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Austin, your fave hotels
Posted on 8/16/20 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 8/16/20 at 7:53 pm
Anything interesting in Austin, hotel wise? Trying to avoid a high rise chain hotel.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 9:37 pm to hungryone
Hotel San Jose or it's upscale sister Hotel Saint Cecilia. Austin Motel is a less expensive funky 1950s motel.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 9:54 pm to Zappas Stache
The Driskill is owned by Hyatt, but it has retained its Old Texas charm.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 10:22 pm to hungryone
It's been several years, but we usually stayed at the Driskill.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 7:29 am to hungryone
Definitely the Driskill. Don't know if he's still there, but years ago there was a maintenance guy that would give impromptu tours of the hotel and knew all sorts of interest things and stories about the hotel (the ghosts, where they snuck the hookers and booze back in the prohibition days, etc.). It was a very cool and informative tour.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 10:53 am to hungryone
There is a Four Seasons there, but I prefer The Driskill. The rooms arent so great but the hotel and location is very nice.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 7:04 pm to hungryone
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This post was edited on 10/26/20 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:14 pm to hungryone
San Jose and Driskill are good options mentioned. Some other options:
Hotel Granduca
Hotel Ella
AT&T Hotel on campus
Hotel Granduca
Hotel Ella
AT&T Hotel on campus
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:59 pm to hungryone
Thanks, y’all. Lots of good suggestions. I ended up booking a condo through Air BnB just in case restaurants shut down due to Covid again. This way I’ll have a kitchen, just in case.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 9:07 pm to hungryone
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I ended up booking a condo through Air BnB
Where?
Posted on 8/18/20 at 6:38 am to RummelTiger
East Austin, a few blocks from the light rail stop.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 8:42 am to hungryone
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East Austin, a few blocks from the light rail stop.
Too late to get that changed?
Posted on 8/18/20 at 9:04 am to RummelTiger
Yep, it’s NBD as I will have a car, building has onsite gated reserved parking, and am traveling there mostly to visit friends//family. I won’t be walking, or taking light rail. Not gonna be playing tourist very much either. Planning to eat, see some ppl, drive around in the hill country a bit, and otherwise do limited-contact sort of things. Looks like there are plenty of places in that immediate area with takeout, decent coffee nearby at FlatTrack, and close enough to Franklin to take advantage of the takeout ordering and still have the BBQ be hot when I get back to the place.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 11:45 am to RummelTiger
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East Austin, a few blocks from the light rail stop.
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Too late to get that changed?
Perfectly fine. We stay in East Austin all the time.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 11:59 am to Zappas Stache
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Perfectly fine. We stay in East Austin all the time.
Thanks, Stache. EAustin seems far more interesting than the south Congress area.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 12:19 pm to hungryone
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EAustin seems far more interesting than the south Congress area.
It is but its being quickly scraped and new condos being built everywhere. I don't recognize East 6th anymore.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 1:55 pm to Zappas Stache
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Perfectly fine. We stay in East Austin all the time.
Yeah, but you're a dirty hippie.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 2:28 pm to RummelTiger
Hmm, in the spectrum of hippie to Steve Mnuchin, I’m definitely closer to the hippie end of the scale. Luxury and glossy conformity are boring and usually don’t taste as good.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 2:52 pm to RummelTiger
I bathed last week.
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