A place we own. A lifelong dream we got to buy.

I'm Britney Jo. My husband Adam and I bought Adobe Creek Ranch in April 2022 — and the honest truth is, he found it. This isn't our house. It's a place we own and a lifelong dream we got to buy. We put our touch on it, our love into it, and then we opened the gate to guests.

"Out of the blue, Adam sent me a ranch listing in Fredericksburg. I had no idea he was even looking. One tour later, we both knew it was the one."

The 25 acres came with the windmill, the mesquite, and the view from the stargazing deck at ten o'clock at night that makes you understand why people move to the Hill Country and never leave. We spent the next 60 days planning each room and sourcing the furniture — the Living Room in the Main House, the primary bedroom, the Cowgirl Cabin, the Barn House. Every single piece.

There was a contractor. There was fresh paint, and we added a bathroom. There were Facebook Marketplace treasure hunts every night — beds, couches, forks, wine glasses, we sourced it all. For two months, every weekend was spent setting the place up, with two babies in tow and a lot of help from friends and family.

"For two months, every weekend was spent setting it up. With two babies and lots of help from friends and family."

By July 2022, Adobe Creek Ranch was open for bookings. The first guests arrived, and the ranch started doing what we'd hoped it would do — host people who needed a weekend away from the city and give them a real Texas ranch to come home to at the end of the day.

Then came the freeze. February 2024, the pipes burst, and we had to close the property for three months. It was the kind of thing that makes you question the whole plan. But the silver lining is the one we tell guests about now: it gave us the chance to fully renovate the Barn House and the living space from the studs out. A new kitchen. A new layout. New floors. And it came back better than it was before.

"Silver lining: it gave us a chance to fully renovate the barnhouse and living space. And now it's better than ever."

What you'll find when you arrive: 25 acres, three structures, 15 guests across six bedrooms, eight beds, and four bathrooms. A private pool, a hot tub, a custom fire pit, and a stargazing deck that earns its name after the sun goes down.

We're still working on the place, and we post the in-progress stuff on Instagram (@adobecreek_ranch) because we think that's part of the story. This isn't a corporate rental, and it isn't our house — it's a family-owned ranch that we pour our love into and hand over for your weekend. That's what you're walking into when you stay here.

The way we think about it: Adobe Creek Ranch is the basecamp. Fredericksburg — the restaurants, the shops, the wineries, Main Street, Enchanted Rock — is the excursion. You go into town for the afternoon and come home to a real Texas ranch. That's the promise, and it's the part we designed the whole property around.

We're thrilled to share our little corner of the Hill Country with you. Come stay for a weekend. Let the city fall away.

A direct line to the host. And a better rate.

When you book Adobe Creek Ranch through Airbnb, the platform takes 14-17% on top of what we charge. That's not us — that's them. When you book directly through this site, we pass most of that savings back to you, and we get to host you the way we actually want to: a direct email from Britney Jo, the house manual we send ahead of time, the way we handle early check-in when the property is ready.

Direct-booking guests save 5-8% over Airbnb, get priority on peak-season dates, and stay in touch with us after the booking instead of through a ticket system.