Austin - Downtown Austin - Hotels

200 Lavaca St., Austin 78701
512-542-3600

W Austin

Latest addition to the Downtown skyline: 36 floors of shiny steel, housing the new W Austin. 251 rooms, including 32 suites, offer sky-high views of city sights; Lady Bird Lake, the rolling hills o... read more

701 E. 11th St., Austin 78701
512-478-1111

Sheraton Hotel

You couldn't sleep last night. You were clogged with a gnarly combo of ragweed and pollen. Didn't they tell you Claritin is powerless to Central Texas allergens? You switch hotels when you learn of... read more

300 E. 4th St., Austin 78701
512-236-8008

Courtyard by Marriott

Convention's over for the day. Let the fun begin. Next door to the convention center. At the hotel bar. Champions Sports Bar. Finger your tchotchkes over comfort food and ESPN. Hatch a game pl... read more

500 E. 4th St., Austin 78701
512-482-8000

Hilton

A writer for the Times stops you at the elevator. She's doing pieces on the hotels of the business-traveler class. The Google employee laminate attached to your Jack Spade computer case tips h... read more

200 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin 78701
512-472-1500

Hampton Inn & Suites

Get out of your head the Hampton Inn from the family road trip of your youth. That was an in-the-middle-of-nowhere hooker hook-up. This is downtown. Sophistication comes with the real estate. And a... read more

600 Guadalupe St., Austin 78701
512-457-9994

Extended Stay America

Here's your chance to move to Austin. Or at least give it a go with a two-week trial. The workstations in these rooms can accommodate your telecommute job. Whole Foods is close. Your mini-kitchen c... read more

701 Congress Ave., Austin 78701
512-457-8800

InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel

Kill the cooler hours on the only terrace overlooking Congress Ave. Bike messengers glide in and out of downtown traffic down below. To your right, the salmon-colored Texas Capitol beams. To your l... read more

300 E. 11th St., Austin 78701
512-476-1166

La Quinta Inn

Spring Break. Five potheads in a station wagon. SXSW on the horizon. Music is more a concern than sleeping between 300-count sheets. These rock & roll soldiers will fall where they may. On the ... read more

111 Cesar Chavez St., Austin 78701
512-478-9611

Radisson Hotel & Suites

You're on vacation. Rest easy here. Starbucks and T.G.I. Friday's are near. As in onsite. If that isn't comfort enough, your Sleep Number bed will make up the difference. All of this and more can b... read more

20 N. Interstate 35, Austin 78701
512-472-8211

Holiday Inn

A rooftop pool and sweeping views aren't for deep pockets only. Perks of this persuasion can be had at the right price on the bank of Lady Bird Lake. Have little Jack and Jill work up an appetite o... read more

98 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin 78701
512-478-4500

Four Seasons Hotel

The king of luxury chain hotels. What else is there to say? This one rests on a fab lakefront location downtown. It’s the crashpad of choice for bigwigs. Start your night with Batinis in the ... read more

700 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin 78701
512-476-3700

Omni Hotel

You're the master of your domain atop the rooftop of this downtown sky-kisser. The lap pool up there is emerald-colored to represent the money you've dropped on your room. Don't worry if you left y... read more

604 Brazos St., Austin 78701
512-474-5911

The Driskill Hotel

There’s lots of history in this majestic 1886 building. And some of it involves ghosts. The piano lounge is a study in cattle-baron cool, with cowhide couches and cowboys-and-indians sculptur... read more