Countryside Farmhouse, backporch breezes, hillside views, and in Walburg!

Top of the Hill Farmhouse is located in the heart of the small historic community of Walburg. This house boasts two large covered porches perfect for taking in a fresh breeze and watching nature thrive all around. Or one could enjoy a sunrise or a sunset famous in the heart of Texas. Small town atmosphere close to dining and entertainment. The recently renovated craftsman style home offers tons of natural lighting with large windows, and spaciously appointed rooms. The house also has blackout curtains for privacy and sleeping in. This family-friendly home has a fully equipped kitchen, as well as games, books, and a smart television with the option of signing in to your favorite subscriptions. The house offers 2 large bedrooms with queen sized beds as well as two full sized bathrooms with toiletries provided. The living room has an electric wood burning stove that provides heat or just ambiance with a flames only option. The living room also offers a coffee table that pops up for extra dinner seating or dinner and a movie style relaxation. The living room also offers a sleeper style sofa for extra guests. For those needing inspiration, ample work space, or a wonderful place to keep the kids busy, discover the nook-style breakfast room. It has several large windows overlooking rolling green hills. The breakfast room also has a large elevated work desk and wifi connectivity. The home itself sits on over 1.5 acres and has several outbuildings to include a garden house, a detached garage that houses an antique 8N tractor, a 100 year old red barn and a newer style horse barn. These outbuilding are not for access due to safety reasons for guests and for the sustainability of the property itself. We require that guests do not access out buildings or cross over fences in place. We have video surveillance of off limits areas only to protect our animals and property. Please only access the house, the yard immediately surrounding the house, or the driveway. Guests may occasionally see from the porch the resident chickens roaming about on insect patrol or strategically hiding eggs in the shrubs. Our guesthouse also features 2 horses that were rescued from slaughter, they may look over the fence and smack their lips at you beckoning you to feed them a treat. Please do not approach or feed any of the resident animals as they all have special needs/diets that must be maintained. The home itself also features an elaborate system for rain water collection used for supplemental watering of animals and garden areas beyond the barn. This system has several holding tanks throughout the property. Guests can see from the porch there is an Aeromotor Windmill beyond the barns that can be utilized in the event of a power outage to maintain our animal's well-being. Discover all our small community has to offer all within 2 minutes walking distance! -Mickan Motor company, founded in 1927, offers fuel, wine, beer, ice, Watkins spices, local honey, gifts, convenience items and also offers feed store items. -Walburg German Restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday and has a seasonal biergarten with outdoor food, live music and dancing. They have an Arcade near the biergarten that is sure to entertain. Reservations for indoors are recommended, as this is a very popular destination. -Dale's Essenhaus offers down-home cooking in a relaxed space that is kid friendly. Famous for the Walburger, Dale and his crew have been cooking up great food and outdoor entertainment with live music for over 30 years. Outdoors offers ample picnic table style seating as well as a barn for a stage and plenty of room for the kids to run around. -Walburg Community center just next door to Dale's has a quaint playscape within a fenced area as well as the community center itself being available with reservation for events. 5 minutes to Toll 130 10 minutes to downtown Georgetown or Lake Georgetown, and HEB 20 minutes to downtown Round Rock, Dell Diamond, Kalahari or the Village of Salado, 25-30 minutes into Austin 35 minutes to Austin-Bergstrom International AirportAbout pets:No pets allowed.About checkOut:Check out before 11:00 AM.About children:Children allowed: ages 0-17.About customRules:Please do not attempt to catch, hold, feed or taunt animals. They are docile and we want them to remain a part of the house atmosphere. Please ask..We will ask everyone to not enter outbuildings or barns under any circumstances. Also, please do not go beyond the wooden fence or horse fencing.,Any violation will be grounds for immediate removal from the premises without refund. These areas are video surveilled 24/7 for the animal's safety..About checkIn:Check in after 3:00 PM.About smoking:Smoking is not permitted.About minBookingAge:Minimum age to rent: 24.About events:No events allowed.