Forget the carbon-copied interiors of international hospitality chains: Austin’s most well-dressed hotels prioritize highly localized styles—historic and new iconography, one-off artisanal objects, and even modernist simplicity—in their designs. From a grand downtown hotel built for a cattle baron in 1886 to an art-focused South Austin space accented with Eames and Arne Jacobsen chairs, we’ve rounded up 17 Austin hotels with distinctive flair that set them apart from the pack. What they have in common is that they represent at least some small piece of Austin's character, in its ever-changing variety.
If hotels aren’t your bag, be sure to see our roundup of vacation rentals, updated every month or so.
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Hotels are mapped from north to south.
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