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Austin MotelvsFirehouse Hostel
Both properties are rated very highly by professionals. Overall, Austin Motel scores significantly higher than Firehouse Hostel and Lounge. Austin Motel comes in at 77 with praise from 9 reviews like Rough Guide, Lonely Planet and concierge.com.
Austin Motel
Concierge
Rough Guide
Gayot
BlackBook
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Not For Tourists
Afar Magazine
Condé Nast Traveler
Frommer's Show All Reviews
1220 S. Congress St., Austin, TX 78704
From $116/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Concierge "Long favored by cost-conscious artists and musicians, it's charming and hip without feeling pretentious."
Rough Guide "Basic rooms in a trendy old motel in the funky South Congress district. A favourite with visiting musicians, it’s across the street from the venerable Continental Club."
Gayot "Yes, this is a motel, but it has a fun, vibrant sense of style and is a far cry from typical, cheap chain digs."
BlackBook "This isn’t a motel masquerading as a Turkish steam bath. It’s just got a mad sense of humor to go with its mad South Congress Ave. location."
Fodor's "What used to be a fading 1938 motor court is now a beloved, quintessentially-Austin motel." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Austin Motel's retro sign is a local icon." Full review
Not For Tourists "Funky hotel with theme rooms. Nice staff, cool location."
Afar Magazine " The 41 guest rooms are a retro mash-up of red vinyl tufted beds, silk-screened music posters, and kitschy lip-shaped rotary phones." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Award
"Hip hotelier Liz Lambert redesigned an Austin icon into exactly the kind of no-frills spot all the cool kids love." Full review
Frommer's "A convenient (but not quiet) location in the heart of SoCo and great rates make this place very popular." Full review
Firehouse Hostel
Time Out
Lonely Planet
605 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
From $29/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Time Out "Standard and deluxe dorm offerings are great for large groups, but for those who’ve outgrown the charms of sleeping in the bunk beds they also offer a pair of more conventional suites." Full review
Lonely Planet "A hostel in downtown Austin? Finally! And a pretty darned spiffy one, at that." Full review
