Austin Hotels

Austin is the capital of Texas, as well as the fourth largest city in the state. There are "5,500 hotel rooms" in downtown Austin, as well as over "26,000" city-wide. From "historic" hotels to bed and breakfasts, resorts and even hostels, the city has it all.Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau: Austin Accommodations

The Four Seasons Austin is not unlike many other Four Seasons hotels in other cities; it is listed on both the Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure bests lists, as well as Frommer's exceptionally rated. Situated on the bank of Lady Bird Lake, this hotel is "hard to beat." Its "great" location puts it close to many of the city's attractions, shopping and dining options. The service "sets this hotel apart" from the others in the area, while rooms offer guests views of the city or lake.Frommer's: Four Seasons Austin There is also a spa, an on-site restaurant with 24-hour room service, a pool and business services.

Another lodging option, but with a more affordable price, that is situated in a "perfect location" for Austin activities is the Austin Motel.Austin Motel: Welcome The hotel itself is "charming and hip,"Concierge.com: Austin Motel the guest rooms, "imaginative," but "cozy" and the staff "knows the meaning" of "hospitality."Fodor's: Austin Motel

When planning your trip, please see the pages on a Austin Vacation, Austin Restaurants and Austin Tours.

• Four Seasons Austin (Downtown) Phone: 800/332-3442, 512/478-4500 Google Map
  • Condé Nast Traveler Gold List: "The $15 million renovation completed in 2007 refreshed rooms with marble-topped credenzas and new art."

• • Travel + Leisure 500 Winner: "A waterfront location, plus a recently completed $15 million renovation that added a restaurant, Trio, and a 5,500-square-foot spa."

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "[I]t's the service that really sets this hotel apart from all others. You can tell this from a glance at the numerous staff that the hotel keeps at the ready. It's quite easy to get things done here."

• Barton Creek Resort and Spa (West/Lakes) Phone: 800/336-6158, 512/329-4000 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Austin's only real full-service resort -- one that caters to business travelers, couples, singles, and families alike -- Barton Creek would stand out even in more resort-rich cities."

• • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Most of the 300 rooms are spacious, if unremarkable-looking, with views of the surrounding rolling hills, but the 18 Texas-sized suites are worth the upgrade for the plush leather armchairs and private balconies overlooking the course."

• • Fodor's Review: "You'll find four championship golf courses, a European-style spa, meeting facilities, four restaurants, and just about every other amenity you'd expect at a major resort."
• Hyatt Regency Austin (Downtown) Phone: 800/233-1234, 512/477-1234 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The wealth of outdoor recreation opportunities makes this hotel a good choice."

• • Fodor's Review: "Located on Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake), near Auditorium Shores, the hotel has great views of the lake and downtown skyline."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "The glass elevators and atrium lobby date the building but dark colors and comfy beds envelope you in the thoroughly modern rooms."

• Mansion at Judges Hill (Central) Phone: 800/311-1619, 512/495-1800 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "All the rooms in this boutique hotel are furnished and decorated with much more character than you'll find at any of the local chain hotels."

• • Concierge.com Recommendation: "The 48 individually decorated rooms marry old-world charm - oil paintings, intricate woodwork, antique armoires - with less-visible modern comforts like high-thread-count sheets and Wi-Fi."

• InterContinental Stephen F. Austin (Downtown) Phone: 800/327-0200, 512/457-8800 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: " Luxe amenities include down duvets, alarm clock/CD players, in-room safes large enough to fit a laptop -- and every type of in-room business perk that you could want, including ergonomic chairs."

• • Fodor's Review: "Rooms are dressed in traditional dark woods and navy, burgundy, and gold tones, and the decor is sparked with understated nods to Texas, like the Lone Star emblem on the headboards."

• Habitat Suites (Along I-35 North) Phone: 800/535-4663, 512/467-6000 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The rooms themselves don't have much character, but they're extremely large (the two-bedroom duplex suites have separate entrances) and offer full kitchens, as well as real fireplaces and windows that actually open."

• • Fodor's Review: "The flowering passion vines, mountain laurel, verbena, organic vegetable gardens, fruit-bearing trees, and other native plants surrounding the locally owned Habitat Suites is your first clue that it's not a cookie-cutter property."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "[F]ar from being sterile or scientific, suites are actually quite homey. Like two-room flats with small kitchens. Windows open, wood-burning fireplaces work. Of course all rooms are cleaned with non-toxic, natural cleansers."

• Carrington's Bluff (Central) Phone: 888/290-6090, 512/479-0638 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: " Both houses offer access to full kitchens, including refrigerators stocked with Bluebell ice cream -- and porches where you can sit out with a bowl of it."

• • Fodor's Review: "Set on wooded grounds, this 1877 Texas farmhouse and an adjoining cottage have an English country feel."

• Doubletree Hotel Austin (Along I-35 North) Phone: 800/222-TREE, 512/454-3737 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Once you step inside, you'll feel as though you're in a private luxury property rather than a chain lodging just off the freeway."

• • Fodor's Review: "The rooms are spanking clean, spacious, and decorated with plush, high-quality fabrics, linens, and carpets. Plus, you get a chocolate chip cookie when you check in."

• Austin Folk House (Central) Phone: 866/472-6700, 512/472-6700 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "[N]ice antiques and such amenities as fancy bedding and towels, candles, robes, expensive lotions, and soaps make you feel like you're in a small luxury inn."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Austin Motel (Downtown) Phone: 512/441-1157 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "The one drawback is that, true to its retro vibe, the motel doesn't offer Web access or highfalutin amenities. It ain't fancy, but it's fun."

• • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "[The hotel has] also got one of those rarities: real single rooms, so those traveling on their own don't have to pay for a bed they're not sleeping in."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "You may find yourself sleeping next to a full-wall mural of a Hawaiian beach or the open sky. Or there may be more of a theme, like the psychedelic 60s 'scape."

• • Fodor's Review: "In the middle of the hopping South Congress stretch of trendy restaurants, clubs, and shops, this personality-packed crash pad with a European feel is a favorite with musicians, artsy folk, and hipsters."

• The Adams House (Central) Phone: 512/453-7696 Google Map
  • Frommer's Recommended: "Although the house is beautifully furnished, it has a friendly, open feel to it..."

• Hostelling International-Austin (Downtown) Phone: 800/725-2331, 512/444-2294 Google Map
  • Frommer's Recommended: "Amenities not only include the standard laundry room and kitchen, but also a high-speed Internet kiosk (with a meager $1 fee per stay), not to mention the fact that the grounds are Wi-Fi (un)wired, too."

• ICC Austin (Central) Phone: 512/476-1957 Google Map
• Goodall Wooten Dorm (Central) Phone: 512/472-1343 Google Map