Everything was top notch. Room and commons areas are spotlessly clean. Tea and coffee in the…read morekitchen. Secure code access to the front door. Welcoming staff. Clear instructions. Great location just off 6th Street, with food and music options close by. Only concern was how expensive parking is in the area. I did not take advantage of the bar onsite, but it was popular.

Had a brief stay here and I must say I enjoyed the accommodations. Chill vibe, pleasant front desk…read morestaff, place was clean and when I had trouble booking I received a quick email reply. Definitely would recommend and would stay again.

I was here for a bachelor party a few months back. The place is great for a big group. Full of bunk…read morebeds and very spacious. We were pretty much there to sleep. We went out in the town during the day and at night. The manager/owner of the property charged us a ridiculous amount of money because "we threw a football threw a shed." We did not even have a football and the "shed" in the back yard was falling apart as is. Then we were charged for a camera that had gone missing. 1) we never saw a camera and 2) why would you leave your camera at your house that you are renting? smart. Lastly, he charged us for a broken door which was broken when we arrived. We noticed it but didn't think anything of it thinking the owner already new about it since it was there apon arrival. I feel he took advantage of us just because we used the words bachelor party. We were there a total of probably 15 hours the entire long weekend and it was all just to sleep. If you do stay here take pictures of everything because he will nickel and dime you for everything. whether you did it or not. I would suggest staying somewhere else.

I would say 5 stars for community because you get to meet most of your hostel mates and make new…read morefriends fast, but it loses a star for a few needed updates. We also had 8 sharing one bathroom which was a bit much for morning time when everyone started waking up around the same time. I have never stayed in East Austin before, and I loved my experience here! Plenty of good eating a nightlife options within walking distance. I had no issues with safety while there. It is a great option for solo travelers from everywhere. There are only mixed dorm rooms (no single sex), so if you feel uncomfortable with that, then it may not be the best place. I had no issue with it besides the bathroom being a little messier (oh messy guys). Brent, the hostel owner, is awesome and a great host! He took a bunch of us out to some of the best local bars.

This hotel should have 5 stars! It's so adorable!! We had good service and stay here in the few…read moretimes we have stayed. They have a pool, restaurant, coffee shop and bar. The pool was relatively kid friendly. Not many kids, but also groups who were friendly towards children. You can order canned beer and select menu items (the fries are amazing!) from the restaurant, poolside. I would recommend walking in to the bar if you want a cocktail. The plants at carpenter are so nicely done and gorgeous. They also have a cute little shop with their goods. Rooms are comfortable and a bit similar to the Ace Hotel Palm Springs!

Amazing location and design. Low key but pretty functional. Hip crowd. Good restaurant.read more

If you want the assholes at Austin Express Towing to tow your car and charge you $193 to get your…read morecar out you should stay here. Obviously there is an issue with running a "youth hostel" out of a duplex which is only assigned 2 parking spots with a vulture towing company preying on clueless guests!! What a disaster, honestly. A $50/night stay ended up being a $250/night stay! And meeting someone at a coffee shop without first disclosing the location of the "hostel" has red flags written all over it. The address is actually 4800 Southway Drive, NOT 1008 Waller St, Austin, TX 78702. Connor greets you at a coffee shop on South 1st and escorts you over to the shady apartment complex! He essentially runs a business out of a rented apartment. A week after he realized I wrote this review he kept harassing my boy friend to tell me to take it down. When my boy friend asked him to send us a check for $200 for the towing fee and I would take it down Connor stopped harassing him.

This place is an illegal ran hostel ran out of an apartment. When first arriving the host, Conor he…read morewas very inhospitable, scatter brained and organized. When I would ask him questions he was very vague and irritable. The other guest there were more helpful showing me where I would sleep, gave me a tour and showed me where the towels and blankets were. If you are a young attractive female, watch out, he gives creepo vibes for sure. He can be very controlling and overbearing when it comes to socializing making things very uncomfortable. There were several occasions when he was very judgmental and disrespectful to other guest. Because he runs this hostel out of his home it seems like he expects the whole world to revolve around him. Very unprofessional and rude. There was a situation were the toilet backed up and I asked him if he had a plunger. He said no and that I was stressing him out and why did I back up the toilet? and what was wrong with me. Also, the last straw was when he told me I had to move out of the room I was already in and move into the mens dorm. I told him I was uncomfortable with that so he told me to move my stuff in the closet and wait in till something comes up. I told him I was tired and wanted to relax so I asked if I could hangout in one of the private rooms for a couple hours while I waited. He told me to quite back talking him and that I was being unreasonable and crazy. I figured this is time for me to get out. I packed up my stuff and left. I tried to get my refund back but he only gave me half. Please dont stay here if you want to lose your sanity. The guy is a crazy and delusional.

Stay and die or leave and live. It's that simple this place should be shut down. I called and…read morespoke with the manager of the place and he told me all about the rooms, rules and of course different houses they have. I arrived later on that night and I was shocked, but I'm not judgemental so I looked for a place to park, which was very difficult since its on the street parking and then I walked to the front door and just walked in no one there to greet you or even speak to you. After walking all over the house I went to the backyard and they were having a concert in the back. The manager greeted me and walked me over to the other house where he had rooms.This is where it got scary there were men everywhere sitting on the couch in the kitchen and they looking really desperate for a woman. This hostel was the dirtiest one I have ever seen. The floors, walls, furniture, refrigerator, kitchen were filthy. The beds looked like they were there when they moved in. I did not stick around for the any surprises I just left.

this place is the worst. i don't think it deserves one star. The owner of the hostel is not this…read more"local musician" (who's name is Ray and is one of the worst people ive had the displeasure of getting to know in my entire life). although this man claims to own both houses, he doesn't, a nice oriental couple owns the buildings. that aside i payed up front for a month and i can only speculate that all of his tenant's money were going towards drugs, because it certainly didn't go toward rent or utilities. i say that not just because of how crazy Ray is, but because when the power shut off permanently; a few days into my stay he hadn't had a cent to his name. where did all of our money go? "i already spent that s**t", says ray. none of his tenants got a dollar back from him. i could go on and on, but trust me when i say this place is a scam and ray is a joke. Please don't even consider this as a last option.

Why 5 stars? Because I can't think of a single complaint…read more --- --- --- I'm a big fan of all the above. Location, comfortable bed, good shower, clean, the room gets nice and cold, etc. We stayed in a budget hotel the first night in Austin, and while it got the job done, the upgrade here was very apparent from the moment we walked in. Two possible flags against the hotel were prevented on my end. 1) When I am driving to a destination, I bring my pillows from home. Why risk bad hotel pillows when you can just throw yours in a large duffel? I'm glad I did this because the pillows didn't look great, but maybe I'm just picky about pillows. 2) Parking is $60/night. I found parking that was $30 total for two nights, two blocks away. Easy decision to save $90. Download SpotHero if you don't already have it. It's amazing. Bonus: despite not parking on-site, the valet guys were great about letting us park temporarily to load and unload. It was really easy and there was space for it. This will definitely be my go-to Austin hotel, moving forward.

On a recent trip to Austin my girlfriends and I stayed at the Hyatt Place in downtown…read more The hotel is located in a central location so its a quick walk to some spots, as well as a pretty central spot to hop into an uber from. Our room had two double beds and was huge - perfect for three girls sharing a space. It had a lounge area with a couch as well as a desk. The bathroom was also spacious and nice with good shower products. One thing I will say is that the air conditioning is VERY loud. I shared a bed with my friend that wasn't directly in front of it, but our other friend in the "tundra" was pretty uncomfortable during the night because it was both cold and loud. Other than that, I enjoyed this hotel. They are so kind to give you free water every time you walk in, which is great!

My boyfriend and I booked a private room for a week here, we couldn't wait to leave by the time we…read moredid. The first thing that raised annoyance was the extra $5 we were charged for pick up from downtown. Even on the website it says $5, when I spoke to Connor before we left for the trip we reiterated $5 but on the day before he told me $10. Not wanting to argue over $5 for the sake of peace in the new place we were staying we let this slide. The only description correct about this house is that it's located literally beside the highway, we expected to be surrounded by nature trails and places we could bike and hike. Upon introduction to the home Connor pointed out all the things near to us. Nothing really close unless you're happy to walk ab 20 minutes. Nature trails... forget it. It's at least a ten minute drive. We were aware of other guests arrival on the weekend and discovered all the other rooms had been booked out, we guess he hadn't saved a room for himself because he put us in the awkward position of asking if we wanted people in our private room. We did not. As it turned out his partner was visiting and we think there lack of space may have shifted his mood toward us as we were due to be the longest staying. The doors are all locked with a code, but this didn't stop our host from violating our privacy and on several occasions we noticed he had been in our room while we weren't there. We really just wanted some privacy so we could enjoy time together but we felt like we were annoying him in his own home so we'd leave for as long as we could without being exhausted. One day we did try to relax but the internet stopped working, only once he went to "run an errand" was it connecting again (bill troubles or just general lack of awareness and organisation?). The public spaces didn't feel shareable. The breakfast nook was covered in ants every single morning. We found cockroaches in our room on several occasions, the air conditioning duct is left exposed. The bedding isn't the best, we struggled to stay warm and covered by the blankets. We are smokers, we enjoyed sitting outside for longer periods of time and we did enjoy a few puffs with Conor but on the whole it just felt uncomfortable. I just feel if you're offering your private space in this manner to have somewhere for himself. On our last night my boyfriend went out into the living room to find him naked barely covered by a towel. He played music loudly at his own discretion yet barked at my boyfriend when he played music shaving in the bathroom. Granted it was late but I couldn't hear the music what awoke me was Connor yelling. It really felt like he didn't want people in his home, or like he did but only if you gave him tons of your time. We felt obligated to make lots of chat when we were exhausted and just wanted to be left alone. In the end we didn't even take him up on his offer of a ride to he airport. We couldn't bear it so we paid for an uber (although i suspect he would have tried to get us to pay him something had we not). All in all I wouldn't describe this place as a quaint bed and breakfast. I would describe it as a lonely mans eclectic cheaply furnished and decorated home located on a highway in Deep South austin. I wouldn't recommend this place for anyone looking to have any romantic getaways.

The rumors are true, the Driskill is haunted. It is haunted by inept and uncaring staff that has…read morelittle or no interest in making your stay enjoyable. our experience started at check in. we had prepaid for a double queen room thru Amex travel for my son and I who were in town for his birthday. Upon arrival we were informed that our room was not only not ready, but they were "sold out" of double queens. Imagine my confusion as at had not reserved this room, I PREPAID for it. We were offered a King room with a fold out and a $75 credit at the bar which I begrudgingly accepted. So off to the bar we went. As we attempted to close out at the bar we were informed that we could not use the credit offered because our room had not been entered into the system. Credit was useless, I paid the tab and went to dinner. Came back 2 hours later, room still not ready. It is now 4 hours past check in time. I ask for a manager and at this point getting upset. Manager appears and threatens to throw me out. At this point I give up, go to the room that I don't want and call Amex to deal with the issue. I have stayed at the Driskill well over a dozen times thru out the years and I am really disappointed that this experience has ruined all of the good memories. Sadly it will be my last stay. I've had better treatment at a Super 8. Hyatt has really ruined a true Texas landmark with this sloppy management and poor customer service.

I went there for drink after dinner and this place screams high class, old money…read more I had a couple carajillos and they were delicious, the staff is friendly the ambience is classy. The Driskill is always a good time!

Austin, Tx. I have a personal list of expectations for a…read morehotel and this place did well: Comfortable bed, yes it was very good. A thin pillow was available. Noise levels to a minimum, pretty good considering all the street music blaring on 6th. No plumbing noises at all, some footsteps seemingly from above which is confusing because we were on the top floor. Easy to use thermostat, yes. AC is quiet. Hot shower, well not quite. The water needs to be upped a few degrees. Parking, yes there is ample covered parking but it is run by a separate company and it is going to cost you. Cleanliness, very clean. Bonus: Staff replenishes water bottles daily. The pool temp is very good and pool is open til 10 pm.

Chill by the pool! This is a nice, cozy hotel with a great…read morelocation right on East 6th Street. The vibe is mid-century modern, with each room having a view of the pool! This hotel isn't exactly quiet. There's a DJ that shows up some weekdays, in the evening, the music bumps into the night. Don't come here for peace and quiet. There's a Michelin-mentioned restaurant on the premises. They gave us a daily allotment to spend at the restaurant. The room had a comfortable mattress, a strange bathroom setup that was missing a ceiling in the bathroom, so the shower opened up to the bedroom. Eh, it worked. The place felt safe and secure. There are locking gates to get into the premises, but the one by the pool was broken. The lobby doubled as a weird Austin t-shirt shop. Meowdy! The staff was nice. The maids came and cleaned every day. The place was kept up and nice. I'd love to return!