Information for Our Guests

Arrival checklist

You will find a departure checklist on the last page of this document

1. Close any gates you entered.

2. Use key in lockbox to enter through side door near cement walkway by the pool.

3. Unlock all doors, replace key in lockbox ASAP so it won’t be lost.

4. Adjust heat or AC in North and South sections if necessary. To insure proper functioning of the AC, please do not set the thermostat below 72° and keep doors closed.

5. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your time at The Plant. We are on a well and septic system, so please help us to conserve water. Scheduled service people may come to help maintain The Plant during your visit (pool maintenance, lawn service, etc.). We hope this won’t create any inconvenience.

Parking, gates and keys

If you have more than 2 cars, please park them in the grassland outside the gates, and don’t block the road. Keep the gates closed as livestock and other animals (deer, wild turkeys, road runners, etc.) graze the land outside the fence. If you have pets with you, you should notify the owners if you haven’t already done so (there is a $25 per pet per day charge), and you may allow them to roam within the fenced yard around the house, or walk with them on our property on a leash, but do not let your pets run free outside the fenced yard. Also, please “scoop up” after them in the yard.

If the front double doors are locked, enter the porch through the double doors in the “dog run” (middle section of the house.) There is a key lock box on the door handle and the code is 0-5-1-3. Use this key to open other doors to the kitchen, dining room, and bedrooms and return the key to the lock box. Owners’ closets will remain locked.

Lock all doors and deadbolts and turn off lights when you leave.

Safety

After days of heavy rains, keep an eye on the creek crossing. If you cannot see both edges of the concrete pad, do not drive into the creek crossing. Floods are rare, but do occasionally happen and we don’t want you trapped!

For their safety, young children will require adult supervision near the pool, on the stairways, and in the areas near the sleeping porch railings.

Firearms are not allowed at The Plant.

The House and Amenities

The house is equipped with wi-fi internet (T-Mobile) and the password is as follows: lake.flato

The screen porch has a large conference/dining table and stacking metal armchairs. There are also four rocking chairs, two green wooden chairs, and a winter fire bowl which converts to a summer table. Please feel free to move the metal chairs around, but return them back to the porch when you leave. There are chairs stacked by the BBQ for us by the pool. There are two outdoor reclining lounge chairs and table and chair with foot stool. Please leave the furniture in the same state and location as when you checked in.

The dining room has a large table and eight chairs; the living room has leather couches and chairs; please take care with all these furnishings.

Kitchen appliances include a microwave, a toaster oven, an electric coffee grinder, a refrigerator/freezer, an in-sink garbage disposal, a dishwasher, and a gas stove with an over stove vent. Please turn on the vent fan when cooking to prevent triggering the smoke alarm.

Composting: A stainless can is provided for your non-meat food waste, and can be emptied in the compost bin behind the shed.

Plates, bowls, cups and glasses are on the kitchen shelves. Silverware, cooking tools, pots and pans and bake-ware are in the drawers, as are spices and cloth napkins. Please use only plastic plates and glasses near the pool.

In the kitchen pantry are a blender, serving platters, bags for storage and trash, recycling bins, first aid kit, and other miscellaneous items that you might find useful during your visit.

Fire extinguishers can be found on the kitchen counter, in the west side kitchen pantry, beside the fireplace in the living room, and in the north and south bedroom closets.

The electric circuit breaker box and the broom closet are located across the room from the refrigerator. The broom closet is stocked with cleaning tools and supplies, paper towels, etc. You will find additional cleaning supplies under the kitchen sink.

The dishwasher: As our well water has a relatively high concentration of alkaline minerals typical of this geographic area (hard water) please use the “Lemi Shine” (citric acid) mineral deposit remover dishwasher product provided in addition to the dishwasher detergent stored under the kitchen sink.

The laundry and linen area are located in the down-stairs hallway near the bathroom has a large front-loading washer and dryer, and laundry soap. Please ask for assistance if you need extra sheets.

There are three bedrooms:

North Bedroom — up the steel staircase inside the screened-in porch. One queen-size bed, a bathroom with Jacuzzi tub and a shower, and a sleeping porch. There is a television with a video/ DVD player. There is no cable TV.

Downstairs Bedroom — two queen-size beds; use downstairs bathroom/shower room.

South Bedroom — up the interior staircase just off the screened-in porch. One king-size bed, two single bunk beds, one bathroom with Jacuzzi tub and a shower. A dog bed and water/feed bowl are stored in the closet. Please do not use the blue rugs as a dog bed.

A queen-size inflatable mattress, and games are also in the closet.

Feel free to browse the books and other reading material on the table in the living room. We have started an archive of articles and images of the architecture of The Plant and of Lake/Flato, which you may find interesting.

Flames and fires

Ground fires are prohibited at all times. Please only use candles, kerosene lamps, etc. outside and never leave anything burning when you leave or go to sleep at night. In colder months, a reasonable amount of firewood for the fire-place and winter fire bowl is set aside for guest use.

Gas grill instructions: Turn on the propane at valve on tank before trying to light; please be sure to turn it off after you do your grilling. There is a spare propane tank if you need it. Please leave any empty tanks in front of the house so the staff knows to replace them.

Trash

Please place your trash in the green bin on the road as you leave. The bins are just after you pass the stone wall on the right. Excess trash will need to be taken with you or you will be charged an additional processing fee.

Recycling

Blue kitchen bins in the pantry, and metal cans on the porch are provided to assist in single-stream recycling. Recycling goes in the blue bin outside the entry gate. Extra recycling can be left on the porch in metal cans.

Thank you for helping us make The Plant at Kyle a sustainable residence!

For catered events, please ask your caterers to take the bulk of the trash with them when they leave.

• Hays County Transfer Center

• 1691 Carney Lane

• End of County Road 278 in Wimberley

• tel: 512-618-7175

If you are holding an event for more than 15 people, or if you exceed our garbage/recycling limit, please bring your trash and recycling to a Hays County Transfer Center. Both Hays County centers are open Tuesdays through Saturdays 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (not closed for lunch).

• Hays County Transfer Center

• 100 Darden Hill Road (CR 162) in Driftwood (Pct. 4 Yard)

• tel: 512-858-9515

Garbage and recycling options closer to Austin:

• Texas Disposal Systems Landfill

• 3606 Farm to Market Road 1327

• Creedmoor, TX 78610

• open Monday – Saturday7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (or until dark — whichever comes first)

• tel: 512-421-1363

Please help us to conserve energy

When you arrive, the thermostats should be set to about 80°F in the summer and to about 70°F in the winter. The thermostat for the North section (kitchen, dining, living and upstairs bedrooms) is in the dining room. The thermostat for the South section (downstairs bedroom and master suite) is located in the upstairs master suite. Depending on the weather, you can turn the heat or AC on manually when you arrive or wait and see what heating or cooling you need. Some rooms have ceiling fans, which help with air circulation. Should you decide to open the large glass doors, please latch them and turn off the A/C or heater.

We ask that you return all of the thermostats to their original settings before your departure.

Please try to conserve energy while you are here, and turn off all lights and fans before you leave.

Please be a good neighbor

The neighbors are generally friendly, and like their privacy. Do not cross fence lines into neighboring property. If you are having an event at The Plant, please do not attach your signs or balloons to neighbors’ property including mailboxes or road signage (even if it looks just like a blank bulletin board perfect for your sign). Leave country gates in the open or closed position in which you find them, even if you think it looks like it may have left that way by accident.

If you will have entertainment that will produce any loud and/ or unusual sounds at any time of day or night please inform The Plant owners at least 24 hours in advance so the neighbors can be notified. Please be aware that noises tend to carry farther here in the country than in more built up areas. Texas law presumes “unreasonable” and prohibits noises 85 decibels and above. Out of consideration for our neighbors, any amplified music at The Plant must stop by 11:00 PM.

Nearby resources

We can’t imagine why you’d want to leave, but just in case you get bored, lonely or you run out of something:

Mad Rooster’s is 0.3 mi. west of where Bill Kuykendall Rd. intersects Rt 150, and has a handy drive-thru window. 8600 FM-150, Kyle, TX 78640 tel:(512) 268-2866 Hours: 10am - 9pm, Monday - Saturday (Closed Sunday)

The town of Kyle is about 9 miles east on RR 150, and there you’ll find some restaurants, the Texas Pie Company, and many stores.

At exit #215 on I-35 (about 2 miles north of the Kyle/150 exit #213) is a monumental HEB Plus, a Twin Liquors store, and many other stores/restaurants.

Sage Hill Inn Above Onion Creek, at 4444 W. FM Highway 150, Kyle, TX, (toward Kyle from The Plant) has a wonderful restaurant, and also offers spa services. You must call at least a day ahead for either. Call 512-268-1617. Please tell them that we referred you.

For a fancy meal, try Tony Mandola’s Trattoria Lisina restaurant and vineyard in Driftwood, about five miles north on RR150 (toward Austin).

Other nearby eateries include Hays City Store, a hill country diner that serves beer on tap, and The Salt Lick famous Texas BBQ on the banks of Onion Creek in Driftwood (cash only).

A few ideas for outings:

• Blue Hole Park in Wimberley, www.wimberleybluehole.com

• Jacob’s Well for swimming and nature trails, www.visitwimberley.com/jacobswell

• Texas Olive Ranch, www.texasoliveranch.com

• Arnowsky’s Flower Farm in Blanco, www.texascolor.com

• Wimberley Glassworks, www.wgw.com

• Canyon Gorge, canyongorge.org

• Please click here for more activities

Departure checklist

1. Make sure you leave nothing behind. Unopened food left in the kitchen will be taken to the local food bank.

2. Place all recycling in the blue single stream 96 gallon bin following posted instructions.

   Place the trash in the black 96-gallon bin. Both are on your way out, on the right side of the road just after the stone wall and cattle guard.

   If your trash/recycling exceeds our capacity, you may either

   • A: take it with you or

   • B: leave it on the porch and be charged a processing fee.

3. Return furniture to the original locations.

4. Turn off all lights, appliances.

5. Turn the heat/AC in both locations back to 70°F in winter, 80°F in summer, or off in spring and fall.

6. Lower the window sunscreen blinds in the kitchen, the downstairs bedroom, and the upstairs south bedroom.

7. Place any empty propane tanks outside by front porch door of the house

8. Lock all doors with keyed locks throughout the house.

9. Close all deadbolts on screen porch doors.

10. Close all gates.

11. Notify owners ASAP if any damage or issues have occurred during your visit.

For questions about the property:

• Co-owner, Mark Holzbach 512-689-6777

• Co-owner, Dana Friis-Hansen 512-653-8188

• Associate and neighbor, Martha Pinto 512-699-6503

• Associate and neighbor, Jamie Kinscherff 512-694-8288

Emergency phone numbers and info:

• The Plant’s street address is 157 Bill Kuykendall Road Kyle, TX 78640 (NOTE: no mail and no deliveries can be received at this address)

• Kyle, Texas Fire Department 512-268-6339 or 911

• Kyle, Texas Police Department 512-268-3232 or 911

Hospital:

• Seton Medical Center Hays

• 6001 Kyle Parkway,

• Kyle, TX 78640 512-504-5000

• Hospital:

• Central Texas Medical Center www.ctmc.org 512-353-8979

Urgent Care:

• St David’s Urgent Care Kyle

• (in the shopping plaza near the HEB Plus at I-35, exit 213)

• Open Mon–Sat 8:00AM–8:00PM

• Sun 11:00AM–7:00PM 512-268-3824