South Congress Hotel, Austin

1603 South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78704, United States of America (show on map)

Expert reviews

New York Times review:

“The new South Congress Hotel has an enviable location on one of the city’s coolest shopping strips, as well as a rooftop pool and popular lobby bar.”

Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Austin.

Telegraph review:

“This is a lively, hip and swanky hotel in the vibrant SoCo district. Minimalist design lines with a slightly retro feel, the South Congress Hotel is a hotspot with frequent parties and a ‘see and be seen’ vibe.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of South Congress Hotel, Austin. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.6 out of 5.0

Ranked 4th in Austin

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What guests liked

All you need to know

South Congress Hotel is a beautiful hotel located in Austin, Texas. With clean and moderately decorated rooms you get a relaxed feel to them. Paired with flat-screen TVs, and 24-hour room service you are all set.

The Austin Bergstrom International airport is about 12 minutes drive, making it convenient. While the Moody Theater is just a 15 minutes walk, or you can enjoy a nice day at the convention center which is just 4 minutes away on foot.

If you are in the mood to explore the Austin station is a 3-minute drive, while the downtown station is an 8-minute walk. Offering you endless sources to explore the beautiful city.

The South Congress Hotel in Texas homes a delicious Geraldines restaurant on the property, that offers American cuisine. You can dine in the restaurant for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Or you can enjoy a drink at the restaurant’s bar.

If you like cycling then you will just love the hotel’s free bike service, as it allows you to get behind the bar and make your way to any destination you have in mind. If that is not your idea of a workout, then the hotel offers a 24-hour fitness center where you can easily workout at any time.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

4.5
Sharon

13 September 2021

Fabulous

Location was great, very nice staff as well.

Add more lights in the room, very dim.

5.0
Nadeem

5 August 2021

Wonderful stay, would definitely go back

Great staff, big room, very clean. Wonderful amenities, very stylish.

3.5
Maria

19 April 2024

Pleasant

Location location location

Couldn’t allow me an extra 30 mins for checkout. Seriously?? Also, it’s very pricey for what you get overall.

2.0
Dan

18 April 2023

Beware of the understaffed hotel…

Not much after they made my wife wait 45 minutes at 2 AM to get a room key as no one was at the front desk. Even though I told them she would be checking in at that time.

They made my wife wait 45 minutes at 2 AM to get a room key as no one was at the front desk. Even though I told them she would be checking in at that time. This is a 2 star hotel at best. What a joke!

3.0
Paul

17 April 2023

great location otherwise mediocre

location

Room too dark, poor lighting, window looking into shower from bedroom had no shade for privacy, noise from wedding really bad

1.0
Senem

25 December 2022

Bad

We've come a long way. It was our birthday. We traveled for 3 hours with our dog. During check in they said that there is no water in the hotel. They didn't help or provide a solution. they didn't even care. unprofessional employees.

2.5
Jeffrey

9 September 2022

Great staff, poor facility.

The staff was absolutely amazing. Anything we needed, was delivered within minutes of request. They sent a text before our arrival, and using the same thread we could ask questions and/or make requests.

The room was good size, and looked quite attractive. That said, the bed was only sort of comfortable, and the rest of the room was exceptionally uncomfortable. Every chair was more uncomfortable than the last, and the couch was like sitting on concrete. the acoustics in the bar were horrible when crowded, as was most of the furniture in that area. Finally, the hotel claimed to have room services, but it was really just order from the restaurant downstairs, and then go down and get it yourself--not acceptable for a hotel with room rates as high as this one.

3.0
Maria

6 September 2021

Mediocre and frustrated by the incompetence shown

Location and rooms were clean

The staff. Gave us the room and took then at least 20 minutes to figure out which room we needed to be in and give us keys. Tried to make it up by giving us drink tokens. When to bar and were told had closed half an hour ago although 2 guys in front had just been given their drink. Front desk told us we could instead redeem at cafe inside. Went to cafe and said sorry we don’t participate in the same programs as the hotel. Asked to push back check out by and your, was told I’d be charged a bald rate. Overall the front desk did not seem like they had it together at all. The experience was a bad j always questioned the accuracy of the information given. If the front desk doesn’t know, then who does? !

3.0
Lana

15 August 2021

The location is the best for seeing sites on South Congress , where the action is!

Great pool and convenient access to rooms.. good pool food options.

Sadly our car was damaged while parked in the valet. They say they will cover the damages but what about stress, time and inconvenience…. The rooms are nice but minimalistic..few plugs for tech.

3.5
Anonymous

2 August 2021

Fun stay

The property was cute and located within walking distance to several places to shop and eat.

I didn’t like the fact that people would put their towels down at the pool early in the day and then not use the lounges till late afternoon. Since it’s such a small facility, this leaves others without any place to sit. Also, ice machines on each floor would have been great instead of having to ask for ice every time you wanted some.

4.5
Eduardo

4 July 2024

Fabulous

5.0
Carolyn

23 June 2024

Exceptional

5.0
Eduardo

21 June 2024

Exceptional

4.0
Cindy

10 June 2024

Very good

5.0
Jake

31 May 2024

Exceptional

5.0
Eduardo

27 May 2024

Exceptional

5.0
Eduardo

27 April 2024

Exceptional

5.0
Liz

7 April 2024

Exceptional

5.0
Eduardo

4 April 2024

Exceptional

5.0
Tonie

1 April 2024

Exceptional

5.0
Eduardo

17 February 2024

Exceptional

4.5
Anthony

2 November 2023

Fabulous

5.0
Lara

30 September 2023

Wonderful overnight stay in a trendy location

5.0
Chris

26 September 2023

Exceptional

4.5
Hunt

21 September 2023

Fabulous

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Snack bar
  • - Special diet menus (on request)
  • - Coffee house on site

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Soundproof rooms
  • - Car hire
  • - Heating
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Pet basket
  • - Pet bowls

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Fax/photocopying

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Luggage storage
  • - ATM/cash machine on site
  • - Concierge service
  • - Invoice provided

Activities

  • - Fitness centre
  • - Massage (additional charge)
  • - Bicycle rental (additional charge)

Outdoors

  • - Terrace
  • - Outdoor pool
  • - Sun terrace
  • - Outdoor pool (all year)
  • - Outdoor furniture

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Trouser press (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Entertainment and family services

  • - Board games/puzzles

Parking

  • - Parking garage
  • - Electric vehicle charging station

Pool and wellness

  • - Pool with view
  • - Pool bar
  • - Shallow end
  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming Pool

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key card access
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Breakfast takeaway containers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Access to health care professionals
  • - Face masks for guests available
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