From the curb, it reads as a nice house on a quiet street in one of Grand Prairie's older lakeside neighborhoods. Step inside and the decade changes. Art Deco lines, a record player waiting for a needle drop, and somewhere past the living room a hidden game room built like a Prohibition-era hideaway, with a pool table, foosball, a dartboard, and a vintage Pac-Man cabinet glowing in the corner. This is Gatsby Getaway, the second property from the team behind Cowboy Cabana, and it sits directly across the street from its better-known sibling.

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A speakeasy you don't have to find a password for

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The speakeasy is the reason to book, and it earns the attention. Guests keep describing the space in terms of atmosphere rather than amenities. One birthday group staged a full murder mystery party here and came away saying the hideaway had exactly the right mood for it, which makes sense: a room that already looks like a 1920s back room does half the costume-party work for you. A bachelorette group called the whole house fun and chic, singling out the twenties styling and the game room as highlights.

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That theme carries outside, where a small stock-tank pool sits under the Texas sky. It's only about two feet deep, so think soaking rather than laps, but it can be heated year-round for an extra $50 a day, which turns it into a hot tub once the weather cools. Backyard axe throwing, bag toss, and a shelf of board games fill in the hours between plans, and a Bluetooth speaker takes over whenever the vinyl runs out.

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Built for groups that mix generations

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What stands out in the reviews is who's staying. Plenty of bachelorette and bachelor parties, yes, but also family birthdays where the house had to work for everyone at once. One family noted that the kids gravitated to the backyard and game room while the adults spent the weekend admiring how photogenic every corner was, and called it one of the best rentals they'd ever booked.

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The house sleeps 10 across three bedrooms and two baths, with a Smart TV, blackout curtains, and a lit vanity mirror in the bedrooms, plus a fully stocked kitchen for group meals. There's no cable, so plan to stream. Private driveway parking is tucked behind the house through an alley entrance, which removes one of the more annoying variables of arriving with several cars.

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When the guest list outgrows one house

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Here's the part that makes this partner genuinely useful for planners: Gatsby Getaway and Cowboy Cabana are across the street from each other and managed by the same host. Book both and a group of up to 25 gets two fully themed houses, two pools, and two sets of backyard games, with enough separation that everyone still has somewhere quiet to retreat to.

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One family did exactly that for a college graduation week, hosting 16 people with the grandparents and overflow guests in Gatsby Getaway and the younger crowd in Cowboy Cabana's bunk room. They used Cowboy Cabana's covered pergola for a catered hibachi lunch and said there was so much to do across both properties that nobody really needed to leave. They also appreciated the gated parking, which let them stash a fully loaded moving van without a second thought. Both houses welcome at-home services like hibachi chefs and massages, and the host is quick with local recommendations, including vendors for decorating the outdoor spaces.

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Getting there and what to know

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The houses sit near Joe Pool Lake, with Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark, Andretti Indoor Karting, and Six Flags Over Texas a short drive away, and downtown Dallas, Fort Worth, and DFW Airport all roughly 25 minutes out. If Fort Worth's Stockyards are on the itinerary, one bachelorette group noted the drive can stretch to 40 minutes or more with traffic, so plan rides accordingly.

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Gatsby Getaway starts at $499 per night with a two-night minimum. Pets need pre-approval, and smoking isn't allowed indoors. Cowboy Cabana, the larger western-themed house across the street, sleeps 15 and starts at $699 per night with a three-night minimum. Reviews for both sit at a perfect five stars, and the recurring theme across all of them is that the houses look exactly like their photos, which in the vacation rental world is its own kind of rare.

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