Four Seasons Hotel Austin
A lakeside favourite on the north shore of Lady Bird Lake, with a sweeping lawn down to the water, a lake-view pool and the Congress Avenue bat colony a short walk away.
The Driskill
Austin's grande dame since 1886, a Romanesque Revival landmark on Sixth Street built by a cattle baron, with 189 individually styled rooms and the storied Driskill Bar.
Hotel Saint Cecilia
A 14-room hideaway around an 1888 Victorian house just off South Congress, named after the patron saint of music, with poolside studios, bungalows and a vinyl-filled lounge.
Austin Proper Hotel
A design-led tower in the Second Street District with 232 rooms by Kelly Wearstler, a rooftop pool, Verbena Spa and restaurants by McGuire Moorman Lambert, near Lady Bird Lake.
The Loren Hotel Austin
A light-filled hotel on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake with 108 rooms behind floor-to-ceiling windows, a rooftop pool, a spa and Nido, its skyline-view rooftop restaurant.
Lake Austin Spa Resort
An adults-only, all-inclusive destination spa on the shores of Lake Austin in the Hill Country, with just 40 cottages and bungalows, a celebrated spa and kayaks and paddleboards included.
Thompson Austin
Hyatt's luxury lifestyle brand in a new downtown tower at Fifth and San Jacinto, with polished contemporary rooms, skyline views and Sixth Street and Lady Bird Lake close by.
Hotel Van Zandt
A music-loving Kimpton hotel in the Rainey Street Historic District, named after Townes Van Zandt, with live sets at Geraldine's and a rooftop pool with private cabanas.
Hotel Magdalena
A Bunkhouse hotel just off South Congress, designed by Lake|Flato in mass timber around leafy courtyards and a pool, with Summer House on Music for long Texas evenings.
The Carpenter Hotel
A relaxed Bunkhouse hotel in the Zilker neighborhood, grown from a mid-century carpenters' union hall, with a pool under pecan trees and the Carpenters Hall restaurant.
Hotel Ella
A columned Greek Revival mansion near the University of Texas, built for Goodall and Ella Wooten, now a 47-room boutique hotel with a garden pool.
