Guest Favorite just steps from Tarleton State University! The Howdy House is a family- and pet-friendly 3BR home with a massive private backyard, game room, and fire pit under string lights. Perfect for Parents Weekend, graduations, game days, or a fun Stephenville getaway.
“The backyard is such a plus — perfect for families and kids.” – Kathryn
• 1 Mile to the Downtown Square
• Fire pit, games & Gameroom
Welcome to The Howdy House — a family- and pet-friendly 3BR home with a massive private backyard, game room, and fire pit. Perfect for Parents Weekend, graduations, game days, or a fun Stephenville getaway.
Inside, you'll find a cozy living room, smart TV, fully equipped kitchen, and themed décor celebrating Stephenville’s cowboy roots, the famous 2008 UFO sightings, and Tarleton pride.
Step outside to a huge, fenced backyard featuring a gas fire pit with Adirondack seating, string lights, gas grill, oversized Connect 4, cornhole, soccer goal, and even a roping dummy — the ultimate setup for game night or starlit BBQs. The game room includes a 3-in-1 table (pool, ping pong, air hockey), dart board, board games, oversized Jenga, and bar-height seating.
Perfect for couples, families, alumni, or visiting faculty, The Howdy House is more than a place to stay — it’s a fun-filled experience that captures the spirit of Stephenville, Texas.
Brenda D.
Our family of 5 and pup enjoyed our stay. It was as expected, beds were comfortable, had all listed amenities and we would return.
Alysa S.
My family and I had a great time. Playing games and spending quality time together. It was a very fun experience.
Mikah W.
Kason’s home was wonderful, everything was clean and the house was very spacious, that backyard is very nice to sit in during the evening, will definitely have to book another time
Ed B.
The house was very nice. Very clean and spacious enough for 6 adults and 1 baby. We would have liked to have had more than 1 bathroom but it wasn’t a problem or a deal breaker for us. I think our only problem with the house was we couldn’t get the heat to work right. It was working but it always seemed cooler than what the temperature was showing and there were a couple of cool nights during our stay. Again, not a deal breaker but the host might want to get it looked at or leave instructions on how to properly operate it because the display was not easy to read. We also discovered that the range hood over the stove didn’t work and it was needed for cooking bacon for breakfast a couple of mornings. But we improvised and just opened the door to the outside. Again, not a deal breaker. Beds were comfortable and all of the linens and towels were in pristine condition and very clean. Decor added a homey feel and certainly fit the theme of the area being the “Cowboy Capitol of the World “.
Ashley H.
We were in town for an event at Tarleton State University. This location was perfect for this, really close. The house was beautiful, the beds were comfy, all was well stocked and clean. There was plenty to do in the house, and also a lot of fun options within minutes of the house. The backyard was a great place to hang out, nice and open and fun yard games. We would definitely stay here again.
Jon D.
Really nice home with plenty of space and a great backyard, excellent
Rachael B.
Great place! We would definitely stay again!
Chris P.
Nice house, newly remodeled. The backyard with a fire pit was w great place the hangout. We stayed the weekend so my niece could visit the campus and check out the town. I enjoyed the TSU memorabilia/decor.
Brenda D.
Our family of 5 and pup enjoyed our stay. It was as expected, beds were comfortable, had all listed amenities and we would return.
Alysa S.
My family and I had a great time. Playing games and spending quality time together. It was a very fun experience.
Mikah W.
Kason’s home was wonderful, everything was clean and the house was very spacious, that backyard is very nice to sit in during the evening, will definitely have to book another time
Ed B.
The house was very nice. Very clean and spacious enough for 6 adults and 1 baby. We would have liked to have had more than 1 bathroom but it wasn’t a problem or a deal breaker for us. I think our only problem with the house was we couldn’t get the heat to work right. It was working but it always seemed cooler than what the temperature was showing and there were a couple of cool nights during our stay. Again, not a deal breaker but the host might want to get it looked at or leave instructions on how to properly operate it because the display was not easy to read. We also discovered that the range hood over the stove didn’t work and it was needed for cooking bacon for breakfast a couple of mornings. But we improvised and just opened the door to the outside. Again, not a deal breaker. Beds were comfortable and all of the linens and towels were in pristine condition and very clean. Decor added a homey feel and certainly fit the theme of the area being the “Cowboy Capitol of the World “.
Ashley H.
We were in town for an event at Tarleton State University. This location was perfect for this, really close. The house was beautiful, the beds were comfy, all was well stocked and clean. There was plenty to do in the house, and also a lot of fun options within minutes of the house. The backyard was a great place to hang out, nice and open and fun yard games. We would definitely stay here again.
Jon D.
Really nice home with plenty of space and a great backyard, excellent
Rachael B.
Great place! We would definitely stay again!
Chris P.
Nice house, newly remodeled. The backyard with a fire pit was w great place the hangout. We stayed the weekend so my niece could visit the campus and check out the town. I enjoyed the TSU memorabilia/decor.
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