Tourism in Bandera has suffered from the slow economy that resulted from the 911 attacks, the Bandera flood and the Iraq war. I waited until I felt confident that we were once again getting enough visitors to justify the costs and labor of a major renovation. |
We have other special projects in mind for the property that will ultimately be driven by the needs of both tourists and locals. In the meantime, we're working hard to keep our visitors happy and to bring in more visitors to Bandera, which helps out everyone, |
We have other special projects in mind for the property that will ultimately be driven by the needs of both tourists and locals. In the meantime, we're working hard to keep our visitors happy and to bring in more visitors to Bandera, which helps out everyone. |
We want Old Town Square to be a focal point for fun in Bandera, a place where locals can hold their special events and meetings, or just visit us for a relaxing dinner with friends on the patio. Likewise, tourists can use Old Town Square as a home base during their visit to Bandera. They can stay overnight and dine with us, but also explore all that Bandera has to offer, ... This was the place to come to. We want to make it that kind of place again. |
We want Old Town Square to be a focal point for fun in Bandera, a place where locals can hold their special events and meetings, or just visit us for a relaxing dinner with friends on the patio. Likewise, tourists can use Old Town Square as a home base during their visit to Bandera. They can stay overnight and dine with us, but also explore all that Bandera has to offer. This was the place to come to. We want to make it that kind of place again. |
When I was a kid of six or seven, I used to get up on the stove woodpile for a stage and I'd put on the wildest show. |
You will have fewer people, but our hotel only has 20 rooms; we were booked weeks in advance. You have to spread it out for economic reasons and to support and build the community. As it is, we have a lot of wasted effort and dollars that can't be spent because the capacity isn't there. |
Young parents are working and busy raising their kids. Frankly, I'd like to see us focus more on the empty nesters and the baby boomers (in their 50s and early 60s). |