Ever had one of those moments where you just need a break from "Adulting"? Well, that was me when…read moreI found "Ralph's Lake Cottage", offered by Hancock Guest Cottages. This property is a perfect Studio setup on Lake Buchanan! If you're into the outdoors/nature and lake scene but also enjoy everything you need right at your fingertips this is the place for you! It's clean, it's more spacious than the photos give it credit for, it's affordable, and most of all, it's peaceful! Here are some of the awesome things you'll find at Ralph's Lake Cottage: King size bed, trundle bed with pull out, chaise lounge, decks and patio furniture, full size fridge and oven, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, blender, full set of kitchenware and cooking supplies. Coffee, tea, zip locks, paper towels, toilet paper, pillows, blankets, extra sheets, bath towels, beach towels, flashlights, musical instruments, DVDs, puzzles, games, cards, fans, kayaks, bikes, swings, firepit, BBQ pit, and more! Seriously, the owners thought of everything! All I brought with me was some wine, snacks, comfy clothes, and my sewing supplies. I had my own personal Sewing Retreat for the weekend and it was fantastic! =) As far as nearby attractions, I only ventured out once when I took the 25 minute drive to Llano, Texas. It was a super cute town with several boutiques, gift shops, restaurants, and 2 quilt stores (which were my main motivator for leaving the cottage). There's also a Family Dollar. There are also nearby wineries and a Country Store with plenty of basics plus made to order pizza, salads, and sandwiches. I personally recommend bringing some food, some wine and comfy clothes and just hanging out to enjoy the scenery. Be sure to do some star gazing at night and get up for the sunrise - it's AMAZING!

I stayed at the Hancock Guest Nest for 2 nights when I was in Austin. This was a fantastic…read morealternative to staying at a hotel, as you have a full kitchen, laundry, private outdoor seating, free Wifi, and conveniences like an iPod dock, platform bed, and overhead rain shower. The washer/dryer and laundry room was totally worth it, as I was able to catch up on laundry before the next leg of my trip. The Nest looks exactly like it does on the website, and the location is great as well. It is literally adjacent to a shopping center (the back parking lot of Sears is like 20 feet away) but surprisingly this isn't a negative because it's still very quiet. Convenient to restaurants, grocery stores, and a golf course where you can go for a run around the perimeter. Highly recommended. When I visit Austin again, I'll be back!

My husband and I started our life together with an intimate get together at Jennifer's Garden, and…read morewe couldn't have asked for a better place to do so! The location is only a 10 min drive from the Courthouse, and magical enough by itself that with only a few tiny decorative details it looked like our ideal elopement venue. Our closest family and friends all complimented the location, and we all felt right at home easily in this enchanting spot!

Beautiful venue for weddings and other celebrations. Went for an outdoor photo shoot with my…read moregranddaughter playing the role of a grandparent

I am a big fan of the Habitat Suites! This was our second stay here. As it turned out, we got the…read moreexact same room, and I'm totally fine with that. Why should you stay here? If you have a family, this is your place. For the same price that you would pay (okay, less) for a hotel elsewhere in Austin, you can bunk everyone. We stay in the king suite, meaning adults get a separate bedroom and children get the pull-out couch in the living room. Other configurations are available that are suitable for larger families or groups. There is no elevator, so be prepared to carry luggage upstairs. The room has a full kitchen, so you're not forced to eat out every night. Breakfast is included, and we're not talking waffles and cereal. The breakfast menu changes daily (choose from three selections), but you can also ask for whatever you like. The first day I had a bowl with steamed broccoli, potatoes, eggs, spinach and cheese. Yum! The next day I had eggs, tomato and spinach over wheat toast. Oatmeal is available, as are biscuits and gravy, bagels, and the rest of the regular lineup. Locally sourced greek yogurt and honeys are available as well. Fresh fruit is offered daily. On Day 2 that meant papaya. Yummy! Each evening offers free beer and wine with snacks, featuring their homemade salsa. My plans in Austin meant I never made it to this, which I consider a failure on my part. The grounds are beautiful, and feature fruit trees and herbs. A guide to what grows where is available in the lobby. Why should you not stay here? You want the five-star experience with bright shiny new everything (there's some peeling wallpaper in places, but everything is clean and well-maintained). You want to party loudly until all hours of the morning. Habitat keeps quiet hours from 9 pm to 8 am. I tend to stay out most of the day and return to sleep, so this place is right at my speed. It's hard for me to think of reasons you wouldn't want to stay here, but I understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea. I did have enough time this visit for some hanging out at the pool, and that was delightful. Habitat Suites are located across from a branch of Austin Community College. This area is undergoing revitalization, which is helpful for the Habitat Suites, I think. On our previous visit, the neighborhood looked a little sketchy. I didn't get that feeling with this visit. This is a fun gem in Austin ~ beautiful grounds, a great deal, and a restful, clean environment.

This place was definitely apartments before they became a hotel/motel. Not that that's a bad thing…read morebut the layout of everything says it was an apartment before. Arriving it may be kind of confusing. It's located all the way in the back. When ever we got an Uber/Lyft they had a slight issue finding the place. They have free breakfast, midday snacks, and WiFi. I believe there's a pool also but we didn't get the chance to look around considering our trip was short. We got a two bedroom room that had an upstairs room and one downstairs. It was very nice for the price point. Everything was kind of old but still was not disgusting. Housekeeping came and delivered extra towels, we didn't even call them. Not too far from local tourist spots.

A grand old 1904 home on beautiful grounds that emphasize nature over obsessive pruning and mowing…read more Our hosts Barb, Strick and Sandy were warm and welcoming. Our 2nd-floor room was spacious and comfortable, especially the bed, and a row of windows afforded a pleasant garden view. Breakfast was serve-yourself coffee, juice, pastries and cereal, with fresh berries always on hand in the fridge. This is a family-run business (Strick & Barb have lived here since 1964) so don't arrive expecting a Ritz-Carlton experience. But I'd take the Strickland Arms over some sterile hotel chain any day.

We live local, but wanted a mini-getaway for our anniversary. Most hotels and B&Bs in Austin are…read morecrazy expensive, so I was shocked to find such affordable prices for rooms here. We had a lovely time and I wish we'd actually spent more time lounging around rather than spending our days on the town. The grounds are gorgeous and make you feel like you're in a little oasis. We stayed in the Lady Stephanie room, which was very pretty in the frilly vintage style that is the trademark of B&Bs. Our A/C *mostly* worked. It only got the temperature down to like 78 degrees, I'd say, so still a little on the warm side, but still a relief when it was 90 degrees outside. My one disappointment was that the bed was extra extra firm, which some people will like, but I found it too hard to be truly comfy. We slept fine, but would have preferred a softer mattress. Breakfast is fairly formal--a sit down meal at 9 am with eggs, biscuits, and muffins served on fancy china. Barbara and Co were very friendly, but gave us plenty of space so we didn't feel crowded. I was very impressed that they anticipated all the answers to our questions by providing notes posted in the room. Want to know the wi-fi password? It's on the sign! Wondering how to get towels for the pool? Oh, look, the info is right there!

This has got to be the best kept secret in Austin. You get…read morefed breakfast, you get fed dinner and they give you a card for three drinks pre-or post dinner. all at a very reasonable price I cannot believe what they're charging! There's a lot of families that come here as well. so if you don't like kids, this may not be the hotel for you. However, this is a very budget friendly. It is newer and immaculate. The rooms are spacious. The bathrooms are modern. I love everything about this choice. They are pet friendly for $50 price per pet. So next time you see a sign for the Drury Inn you need to book your reservation there.

This is a nice hotel. Clean, well arranged, pleasant staff. You get points for each visit and if…read moreyou skip housekeeping you get points. It adds up. They have a free Happy Hour every eve with snacks, wine and beer and full bar. Tonight I was amazed at the selection: soup, salad bar, baked potatoes, nachos, Alfredo pasta, chicken strips. It's not haute cuisine but I'm thinking if I had kids I'd tell them to fill up at the HH and then I'd go out to eat with my husband! There's a soda machine with free sodas anytime. Full hot breakfast buffet. There's also a popcorn machine in the lobby. The pool is huge and a big hit with the grand kids.

We checked into this hotel last Sunday night. The hotel concierge was cheerful and nice. He gave us…read morea welcome bag with 2 bottles of water and it room key cards. I wish they had cleared the entrance by the hotel a little because it was still icy. Our reservation included free breakfast (from 6-10a) which was awesome. It was hot breakfast with cheesy omelette, sausage links, and home fries. They also had cereal and milk, waffle station and bread. It was good. The hotel staff were friendly and helpful. Our room was decent. One of the things that was strange was that we kept hearing a faint pounding sound and couldn't tell where it was coming from. Otherwise, the bathroom was clean. It was right off the highway which made it easier to find.

This is a pretty decent hotel. it's got a convenient location, just north of Austin. it's been…read moremodernized. it's small but has most of the necessary features that the business traveler would like. the breakfast is actually pretty decent. the cable channels include both Showtime and the movie channel which I really enjoyed. overall it's a comfortable quiet hotel. The downsides are: they charge $5 a night extra for parking and you have to have a parking pass which is weird in an empty parking lot in a hotel outside of the downtown area. I've never had a Hampton inn charge me for parking before. The desk clerk just said "Austin" and shrugged when I mentioned it. it has a swimming pool but it's really a decorative pool it's more like a duck pond--you can't actually swim in it just float. A kidney shaped thing that's about 6 feet wide. I was gonna give good credit to the fitness center which is tiny but can hold about four or five people, because it had a brand new peloton, but the peloton wouldn't actually do anything without a peloton account... so I guess if you HAD a peloton account and an app you'd be having fun with it, but just a person who's staying at the Hampton inn can look at a blank black screen which is not cool. Give me something low tech that actually works! and otherwise it's a it's a it's a very tiny fitness center but it has a fitness center. let's talk a little bit about the room refresh. The new room design doesn't have a closet at all, there's a small a built in that's about 20 inches deep that'll hold a couple of things. there's no safe at all which is kind of a drag, but it does have a refrigerator, and a microwave and it does have an ironing board and iron, so close to a five star but let's call it a four -- I could have done without the parking fees and a better fitness center and a real pool.

Brought extra pillows when requested…read more Clean. Comfortable. Quiet. This was a good value for our $ and recommend it.

did not stay. they asked for a list of guests. Very unprofessional. Rude staff. Bad location and…read morebad staff.

What an enjoyable experience! If you're looking for a legit brewery tour where you'll get to barhop…read moreat all your favorite local brewery's, start off with some legit pizza , and end with a great tour & souvenir glass, this is your tour to hit up! I was very impressed with the smoothness of the tour & how it flowed throughout the day. It began at 11:00 am. & ended at 5:00 pm. Every Brewery we went to, we got to sample the drinks, and drink as much as we wanted all while having our DD ( craft cruiser shuttle us around town ). It was absolutely wonderful. I would definitely go on this with several buddies of mine who are beer drinkers. They also have wine tours as well! It was a clean, organized, and efficient tour with a knowledgeable operator.

My entire experience with Craft Cruiser was top shelf. I…read morebooked this tour for my buddy's bachelor party, and Dan was super helpful throughout the entire planning experience (Covid caused some changes in group size and tour time.) Mike was a super knowledgeable tour guide, and his choice in music for the van was fantastic. Mike was also super personable and answered the entire groups questions (Even if they'd been asked earlier in the trip ) The breweries and staff (Especially Dos Sirenos) that we went to were great, and the beer was even better. The whole experience was fantastic, and If I am ever back in San Antonio I will definitely re-book. P.S. Make sure to eat at least once on the tour so you can enjoy more beer