Hyatt Trip Membership’s Wild Oak Ranch in San Antonio, Texas, gives a secluded, nature-focused escape that feels authentically Texan. It sits on a sprawling 39-acre property, roughly 15 miles from each the airport and vacationer sights just like the Alamo, and contains a restaurant, lazy river and nature path.

Despite the fact that it’s removed from the hustle and bustle of downtown, there’s no scarcity of issues to do. As a homesick Texan, I felt just like the property’s laid-back appeal and enjoyable actions have been a heat welcome again.

Wild Oak Ranch lined my keep and meals, however the opinions expressed in my evaluation are my very own and never influenced by the resort.

Though Hyatt Trip Membership carries the Hyatt title, it’s a separate entity from Hyatt Lodges and Resorts that provides timeshare possession. If you happen to don’t personal a timeshare, you can too pay for a stick with money or use World of Hyatt factors.

Hyatt inns fall into one among eight classes. The upper the class, the extra factors it would value to remain there. Wild Oak Ranch is a class 4 lodge, so rooms will usually begin at 15,000 factors, although you would possibly be capable of snag a 12,000-point evening with an off-peak charge. A peak evening will value 18,000 factors. Between June and September 2025, I discovered nightly charges between $160 for an off-peak evening and $222 for a peak evening.

Wild Oak Ranch is effectively inside metropolis limits, however the resort feels fairly secluded and supplies a pleasant escape from the crowds in downtown San Antonio.

When you gained’t have fairly the identical expertise at a resort in a metropolis as you’ll in smaller Texas Hill Nation cities, the placement simply can’t be beat. It’s fairly unimaginable to have a big lodge property with so many outside actions this near an airport and solely a 10-minute drive to the closest HEB, a preferred grocery chain based mostly within the metropolis.

Wild Oak Ranch rooms vary in dimension from studios to three-bedroom suites. All of the suites have a full kitchen and a balcony and most even have a washer and dryer. The studio rooms have a kitchenette.

I stayed in a one-bedroom suite and was pleasantly stunned how spacious it was. Relying on if you ebook, nightly charges can vary from round $200 to $300. Money will probably be a greater choice for this room, because you’ll must shell out 21,000 to 27,000 Hyatt factors to remain right here.

The kitchen can also be very giant for a lodge suite, and it will be simple to prepare dinner a full meal right here.

The lavatory is huge, with a bathe, tub and lengthy self-importance that might simply maintain everybody’s toiletries. I additionally appreciated that there have been entrances to the toilet from each the bed room and the frequent space.

Since most rooms have full kitchens, this lodge is unquestionably geared in the direction of cooking greater than eating out. However there’s one restaurant on the property, J.B.’s Poolside Restaurant, which has an off-the-cuff, pub-like vibe and gives southwestern delicacies. There’s nothing significantly distinctive concerning the restaurant’s fare, however I did benefit from the tacos I ordered.

The resort’s 39 acres function a nature path, a firepit space, an indoor/outside pool, a lazy river and garden video games.

Despite the fact that you possibly can swim exterior in an unheated pool for lots of the yr in San Antonio, I really like that the pool is each heated and partially indoors. Even when it’s unseasonably chilly if you go to, you’ll nonetheless be capable of swim.

Youngsters will even benefit from the slide.

However my favourite function, by far, is the lazy river. Despite the fact that it was a man-made pool, the timber lining the trail jogged my memory of floating the Guadalupe River 45 miles north in New Braunfels.

Certain, you gained’t get fairly as spectacular a view on the lazy river, however you can also’t order a cocktail whereas floating the Guadalupe. My solely criticism: It was a bit of onerous to snag an adult-sized tube.

Wild Oak Ranch additionally gives actions that youngsters and adults will take pleasure in. Throughout my journey, we did a resin-making class, a wine tasting that includes Texas wines, and classes on the best way to make guacamole and tortillas.

Like several self-respecting Texan, I’ve been making guacamole since I used to be a child (although I’ll by no means say no to creating — and consuming — extra). However I liked the tortilla-making class. I’ve additionally made tortillas earlier than, however they’ve all the time turned out fairly powerful. The teacher taught us the best way to make softer, chewier flour tortillas by including baking soda.

If you happen to’re going to San Antonio for its wealthy historical past, staying downtown can be nearer to the motion and offer you extra of a quintessential San Antonio expertise. However should you’re primarily in search of a quieter trip, Wild Oak Ranch permits you to take pleasure in nature with all of the comfort of staying in a metropolis. Texans will probably really feel speedy familiarity with this lodge’s design and actions, whereas individuals from out-of-state will get a slice of the Lone Star State with out ever having to go away the grounds.