The Bar/Lounge at W Austin

"For those who would rather relax, head to the WET pool surrounded by lounge chairs, or get spoiled with a massage or facial at the sprawling Away Spa with its seven treatment rooms"

"The hotel's Living Room bar areas and rooftop pool are popular gathering spots for Austinites, and the on-site restaurant, Trace, is one of the city's culinary hot spots"

""Right in the heart of Downtown", this "cool, laid-back space with an upscale Austin vibe" has "über-modern" decor, an "attentive" staff and Austin City Limits concert venue next door; the "contemporary" rooms are "plush" with (for many) "amazing" Downtown views – factor in a "huge" gym, "awesome" pool area, "fast WiFi" and "always-busy" bar (a "gathering place for young Austinites"), and a stay may be "a little over budget, but worth it" for "business travelers and just for fun"

"Another don't-miss spot at the W is on the fourth floor: The WET pool deck features private cabanas, lounge chairs, tanning shelves, and a fireplace"

"Surrounded by downtown Austin’s vibrant music scene, the W Austin draws on the neighborhood’s rock-and-roll roots for its hip bar scene, glam roof-deck pool, and colorful, mid-century–inspired decor"

"Escape your room's Sonoro sound system for company in the Living Room bar downstairs, where every weekend a DJ sets up in the Records Room and takes use of the space's 8,000 vinyl records"

"Various design elements feel Asian (scarlet floral wallpaper), classic (deeply coffered ceilings), and retro (the lobby bar’s shelves of LP albums and a McIntosh stereo system with turntable and reel-to-reel player)"

"The lounges have become a hub of nightlife for equal parts guests and hip locals"

"Amenities run to well-positioneed 40-inch flat-screen TVs with pay movies and video capabilities, iHomes, wired and wireless Internet access (fee), executive phones with voice mail and data ports, minibars, coffeemakers (upon request), irons, ironing boards and large desks with task lighting and ergonomic chairs"