This place is great! I've come here for party use and it's always a good time. They have a flexible policy around bringing the food and alcohol in. It's clean and fun and they have a good mix of songs to choose from. read more

Had so much fun here! I love the BYOB concept since alcohol is soooooo expensive everywhere! Super fun activity to do with your friends especially if you just bring some pizza and drinks. The sweet lady at the front was so helpful and accommodating to us. Can't wait to go back. Clean bathrooms, and the AC is ON!! read more

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Great setup, excellent selection of songs, everyone had an awesome time! We'll be back for sure!

We came here to celebrate my friends birthday. We had an amazing time! The room was clean and the microphones worked great. You choose all your songs on the iPad and it was very easy to use. I will be returning with friends! read more

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Been here a few times now and we have a blast every single time! (But be sure to make a reservation.) They're switched over to a new system where you can pick songs. But I think the songs database you can choose from is still a little limited. But no worries, you can still use the old system to find whatever song you're looking for. When we told the worker, he was so nice about it and assured us he would tell the boss so that the new system would be able to accommodate everyone. I love that they provide some instruments like tambourines to accompany your mics. But I think the rooms could definitely use some lower ac. Such a fun spot and pretty reasonably priced! read more

An absolute blast!!!! This was my first time doing karaoke and we had so much fun It's BYOB and the staff is very helpful with teaching us the controls to queue songs and such. Will definitely be returning!!! read more

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4 starts because the rooms are intolerably cold. Like freezing! We went to the front to ask if they could please put the air up and they said no. I rented their largest room in September so it was still nice weather out. I can't imagine how much colder it feels in those rooms during the winter. read more

Came here last minute on a wed evening, and had a blast!! Wanted to blowoff some steam after a long day, and when we came inside, the ambiance was very modern, everything was clear, clean, and organized. The service was excellent, we were given a room even though it was a packed evening. The BYO food and drink policy is amazing!! Since we came in on wed we weren't planning on drinking, and we already ate, but next time we will bring some Soju! I highly recommend; their catalog of songs is also very extensive from Linkin Park, John Mayer, Joji, Frank Ocean, and Bruno Mars! read more

Make a reservation! For songs, their system is that you scan a QR code, then look up the song you want online, identify the code, then type the code into the keyboard. We paid $45 total for 2 hours for 5 people which was pretty reasonable. However, I wasn't a fan of how they expected us to tip for simply bringing water bottles (which we paid for) to our room. read more

I've been to High Tunes twice now and had a great time each time! It's very reasonably priced and the BYOB/food policy is awesome. Lots of music choices and great experience! read more

Came here with some friends to celebrate my husbands birthday and I'll say, it was a lot of fun! I didn't really know what to expect, as I've never been to a private karaoke spot before, but it ended up being super easy to navigate and go at our own pace. Love the fact that it was BYOB and BYOF. We just ordered pizzas and brought our own little cupcakes, beers, etc. Staff was nice enough to take a group photo of us after wrapping up our room. There were a couple of famous, well-known songs we were hoping to find on the list that weren't there. Pretty surprising again as they were well known songs by well known artists. Overall, it wasn't a super buzzkill though - we just moved on to the next. read more

I rung in my 30th Birthday at Hi Tunes and had such a good time! I had previously been there for another person's birthday and knew that it would be a great spot to host my celebration. Setting up the reservation was super easy through email and the business was so accommodating. I brought food and supplies on my own but they let me know they had cutlery and plates, as well as tape and scissors available to help decorate. They let me hang up my own decor and get food delivered and were SO sweet and kind. They also had no problem extending my reservation by a few hours because we were having so much fun. I'll definitely be back for another karaoke night. read more

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Went with some friends and we had a blast. The music is turned up loud enough that it isn't embarrassing to sing even if you're not the best singer in the world. But it's not annoyingly loud either. The rooms are comfortable and very clean. The only reason that I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that the song choice is pretty limited. I wasn't searching for strange underground artists or anything but they only had about 40% of the songs that I looked for. Also, they have music videos from different songs playing while the lyrics for the song you picked were running and I would have preferred not to have that. read more

Great experience! The service was super fast and the entire place was clean. Perfect spot for a fun karaoke night, definitely will be coming back! read more

Such a fun time, loved that it was BYOB and we were able to order pizza. Would definitely return!

This was my first time at a karaoke place. The place has clean rooms and a bring your own food/BYOB policy. They gave us cups for our drinks too, which was really nice. I was really disappointed because we noticed some very popular songs in the song book that were not actually on the digital karaoke machine, which is a huge shame. The remote is very unintuitive. The screen had really random videos accompanying the songs like skiing or nature scenes, which were really funny. We paid $130 for 10 people for two hours, which is very reasonable. There was plenty of parking available. read more

Had the best time here for my boyfriend's birthday! The people working are really nice, some of the guests couldnt show up and they gave money back to us. Love that its BYOB, next time I'll bring more snacks!! read more

Poor song selection, few restrooms and narrow hallways, and noise permeating between rooms. Best for a group of drunk people. Perhaps I have high standards for karaoke, but the places I've been to in LA and SF are rather more modern and suitable. --- They did not have any of my go-to karaoke songs. They do not have anything by - Rise Against - Bullet for my Valentine - Steam Powered Giraffe - The Cab - Michael Franti & Spearhead - Matisyahu - Stephen (who sang Crossfire) - Andy Grammer (except one song I didn't recognize) - The Human League - American Authors - Lord Huron - Madden (Golden Light especially) They don't have - Avicii's The Nights - The Killers' Human, Spaceman - OneRepublic's Secrets - A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman OST), Tightrope I had to dig very hard into songs they did have that I could sing. They do have lots of Maroon 5. Songs they do have: - Fools Garden's Lemon Tree - Panic at the Disco's High Hopes - some songs by The Script - most of the pop songs you're probably tired of hahaha Surely I expected more songs than a retail karaoke machine! (such as one my friend owns). --- Came here with a group of 8 friends. $35/hr for 8 people is a good deal and we enjoyed the experience. Choosing songs -- The website is all in Korean but thankfully there is Google Translate on Chrome mobile. The remote control is unintuitive to use, and you have aim directly at the infrared receiver and perhaps try a few times. Song selection -- See above. Very disappointing selection, although it does have many of the songs you'd expect. Music videos -- Most music videos were very random and grossly mismatched to the song. It was often comical or distracting, and using a uniform nature background or something would make much more sense. Or just get everyone buzzed on your BYOB hard seltzer, and laugh at how out of sync and no-sequitur things are. Scoring -- There is some strange scoring from 80-100 at the end of each song, and it seems somewhat random, or maybe correlates to singing volume? I had a sore throat and got 99, 100, and 99, while the rest of our party only got two 99+. The screen also takes away from singing time, forcing like a 10 sec transition between songs. Noise levels between rooms -- We could definitely hear songs between the other rooms, especially during transitions between our songs or quieter instrumentals. It was pretty funny hearing other people actually, although not a great sign for a karaoke place. Restrooms -- there are only two one-person restrooms (non-unisex), so there are frequently restroom lines, especially as the other rooms were full and everyone was drinking. Def a no-no for a karaoke place to have long restroom lines, in the already narrow hallways. It's definitely not practical to keep any social distance with strangers here. Water -- There is no water fountain or otherwise free water. There is water bottles available, at $1.08 for a 25 oz bottle. They said the restroom tap water is not safe to drink, but going to buy water bottles is so out of the way (our room is next to bathroom but far from staff), people just end up drinking tap. For some reason, the tap burned my throat a bit but looked and smelled clear. TIP: You can run the warm tap water over an unopened drink to heat it up (say, if your throat is sore but you only have cold drinks). read more

I have been here twice and it's a pretty fun spot. The rooms are private so it's like making a fool of yourself in front of only your accepting and understanding friends. :) It can have a wait list on weekends, but otherwise, you'll just have to deal with a few Asian teenagers smoking out front. See picture for pricing. We paid about $25 for 1.5hrs and 4 people. The place is open until 2am S-T & and until 5am on F-S. It's in a pretty quiet shopping complex next to a Mexican restaurant. Speakers systems have great sound. You can hear the other rooms only a little bit from the hallway and only in your private room when there is no music inside. They give you a couple of mikes covered with a little hair net type of cover and you can use tambourines or maracas while singing. read more

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Time flew by at this place!! This staff was very friendly, the room was clean, equipment was great, and plenty of songs to sing! There may be a very slight discount if you pay in cash. Plenty of parking also read more

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I was doing just fine at karaoke as one could do navigating a site that is completely in another language in order to find music but that aside what absolutely pissed me off is that I absolutely did not go to karaoke and spend 43 to be growled at (the n word with gers at the end instead of gas) how tf are you going to just change lyrics to racist things. Love in this club by usher has never and I mean NEVER GROWLED AT ME. I won't be coming back and because I'm still sober I was respectful and simply left but had I finished this bottle....... read more

I've been to my fair share of karaoke places, from the really ghetto to the really fancy in multiple cities, and as far as the ones that Austin has that I've been to, this is my favorite place by far because: 1. Wireless mics that get shower caps. No more embarrassing moments tripping over mic wires and getting tangled. And you can be sanitary while channeling your inner rapper self. And with that wireless mic you just feel so...professional. Lol. 2. They give you maracas & fun lighting. Because tambourines are NOT enough. And the lights change with every song! 3. BYOB policy. Because yeah....personally curated alcohol selection is always the best and most cost effective. They don't have the most extensive list of songs but the best song selection if you're international and do the works (Kpop, Cpop, Jpop, and English songs). Only bad part of this place is that there aren't many rooms (only 8 I think?) so definitely book in advance. read more

This place was recently remodelled, which is a huge plus in my book. The previously early 00's decor has been replaced with sleek wood-back couches, lovely wall decals, fresh coats of paint, and updated song books that make it a little easier to find tunes. I've been spoiled on the karaoke experience because of a very well-loved Korean-style noraebang in Boston, where I attended college. Hi Tunes is the equivalent of that here in Austin, and I fell in love with how familiar it was the moment I walked in. Unlike Western-style karaoke, which is usually sung in bars in front of a huge crowd, Asian style karaoke involves a group of friends going into private rooms to sing. The facilities are very well maintained, and the owners are extremely friendly. If it's your first time using the system (which is in Korean), they'll patiently explain it to you. There are batteries at the front desk in case the ones in your mics run out. And here's an example of great service: we almost ran out of time, but had 3 songs reserved in the system. The front desk added 20 free minutes to our time so that we didn't have to skip/miss the songs. Super nice :) Their song selection is also huge! They have mainly English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese songs... but there are also a few other gems such as Vietnamese, Thai, Russian, and Spanish. I was even able to sing Poupee de Cire Poupee de Son last time I went (a French song that won the Eurovision in the 1960's). English songs are not super up to date, but they have such a wide variety it doesn't matter - most people can find classics to sing. There are Disney songs, 80's tunes, old-school rock, Broadway, and much more. I also enjoyed that they had a good mix of both Mandarin and Cantonese oldies. Keep in mind that songs are written in their native language, and most of the lyrics are shown in the native language, so if you're singing in a language you can't read well (e.g. me trying to read hangul), then you might want to keep your phone nearby to search up romanized lyrics. The updated system does add some Korean romaja, and most Chinese songs now have pinyin... but this obviously backfires when the song is in Cantonese. No romanization of any sort for Japanese songs. My family frequents this place several times a year and we always have fun. We usually stay for 4 hours or so and end up paying $130, which is actually *very* cheap compared to karaoke rooms in other big cities (as reference, a 2-hour stint in my Boston haunt would probably have cost us $150). Thanks for all you do, Hi Tunes! Keep on being awesome :) read more

Hi Tunes Karaoke is one of the most fun places in Austin. It's what Asian-style karaoke should be - belting out songs in private rooms, BYOB optional. The rooms are clean, service is attentive and everyone is having fun. Even the front desk starts you off on a great foot: Cheerful screens show slideshows of alluring Korean pop stars, and a big bowl of candy invites you to take some without even asking. You'll be led to your individual room with ample seating. And it's BYOB. You're charged for the room by the hour which isn't too expensive if you bring along a few friends. Everyone, young and old, loves a good round of karaoke, especially when you don't have to sing in front of the entire bar. Make sure you book your karaoke night in advance, up to 24 hours is recommended. You might not be able to make a same-day reservation on Friday or Saturday because this place is popular! Call to make a reservation, not email or any other method. Some tips: They have songs in English, Korean, and many other languages too. There are two remotes that let you enter your song picks. One is Korean, the other is English. You can search the song database by title or artist so don't give up if you can't find that song you are looking for in the big book! The English song selection is not as good as an American karaoke bar, but it's more than big enough. There is an applause button on the remote for those worthy performances! And the scores after each song are just for fun! If you've never tried Asian karaoke before, pack up some of your favorite beverages and head over to Hi Tunes Karaoke! read more

Han [into karaoke remote]: No, I don't have a landing permit. I'm trying to reach Lando. Lando Calrissian. Leia: I thought you knew how to use that thing? Try this one, it's in English. Han: Oh. Right. [Leia hands the English karaoke remote to Han]. Chewie: RAAAARRWR. Han: Oh come on, even the Empire loves Queen. These rooms are all right, too, although I think the soundproofing could use some jazzing up. Leia: Can I have a beer? And why are you talking into the remote again? This strip mall parking lot is free. Threepio: It's BYOB here, Princess. I believe there are some in the cooler on the Falcon, but Chewbacca refused to bring it in here. Chewie: MRARRWWARRG. Threepio: No, I will not be quiet Chewbacca. I will turn on this disco ball, however. Leia [sighs]: Vader wants us all dead. Han grins and starts singing "Bohemian Rhapsody." Leia: You certainly have a way with people. read more

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Despite the "not so great" sound quality in their rooms, this place was so clean compared to some other places I have been to in Austin and Dallas combined. The service was quite nice and the restroom was clean also! It's BYOB on top of all the other positives so you don't have to spend all your money on drinks. All you pay for is the room hourly fee. The mics are wireless, too! How exciting! read more

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I've always been a fan of this place and last night I had so much fun I thought I would write about it. This is the best spot to karaoke. Hands down! Austin karaoke is okay and all but HITUNES is just such a better experience. This place was insanely clean and the rooms are so spacious. There was a bit of a technical issue initially but Josh was exceptionally professional in resolving the issue! He was friendly, helpful, and considerate. 10/10. read more

We had a great time at Hi Tunes this past weekend for a friend's going away party. The rooms were clean and spacious, if bare, and the sound system was great. I would, however, advise English speakers to avoid this place. The English song selection here is very limited. Pretty much every song you'd expect any karaoke place to have it doesn't have. 80's hits? Nope. Motown classics? Nope. 90's rock? Somewhat, mostly bad mainstream radio rock. On top of that, the control "panel" that you have to use to select songs is the worst. Only one of our group could figure it out and they basically ended up being tech support all night. It was like work. All of the menus are in Korean, so you're kind of guessing wtf is going on if you don't know Korean. Because of these two issues, there were stretches when we couldn't find any songs that we wanted to do and everyone sat around talking and drinking (which was fun, but not what you want from a karaoke room). I'd highly suggest looking elsewhere if you plan on singing English favorites, but my Korean friend said the K-pop selection is the best in town! read more

One of the best karaoke places I've ever been to! And I love to karaoke! It's BYOF, BYOB. Which is awesome. They provide maracas and the other instrument that escapes my mind right now. Strobe lights galore as well! The mics are wireless and they come with shower caps. The rooms are clean and spacious. The music selection has a lot of old school music that is perfect to karaoke to and they have a large selection of Vietnamese music which is always a plus in my book! The only complaint I have about this place is that if you tell the owner 1 hour, at 1 hour the music cuts off and the playlist erases! Which sucks if you want to extend your time and you forget to! Oh. They're called tambourines! read more

This is literally the ultimate karaoke place in all of Austin. Plenty of parking, conveniently located off of highway 183 & Lamar, and BYOB. The fair hourly prices split amongst your karaoke party mean you can get the best night out of your life for basically nothing. Hungry? Grab some dinner at SOHA, conveniently located in the same shopping center (LITERALLY around the corner), before or after your karaoke! The rooms are extremely spacious so no matter your party size you'll be set. Also, the staff are extremely tech savvy, so if you have any technical issues they'll know exactly how to fix it. They have the most expansive level of songs that I've seen at a karaoke bar, and they have a QR code so you can have full search access to all of their available songs from your phone (instead of having to flip through a huge book of songs) . Can't wait to go back next time!! read more

Super cute karaoke spot. They have popular English songs. Great way to spend a couple of hours with friends.

It was a Funtime with friends, good place for the not so good singers and a room full of support for the shy people

This is the best karaoke place I have ever been at because of three distinct reasons. 1. This place has 50% additional singing power compared to its competition. They have three microphone active for any song compared to two of other places. The sick stand up microphone also is hugely impactful. 2. There is star power/quality for medium and large size rooms. Because of a rear TV you sing towards your guests instead of away from them. 3. Finally, it is extremely affordable due to no corkage fee's for BYOB - which just adds to the overall jovial atmosphere which is Hi Tunes Karaoke. read more

This place rocks your socks off. There is only one problem. I have now determined that I will never be a rock star. I sound so much better when I'm singing along in the car. At karaoke, you WILL find out what you're made of so dreams of being the next American Idol may go rushing out the window after spending time here. Also, you WILL turn into a 16 year old girl if you go with 3 of them. I am pretty sure they all have me in their i-phones doing a most embarrassing rendition of My Humps. I will have to pay them to delete those soon. This place is super clean and super fun. I hope they let us back in after the time we had this weekend. I promise not to dance on the table again kind sir. I know I am WAY old enough to know better. What is most embarrassing about all of this. There was no alcohol involved. Although they do let you BYOB. read more

You're looking up karaoke places because you want to know what the best private room karaoke joint in Austin is. Stop looking, and benefit from my and my friends' hard and diligent work: It's Hi Tunes Karaoke. Go here. You will be happy about it. Pros: extremely reasonable rates, solid song selection, amazing customer service, BYOB Cons: There are some gaps in the songlist, for sure. I would like more 80s and 90s rock and alternative faves. But everything else is so top-notch that I'm more than happy to overlook it. Hi Tunes forever and ever. read more

I had a seriously fun time! My roommate and I decided we wanted to go karaoke on a whim and one of her friends had recommended Hi Tunes. After calling just about everyone we knew, we only ended up with 2 other people who were interested. I called ahead to confirm they had rooms available and reserved one of the small rooms. Hi Tunes is in the same shopping center as Studio Tilee, and there was lots of parking. It's BYOB and you can also bring food, if you want. The inside looked brand new and was decorated whimsically with lots of flowers and butterflies and things of that sort. The room itself had 3 padded benches arranged in a U-shape, and a disco light thing that was just on. I had never karaoke-d before, and fortunately my friends knew what to do. There was a complicated looking remote with a lot of Korean characters on it, but there were also English labels on there. Then there were 2 giant tomes of all the songs they had, with 70% being Korean/Asian pop and 30% being US Top40, oldies and misc. They have something for everyone. (They even had "I'm On A Boat" which was super awesome even if my friends didn't get it.) Sometimes the captions are misspelled or wrong but if you know the song well, it shouldn't be a problem! I don't have anything to compare this place to because this was my first time karaoke-ing, but I would definitely rate it 5 stars for cleanliness, relevant-to-my-interest-ness, inexpensiveness and awesomeness. read more

The best karaoke experience I've had in a while! The staff are really friendly (and there's a cute cat that likes to sit outside). Hi Tunes charges per room, per hour. NOT per person, which is pretty nice. For the smaller 5-6 person rooms, they are $20 per hour. Extremely reasonable! 3 friends and I ended up paying about $16-$17 for 3 hours. They split the cost at the register. Each room is equipped with a couple of tambourines and maracas in case you want to get a little crazy in there. Ha. The karaoke machines shoot lights in rhythm with the music...silly but makes the experience more fun. The music selection has English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese pop songs. Each language is pretty well updated (not sure about the Japanese...none of my group knew the songs). Definitely take a trip to Hi Tunes if you and your friends are looking for a place to do karaoke! read more

The karaoke rooms are super clean! BYOB (and food)...so make sure you bring whatever you want. When my group and I walked in, there was a group that was wheeling out an ice chest and lots of pizza boxes. Lol. Def make reservations before coming. They also give a discount if you pay cash. They have a good selection of songs to choose from but the only negative is that there is no song-along. So it is all YOUR voice. Lol...it was kinda hard especially if you don't know the rhythm of the lyrics at first. The other thing was that the room was freezingggg when we first got there. It did warm up a bit after a while. I would come back. read more

I always get great service here at Hi Tunes and in the many times I've been they've improved even more! They're constantly updating their binders with newly released songs and even made extra binders solely for English songs. The staff are really nice and will sometimes cut out a few extra dollars from the total depending on the situation. They're really flexible about that! Love that they price everything by room rather than number of people because it really brings down the cost and makes things easier to total when it comes to paying. They're not super stingy about going over the time so as long as you don't stay an absurdly long time after the hour it's usually all good. BYOB, great music selection, clean rooms, amazing staff. What more could you ask for? You definitely have to call in though because the rooms always go fast on the weekend! If you're planning a get together on Friday you need to call at least the day before to secure a room if not earlier. read more

Went here over the weekend after being kind of rejected from a nearby other karaoke establishment (we didn't think of getting a reservation :/ ). We had a party of 9 and just wanted to karaoke for fun while we were staying in Austin with a large group of friends. After finding this place on Yelp, we decided to call and ask anyway if they had any rooms available, and luckily they did, and it was the BEST DECISION we ever made. The lady on the phone was super nice, and answered all of my questions. She said they only had a small room left, (usually fits 6 comfortably) but said we were welcome to try to fit 9. It was still good and fine. The price was freaking awesome! They charge by room per hour, which was even better & great for LARGEEEE groups of poeple. By far this is the cleanest Karaoke place I've ever been to, easy to use system which was fast, and THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. They are so accommodating...I might even drive to Austin just to karaoke for a night. Kind of wish they stayed open a little bit later, but its still all good :) I hope they stay that way too! So for people who don't care for the smoking/smokey atmosphere, or dingy karaoke bar atmosphere, who just want a fun clean place to belt out awesome tunes, this is IT. PS...Please come to Houston...I would be a regular :D read more