The entire length of Sixth Street in Austin is a hub for entertainment and nightlife, with its bars, clubs, hotels, museums, restaurants and shopping. In addition to being a center for music and nightlife, Austin is home to a number of award-winning golf courses, including the Fazio Foothills Course at Barton Creek and Shadow Glen Golf Club. Austin hotels on Sixth Street allow for easy access to a number of local courses and other forms of entertainment during a visit to the city.
The Driskill Hotel
The Driskill Hotel, located at the corner of Brazos and Sixth Street, is a historic style hotel offering a combination of historic beauty with modern flair. This hotel offers spacious suites with luxury amenities including oversize bathrooms and deep bathtubs. The public areas in the hotel are historic yet well preserved, offering elegant styling with modern amenities, including wireless Internet in both the suites and public areas. The Driskill Hotel is reported to be haunted, only adding to the hotel's unique flair.
The Driskill Hotel
604 Brazos St. at Sixth Street
Austin, TX 78701
(800) 252-9367
driskillhotel.com
Extended Stay America Austin Downtown
The downtown Extended Stay America is located at the corner of Guadalupe and Sixth Street and offers accommodations for business and leisure travelers. Suites in this hotel offer separate living, sleeping and kitchen areas, and kitchens are stocked with cooking tools and utensils for long-term visitors. Suites also offer free local telephone calls, work spaces with data ports, wireless Internet and voice mail. A guest laundry area is on site as well. Extended Stay America is a pet-friendly hotel, allowing dogs and cats to stay in suites with the payment of a pet fee.
Extended Stay America Austin Downtown
600 Gaudalupe St. at Sixth Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 457-9994
extendedstayamerica.com
Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown
The Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown sits between Fifth and Sixth streets along Interstate 35. All guest rooms in this hotel feature king or double beds with functional working areas and complimentary high-speed Internet. Public areas feature wireless Internet, and refreshments are provided in the lobby of the hotel. The Hilton Garden Inn also offers a complimentary 24-hour fitness area. Suites feature pull-out sofas in living rooms, which are separated from kitchen and sleeping areas, and bathrooms are sized well with Jacuzzi-style bathtubs.
Downtown Austin Hilton Garden Inn Hotel
500 North I-35 at Sixth Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 480-8181
hilton.com
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Jennifer Uhl has been writing professionally since 2005. She writes primarily for the web and has been published as a ghostwriter in "Tropical Fish Magazine" and "Entrepreneur." She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in health care from Mira Costa College.
