Vanessa Lively in Concert

Come to Riverbend's riverside patio for a free show, Monday July 26th 7 pm

Vanessa Lively from Austin, Texas has been quite busy creating music for the last few years. While living in Ecuador in 2006, she recorded her debut album "Let Me Rise." One year after it's release, she and her husband Jason Lively went to Northern England to record the next album "A Chain Unbroken." Talented musicians and friends leant their talents and spirits to the full, rich sounds heard on both albums. Lively has just released her brand new EP titled "Canto y Cantera." This album pays tribute to singers and songwriters of Latin America. 

Lively was recently honored by the mayor of Austin who proclaimed December 17th as "Vanessa Lively Day" in Austin, Texas. 

"I am really excited to see where music can take us," says Lively. "I'm just a creative person who's always looking for new ways to express myself. Music is beautiful in that it brings people together and can change lives. That, to me, is the most important thing."

Links
Website: www.vanessalively.com
Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/vanessalively
Social Networks: myspace + facebook + twitter /vanessalively

A few before and after pics of Room 3

Room 3, our Triple Suite is now available!

We took our time, and after several months of refurbishing Room 3, an era officially ends and a new one begins. Few people know that what is now our best room, used to be our only room. Way back in the early 90's, when we first started Riverbend Hot Springs Hostel, Room 3 (a three bedroom apartment) was our Women's Dorm, Men's Dorm, and Couples Room. This was long before our customized mobile homes came along and added fully private rooms to the mix (the King Suites were monthly rentals).

Throughout the years, Room 3 always remained the heart of our lodging options. It was always the center of our communal meals and potlucks, game nights, indoor concerts and served as the main common area before the patio was built. Though it was primarily the Women's Dorm for many years, it also served terms as massage rooms, the office, and most recently, as our Semi-Private rooms.

Combining and refurbishing the three semi-privates into one deluxe suite, marks the official end of our hostel era. No more shared accommodations folks, but the communal feel of Riverbend's spirit lives on, as we are still the only place with public pools, potlucks, concerts, and coffee bar to make meeting fellow travelers that much easier.

Enough reminiscing. On to the specs! Our new Triple Suite is adorned with local artwork, ranging from metal work to artists prints and paper-mâché petroglyphs. It features room for eight people, with three bedrooms (one queen and two full beds) and a futon. Full kitchen with granite counters and oak cabinets add to luxury, while the tile work, Southwest furniture and faux finishes add to the rustic charm. Guests will love the 42" LCD HDTV with BluRay player as well as the electric fireplace and the full bathroom with tiled rain-shower bathtub and ceramic sink. Lots of light (eight windows) and the best views of the courtyard and mountain top off this deluxe suite.

Our Triple Suite is available to book now, but will surely be one of the first rooms to go, especially for families and groups. Stay tuned for some before and after pics!

Concert Schedule at Riverbend

We have 1-3 free concerts a month all Summer long on our patio! keep up with our schedule below.

Introducing Our New Mural!

We are pleased to unveil our newest addition at Riverbend. Muralist Bill Galbreath of Tucson, AZ, painted this wonderful showpiece for us in just one week! After discovering and staying at Riverbend this Spring, Bill collaborated with us for weeks and we came up with this concept: a 3-d hole in the wall, revealing our springs and famous view within. The pictures show the one week transformation, from tracing the outlines from a projected image, to the final mural. Man, this guy can work! If I had his work ethic, imagine what Riverbend would already look like. Come see the mural in person, but for liability reasons, we ask that you don't try jumping though the hole!

New deluxe bedding at Riverbend!

We've been busy the past few weeks. Not only because we have been completely full for nearly two months, but because we have been upgrading our bedding in every single room. It started with a few mattress replacements with new Serta Pillow-Tops. Then we replaced all of our wheeled bed frames with new solid metal bed bases (our housekeepers' backs thank us). When our new custom made and fitted coverlets (bedspreads) finally were delivered, we decided to go all out and upgrade everything!

All of the pillows were replaced with soft and fluffy new ones and each bed now gets 4 pillows (instead of two). All of the old vellux blankets were replaced with new soft and warm fleece ones and new matching color microfiber bedskirts followed.

The biggest change was to move to all white sheets. If you are thinking "that is boring, sterile and so unlike Riverbend," you would normally be right. But these sheets are 300 thread count microfiber ones, which make them feel softer than 600 thread count sheets. Plus they don't shrink, they stay gleaming white, and they release stains like no other sheets we've ever seen.

So now "THE place to soak" is also THE place to stay! With affordable rooms, starting at $70 including tax, and a new deluxe 3 bedroom suite on the way, we can suit several budgets and group sizes. See you soon!

Pictured below, a sample of our current options: La Casita, #2 King Suite, #8 Budget Double, and #6 Budget Single

New Promo Video

Photojournalist, Eric Alfredo, has produced this wonderful video for our use as a promotional tool. Enjoy!

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