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Where to Stay

Price Guide
AUSTIN: Austin Motel $ Prices are based on one night’s stay in
Value high season for a standard double room,
1220 S Congress Ave, 78704 inclusive of service charges and taxes.
Tel (512) 441-1157 $ up to $150
∑ austinmotel.com $$ $150 to 250
This Austin motel has been family- $$$ over $250
owned and -operated since 1938.
Its 1950s-style pool is popular FREDERICKSBURG: Inn on
with visiting artists and musicians Barons Creek $$
in trendy South Congress. B&B
308 South Washington St, 78624
AUSTIN: Hotel San Jose $$ Tel (830) 990-9202
Boutique ∑ innonbaronscreek.com
1316 S Congress, 78704 This welcoming inn in the heart
Tel (512) 852-2350 of Texas Hill Country has well-
∑ sanjosehotel.com appointed rooms and suites. It
Originally built in 1939 as an offers a complimentary breakfast,
“ultramodern motor court,” this plus spa and fitness facilities.
property has been turned into an
urban, bungalow-style hotel. It offers GALVESTON: Tremont House $$
a variety of rooms with minimalist Tremont House, a luxury hotel in a historic Luxury
interiors, and has ivy and shrubbery building, Galveston 2300 Ship’s Mechanic Row, 77550
in the grounds outside. Tel (409) 763-0300
DALLAS: The Magnolia $$ ∑ wyndham.com
DK Choice Historic In a lavish 1879 Victorian building
1401 Commerce St, 75201
with ornate architecture in the
AUSTIN: Driskill Hotel $$$ Tel (214) 915-6500 Strand Historic District, this hotel
Luxury ∑ magnoliahoteldallas.com has period furnishings, birdcage
604 Brazos St, 78701 A trendy hotel in the famous elevators, and a rooftop terrace.
Tel (512) 439-1234 downtown Magnolia Petroleum
∑ driskillhotel.com Company building that dates back HOUSTON: Hilton Americas $$
This historic hotel was built to 1922. The spacious rooms fea- Value
in 1886 as the showplace of ture high ceilings and soaking tubs. 1600 Lamar, 77010
a cattle baron. The finely Tel (713) 739-8000
appointed, comfortable guest DALLAS: Rosewood Mansion ∑ hilton.com
rooms feature luxury bedding, on Turtle Creek $$$ Two sky-bridges connect this
terry robes, and high-end Luxury eco-friendly complex to the city’s
amenities. Marble floors, 2821 Turtle Creek Blvd, 75219 conven tion center. Downtown
three-story columns, and a Tel (214) 559-2100 attractions are also nearby.
stained-glass dome ceiling ∑ rosewoodhotels.com
add to the opulent atmos- At this lovely hotel in the former HOUSTON: Hotel ZaZa $$$
phere. Conveniently located palatial mansion of cotton Boutique
in the heart of downtown, it magnate Sheppard King the 5701 Main St, 77005
is within walking distance of residential-style rooms have Tel (713) 526-1991
major attractions. elegant marble bathrooms ∑ hotelzaza.com
and private balconies. A short walk from the Museum
of Fine Arts, this hotel offers hip
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK: EL PASO: Camino Real Hotel $ and trendy rooms.
Chisos Mountains Lodge $ Historic
Rural Retreat 101 S El Paso St, 79901 SAN ANTONIO: Best Western
Basin Rural Station, 79834 Tel (915) 534-3000 Plus Sunset Suites $
Tel (432) 477-2292 ∑ caminorealelpaso.com Value
∑ chisosmountainslodge.com This 1912 landmark is full of 1103 E Commerce St, 78205
The only lodging op tion in Big historical grandeur, including a Tel (210) 223-4400
Bend National Park offers comfort- magnificent staircase, Italian-crafted ∑ bestwesternsunsetsuites.com
able accommodations in the marble, and a bar set under a All-suite lodgings in a smart and
basin of the Chisos Mountains. stunning Tiffany glass dome. beautifully converted turn-of-
the-century building. Located
DALLAS: Corinthian Bed & FORT WORTH: near the Alamo and Riverwalk.
Breakfast $ Stockyards Hotel $$
B&B Historic SAN ANTONIO: Menger Hotel $$
4125 Junius St, 75246 109 E Exchange Ave, 76164 Historic
Tel (214) 818-0400 Tel (817) 625-6427 204 Alamo Plaza, 78205
∑ corinthianbandb.com ∑ stockyardshotel.com Tel (210) 223-4361
This historic home in the Peak- Set in the Stockyards National ∑ mengerhotel.com
Suburban Historic District offers Historic District, this hotel offers Built in 1859, next to the Alamo,
a welcoming atmosphere among rooms furnished with Western this hotel was originally a brew-
rich interiors, not far from the furniture, art, and antiques. All rooms ery and boarding house. Rooms
heart of downtown. have modern conveniences. are modern and comfortable.
For more information on types of hotels see pages 26–7
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