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January of 2013 in a former firehouse, it's still fresh and new, and the downtown location
right across from the historic Driskill Hotel is as perfect as you can get.
Brava House
( 512-478-5034;
www.bravahouse.com
;
1108 Blanco St; d $139-179, ste $159-250; )
Located
right downtown, this B&B has two lovely rooms and three spacious suites, each one with
different things to offer: choose a canopy bed in the Moroccan -style Casablanca Room, a
claw-foot bathtub in the Garbo Suite and tons of space in the 650-sq-ft Monroe Suite.
B&B
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Extended StayAmerica
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BUSINESS HOTEL
$$
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( 800-398-7829, 512-457-9994;
www.extendedstayamerica.com
; 600 Guadalupe St; d $100-130; )
This extended-stay hotel has an excellent downtown location, walking distance to tons of
bars and restaurants. Suites are a little on the bland side but include a kitchenette stocked
with utensils, and the weekly rates ($85 per night) are a great excuse to hang out in Austin
a while.
Other locations around town will net you even better rates, if not the same easy proxim-
ity to everything you'll love about Austin.
Radisson Hotel & Suites
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HOTEL
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( 800-395-7046, 512-478-9611;
www.radisson.com/austintx
;
111 E Cesar Chavez St; d $169-239; )
Bats? Yes, bats. This is a great place from which to watch their nightly exodus from under
the Congress Avenue Bridge. It puts you right on the water and upstairs from the hiking
and biking trail around Lady Bird Lake.
Heywood Hotel
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BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$$
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( 512-271-5522;
www.heywoodhotel.com
;
1609 E Cesar Chavez St; d $179-249; )
Befitting its up-
and-comer status, Austin's East Side (formerly 'The Land that Lodging Forgot') finally
has a hotel to call its own. The Heywood is a seven-room gem that puts equal emphasis on
design and comfort. The contemporary furnishings create a serene and sophisticated oasis,
and the rooms are designed for privacy.
