Farris Hotel
YbHC has agreed to an exclusive lease for the Farris Hotel in downtown Eagle Lake for the 2009-2010 teal and waterfowl seasons. For those that may not know, the Farris is a one-of-a-kind train-coach inn built in 1912 when Eagle Lake was a train stop for various merchants riding the train in and out of Houston.
It is a large 2-story facility which currently sleeps 40 comfortably. It has a great bar, full commercial kitchen, dining halls, great room, outdoor patio, etc. Being off the square in downtown Eagle Lake, the property is ideally located in the center of the YbHC leases with no more than a 10 minute drive to the farthest lease.
Lodge schedule:
• Regular season - open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday night
• Teal season – open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night
• Thanksgiving – opens Tuesday through Saturday night
• Christmas and New Year’s – extended schedule TBD
The lodge has a housekeeper and she will be around to keep the place clean and wash the linens. We will offer limited bartending through the scouts on most evenings the hotel is open. You will need to bring your own bottle or beer and set ups; but plenty of ice and tall glasses for mixing will be available. The kitchen is available for use but we will not have a cook except possibly on the Fridays before openers. It is a commercial kitchen so the possibilities are there.
Reservations are handled through our online reservation system which is accessed via The Coop. Availability will be on a first come first serve basis. Reservations can be made two weeks prior to the beginning of each month. With 40 beds and the ability to expand upwards if need be, we do not foresee a space issue except on the big nights before the openers where it will be members only.
We look forward to a great 2009-10 season.
