Austin considers itself the live music capital of the world. The city has over 200 performance spaces, and few cities put in the kind of effort Austin does to connect resident musicians with industry leaders. The Austin City Limits and South by Southwest music festivals bring tens of thousands of musicians and spectators together every year, and both festivals have launched the careers of dozens of artists. Austin is also considered the golf capital of Texas, so come for a concert and stay to play Barton Creek, Apple Rock and Wolfdancer. The many Austin hotels, some of which are located in north Austin, offer a variety of accommodation choices to travelers.
Radisson Austin North
The Radisson is five miles north of downtown Austin. The hotel has 188 guest rooms, each outfitted with wireless Internet access, sleep number beds, balconies and cable television. The hotel also has a 24-hour fitness center on-site with treadmills, stationary bikes and free weights. The Red Pepper Cafe is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and there is a breakfast buffet daily with a waffle station. Lunch includes light sandwiches, wraps and salads. The dinner menu is made up of steaks and local seafood. On Fridays and Saturdays, poolside tiki bar service is available from 3:00pm to 8:00pm, and there is a happy hour daily inside at the Red Pepper Cafe.
Radisson Austin North
6000 Middle Fiskville Rd.
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 451-5757
radisson.com/austintx_north
Austin Marriott North
The Austin Marriott North is located just outside the city limits and is Round Rock's only full-service hotel. The hotel has 295 guest rooms with an additional 75 concierge-level rooms and four suites available. Every room has a small workspace, complimentary wireless Internet access and a plug-in panel on the flat screen television for laptops, DVD players and video game consoles. Guests can access the fitness center, jogging trails and an indoor heated pool.
The River City Grill is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu is continental, with local steaks and seafood available around the clock.
Austin Marriott North
2600 La Frontera Blvd.
Round Rock, TX 78681
(512) 733-6767
austinmarriottnorth.com
DoubleTree Austin Hotel
The standard rooms at the DoubleTree Austin Hotel have modest workstations, wireless Internet access for a daily fee and a complimentary USA Today newspaper. The hotel has a business center on-site with small fees for faxes and copies. There is a fitness center adjacent to the seasonal outdoor pool, hot tub and sundeck. Guests have two dining options: the Courtyard Cafe and the Courtyard Lounge. The Cafe is open daily from 6:30am to 2:00pm for breakfast and light lunch. The Lounge serves dinner and drinks from 3:30pm to midnight.
DoubleTree Austin Hotel
6505 IH-35 North
Austin, TX 78752
(866) 660-7005
doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/AUSLNDT-Doubletree-Hotel-Austin-Texas/index.do
About The Author
Matt Manco is a freelance writer based in New England. A member of the award-winning Maroon student newspaper at Loyola University, his work has appeared across the Beacon Communications newspaper and magazine group as a local government reporter and photojournalist.
