Sometimes the town of Round Top presents you with the perfect opportunity you didn’t think you needed. A unique antique vase, a tempting slice of pie, the serenity of the Texas hill country — or, you could suddenly find yourself the owner of a bed and breakfast. That’s how Susanne Maida found herself the owner of the Round Top Inn after she saw it was for sale. She was in town looking for a country property, and immediately fell in love with its beauty and history.

Home to the only remaining original building from Texas’s once-thriving cigar industry, Round Top Inn’s location “at the rise of the road” on 237 makes it the welcoming face of Round Top for those coming into town from La Grange.

The lush, one-acre property is a collection of vintage farmhouses and cottages set on manicured grounds framed by majestic oaks. Each of the 13 lovingly restored guestrooms is decorated with antiques and artistic touches in a style known around here as sophisticated country. Look forward to lu