"The oldest continuously-operating hotel in Texas, Shady Villa predates the American motor lodge heyday. Actually, it predates the automobile entirely and goes all the way back to another sort of road trip: The original 1861 building was a stagecoach stop for cattle drivers on their way up to Kansas. Additions and new construction came along in the 1940s and 50s, transforming the historic place into a small-town destination resort." - Travel + Leisure Editors