Hyatt Regency Austin
The Hyatt Regency Austin hotel is just off of the river and Town Lake, and it's just minutes from Interstate 35. The hotel offers guests 448 rooms over 16 floors and features amenities that include an on-site tennis court, handicapped accommodations, a gym center and health club, and a full swimming pool and whirlpool. The hotel is 17 miles from the Fazio Foothills at Barton Creek Golf Course, which was voted by Golf Magazine as one of the top 100 public courses in the country in 2000, 2002 and 2004. The course features 7,000 yards of a golf over an 18-hole, par-72 layout.
Hyatt Regency Austin
208 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 477-1234
hyatt.com
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown
The Omni Austin Hotel is in the heart of downtown, just blocks from the Texas Capitol and the city's Duncan Park. The Omni is an AAA Four Diamond hotel that offers a heated outdoor, rooftop swimming pool, a health club with a spa, sauna, gym center and whirlpool, an on-site restaurant, and deluxe two- and three-bedroom suites. The hotel is 13 miles from the Austin Country Club, which was ranked in Golf Digest's list of the top courses in the state and features an 18-hole Pete Dye design that has 6,800 yards of golf and a slope rating of 135.
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown
700 San Jacinto Blvd.
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-3700
(512) 397-4888 (Fax)
omnihotels.com
The Driskill Hotel
The Driskill Hotel is just blocks from the river and the interstate, and it offers guests 188 rooms over 12 floors. The hotel is one of the city's most historic buildings, built in 1886, and features an on-site restaurant, rooms with minibars, free wireless Internet access and a full fitness facility. The hotel is located centrally in the city and is nearby many other highly ranked golf courses in the area, including the Hills Country Club, the Shadow Glen Golf Club and the Crenshaw Cliffside at Barton Creek.
The Driskill Hotel
604 Brazos St.
Austin, TX 78701
(800) 252-9367
(512) 474-5911
(512) 474-2214 (Fax)
driskillhotel.com
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