructed to look old on the creek on a quiet street in Comfort, bordered by a rustic cedar fence.  Our building had a beautiful stone facade and the rooms were clean and modern, decorated tastefully with western motif wrought iron fixtures.   Our bed was very comfortable, which was a relief to my wife, who has had back problems for years.   The children enjoyed the pool and admired the morning doves in an outdoor cage with young ones in a nest.   There is an outdoor covered area with hammocks and ceiling fans, with tables for playing dominoes or cards.   Behind the complex, you can walk for some distance along the creek, bordered by huge cypress trees.   The next day, someone noticed a hawk flying around the area and we observed it landing on a nest high up in a cypress tree near the creek.  Thanks to my digital camera with a zoom, I was able to photograph the hawk sitting on a nest of young ones.   Within a short walking distance are several antique shops, a florist, and a cowboy bar, with outside tables.

The next morning, a full breakfast was served in a room with windows overlooking the creek.

While we ate, we watched several deer, with fawns, grazing just across the creek.   They appeared relaxed, as if they’d been doing that there for years.

We left and toured around the area and that night we met our friends, Barry and Paula, at Gunthers Restaurant in Comfort, which was an easy walk from Meyers.   Gunthers has the best Wienersnitzel in the area, even better than some of the German restaurants in Fredericksburg.  Later, Barry entertained us by singing a few songs and playing his guitar.   Barry knows some really old cowboy songs, such as those made famous by Jimmy Rodgers.

That’s our experience with Meyers Bed and Breakfast (www.meyerbedandbreakfast.com).   We had a great time….can’t wait to go back.  
Gene Winkler…………May 2007