Austin Hotels

Austin, capital city of the State of Texas, is a picturesque city situated on the Colorado River, with three lakes entirely within its limits. Town Lake, Lake Walter E. Long and Lake Austin, the latter under the brooding shadow of 780 ft Mt Bonnell, all provide excellent recreational facilities for natives and visitors alike.

The self-proclaimed ‘live music capital of the world’, Austin boasts more music venues per capita than any other city in the United States, most of which can be found clustered around 6th Street. The venerable country music icon Willie Nelson is the city’s stalwart in this regard, having fostered an alternate music industry here since the 1970s. Yet, as well as music, Austin is also known for its booming technology sector which rivals Silicon Valley for innovation and importance.

Another diverse aspect of this vibrant city is the Congress Avenue Bridge bat colony, ten blocks south of the State Capitol building in downtown Austin, home to the world's largest urban bat population. From March to November, this lair of the Mexican Free-tailed bats numbers perhaps one and a half million animals, all of whom leave their roosts at night in a dizzying swarm of movement and sound. The Congress Avenue Bridge spans Town Lake at the cross streets of Cesar Chavez to the north and Barton Springs Road to the south and the Austin American Statesman's Bat Observation Center is situated on the south-eastern side.

All of the above is enhanced by fine Texas accommodation and grand Texas cuisine to be had in and around Austin. Hospitality being such a central tenet of the Texan character, there is no such thing as disappointment whilst staying in this town!