We stayed at the Ranch for 4 days during our Honeymoon. I can not begin to tell you how amazing this place is. From the minute we arrived, we were greeted by the owner JP who made us feel welcome and comfortable.
Our room was beautiful, it was John Wayne themed, and every detail was thought of, the lamps had cowboy hats on as shades, the tissue box was western themed, even the light switches had a western theme. We couldn't have asked for anything better.
The meals at the lodge were fabulous, loads of variety, and plenty to eat, the bacon was exceptional, and now our new favourite in the UK, along with pancakes and maple syrup.
During our stay we made friends with other guests, and just enjoyed each others company, we spent many days round the pool relaxing, and spent the evenings talking, cuddling the baby goats, playing pool, and just generally relaxing. Everyone who stayed at the ranch we're welcomed, and we were all made to feel like family by the McCormick family.
The horse riding was my favourite time, I've owned and ridden horses all my life, but I've been without them for the last 10 years, so when we arrived at the ranch and I saw the horses, I was back in my happy place and I couldn't get enough of them. The rides were early morning due to the heat, but it was absolutely fantastic, going out at dawn and seeing the sunrise was just a fantastic experience, the same applied in the evenings, we rode watching the sun set over the mountains. The riding is done on mixed ability, and no matter what your level, there's something for everyone. The wranglers were all fantastic, very knowledgeable, and just lovely friendly people, they let me help untack the horses, and put them in the field afterwards.
One of our rides involved going to the old gold mines, where we stopped and had breakfast, that had been packed for us. Cayden the owners son took us on the ride, he was knowledgeable, and told us many stories, he made us laugh and we just had such an enjoyable time, this is definitely something I would recommend.
My husband went on the shooting range one of the days and did the ATV rides twice with Tristan who is also one of the owners sons. Tristan was again very knowledgeable and had a fantastic sense of humour. My husband loved doing both activities, and would also recommend.
On our last night Cayden played the guitar in the lodge, and sang Country songs, we all sat round listening and singing along with him, he was fantastic,
There is nothing negative that I can say about the ranch, it's very peaceful, quiet and relaxing. We were free to roam, and free to pet the animals etc.
I would 100% recommend this place, we are definitely coming back, and will keep coming back. I loved it that much that I cried from the minute we left, all the way to Las Vegas
We visited New York & Vegas during our Honeymoon, and the ranch was definitely our favourite