Winter has lastly arrived within the Lone Star State, which suggests there may be an abundance of fun-filled and holiday-themed trip concepts and occasions to expertise in December. Texans searching for concepts on the place to journey can discover them right here, in our large month-to-month roundup of prime ideas across the state.
Throughout Texas
ICYMI: There are vacation happenings galore all through Texas, and CultureMap has rounded up the perfect vacation gentle shows and happenings in San Antonio this winter. For many who shall be touring to different main cities in Texas, we have you coated with the last word vacation gentle shows throughout Dallas, Fort Price, Houston, and Austin, too.
Within the Hill Nation
It is by no means too late to get out into the Hill Nation for a luxe glamping journey underneath the nice Texas sky. Star Studded Nights, a 14-acre non-public glamping web site in Valley Mills, has every thing vacationers have to take pleasure in a snug keep: Totally furnished (and temperature managed) safari tents with plush bedding and ensuite loos, a standard space with a firepit and outside video games, and a provisional retailer for any last-minute requirements or s’mores elements. Nightly charges start at $229.
Throughout North Texas
The Adolphus in Dallas is able to present the coziest stays this winter, beginning with the resort’s “Vacation Glow Package deal” that gives company with a a $100 eating credit score and an Adolphus Signature Vacation Candle, handcrafted in partnership with Dallas-based perfume designer Niven Morgan. The package deal is legitimate for stays of two nights or extra, and may be booked utilizing the code “ES6” for stays from now till December 30. Charges at The Adolphus start at $254 per evening.
For those who need to ring within the New 12 months in fashion, The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas has an opulent “Diamonds & Bowties” package deal that features luxurious lodging, two Diamonds & Bowties New 12 months’s Eve Occasion Tickets that includes dwell leisure from Jordan Kahn’s Manhattan Orchestra, a New 12 months’s themed amenity, complimentary valet parking, late checkout, and extra. The package deal is legitimate for one-night stays on December 31, and contains two tickets to the resort’s Diamonds & Bowties New 12 months’s Eve social gathering. Charges begin at $1,039.
We hear Santa may also go to accommodations on Christmas evening.
Photograph courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas
Alongside the Gulf Coast
If a wintery tenting journey is on the itinerary this month, South Padre Island is the place to be, in accordance with on-line campsite market Campspot. A current survey by the web site ranked South Padre Island the No. 5 finest vacation spot within the South for vacationers in search of “nostalgia-driven escapes” that remind them of the “easy attraction” of the Eighties. Close by campgrounds that Campspot highlighted included Brownsville’s 55-plus Winter Haven Resort, We RV Champions of Rio Hondo, and extra.
In Austin
Friends who need to spend a part of their comfortable holidays hanging by the pool on the Downright Austin can use the promo code “HOL” to get a holiday-themed welcome amenity, a $20 day by day credit score to the resort’s breakfast and lunch bar Morningbird, and a one-time $20 meals and beverage credit score for Morningbird or Swim Membership, the cool new bar that’s partially inside a drained and reworked pool. And beginning December 15, Swim Membership will remodel right into a winter wonderland pop-up referred to as Après Swim, full with holiday-themed cocktails, bites, and numerous vacation occasions. Nightly charges at Downright Austin start at $264 in December.
Houstonians touring to Austin with their canines are greater than welcome to take pleasure in all of the pet-friendly facilities the Resort Van Zandt has to supply, together with complimentary Yeti model canine bowls, plush pet beds, and particular canine visitor door hangers. The resort is moreover providing branded canine robes for buy, so your furry finest buddy can loosen up in fashion. Resort Van Zandt does not make use of measurement, weight, or breed restrictions for canines, and there’s no additional cost for bringing Fido alongside for the keep. Room charges begin at $195 an evening.
The Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa is all dolled up for Christmas with a formidable lineup of vacation choices for company and guests alike. The resort boasts two luxurious experiences for December stays: An unique “Santa Suite” package deal with a 20 p.c low cost on stays in one of many whimsical holiday-themed suites, plus a $100 resort credit score; and a “Magical Reminiscences” package deal that features 20 p.c off stays with a $25 meals and beverage credit score. The Santa Suite package deal is legitimate for stays by January 3, whereas the Magical Reminiscences package deal is on the market by January 19. Room charges start at $329 per evening.
At dwelling in San Antonio
December is the appropriate time for a staycation: San Antonio’s revolutionary culinary scene has earned the town a brand new title as among the best locations to journey in 2025, in accordance with a current report by Journey + Leisure. The publication’s annual “The place to Go” record opinions almost 120 notable locations across the globe and chooses solely 50 for its assortment of finest locations. T+L named two lately opened accommodations in its report: Kimpton Santo, a boutique resort that repurposed nineteenth century schoolhouses, and the totally renovated InterContinental San Antonio RiverWalk.
