{"id":655,"date":"2019-09-21T00:54:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T00:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=655"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:02:14","slug":"austin-tx-getting-around-accommodations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=655","title":{"rendered":"Austin, TX: Getting Around &#038; Accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Getting Around<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyft<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uber<\/a>\u00a0or taxis\u00a0to and from the airport.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyft<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uber<\/a>\u00a0or taxis to get around the city. No need to rent a car and pay for expensive parking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Accommodations<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8211; Most of these are historic\/boutique, but know that all hotels use surge pricing during major events.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/driskillhotel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Driskill<\/a> (Austin&#8217;s oldest historic landmarks)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eastaustinhotel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">East Austin Hotel<\/a> (Boutique hotel with rooftop bar)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanjosehotel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel San Jose<\/a> (Urban retreat in South Congress)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelsaintcecilia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel Saint Cecilia<\/a> (Retro &amp; modern boutique hotel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hotelella.com\/our-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel Ella<\/a> (Verandas at the mansion)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bottom line<\/strong> \u2013 Everyone has their favorite place to stay, so I would use points for whatever <strong>hotel chain<\/strong> you prefer or whichever hotel booking website you like (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotels.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Booking.com<\/a>, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/collection\/GneHxtn2KRY-JHnfjhq69Q\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">YELP Collection &amp; MAP<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/collection\/GneHxtn2KRY-JHnfjhq69Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-927 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-26-at-8.18.15-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting Around: Lyft,\u00a0Uber\u00a0or taxis\u00a0to and from the airport. Lyft,\u00a0Uber\u00a0or taxis to get around the city. No need to rent a car and pay for expensive parking. Accommodations &#8211; Most of these are historic\/boutique, but know that all hotels use surge pricing during major events. 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