奧斯汀Microelectronics Research Center Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering附近住宿

Front Desk Shante was a delight!! EVERYTHING a guest needed to know about the hotel and surrounding eateries was right there! I showed up road weary and was greeted with a beaming smile, fantastic disposition, and unchallenged professionalism. The room was clean, quiet, loaded with the necessary amenities and downright comfortable. The proximity to the Capital was a huge plus for a Monday morning commute!!

我不太會評論我在酒店的住宿，但是我從麗貝卡·維加（Rebecca Vega）獲得的服務是5星級！ ！ ！她在辦理登機手續時非常樂於助人，這使我在奧斯丁的住宿變得特別，因為這是我第一次來，我會經常出差旅行，而且我正計劃住在這家地理位置優越，地理位置優越的一流酒店員工。

I arrived at the Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta at 2am after a delayed flight. It took 20 minutes for me to check-in due to issues with the hotel computer system. It might have been worth the wait, because I was upgraded to a suite. But I'd say that the suite was quirky: two rooms, nice furnishings, but no amenities. For example, the bar area in the living space had a sink but no accessories or drinks that you might expect to find on a bar. I fell asleep at 3am, and was woken at 8:45am by construction noises directly behind my bed. The noises included loud voices, drilling, banging, and scraping. Even with top-of-the-line ear plugs, it still woke me up. When I reported this issue via text message, the hotel manager looked into it instantly. He was on my floor talking to the hotel engineers by the time that I left my room. The manager recognized that I was the guest who had complained about noise, and apologized. He let me know that the work was supposed to be completed later in the day, and expressed sympathy for my rough morning. The manager set me up with some perks that made my stay more enjoyable and made up for the bad experience. So, all's well that ends well. The rest of my stay was good, especially because the hotel was in a really convenient location -- walking distance from my business meetings, restaurants, and tourist sites.

We opted to stay on Rainey based on what Rainey was like in the past. However, we didn’t realize that this is the new site for redevelopment in Austin, so a lot of the charm of Rainey is being replaced by high-rises. The hotel did provide early plugs in the room to help block out construction noise, and for that I was super thankful. The hotel sent the typical welcome text earlier on check-in day. We checked in online and opted for a digital key because we’d arrive after midnight, and wanted to go straight to our room. Upon arrival, our digital key didn’t work at the garage or at our room. We went back to the lobby and waited a while without anyone coming up to help. After yelling “hello,” to try and get help, an employee came to the front desk. It wasn’t the typical welcome, as they seemed kind of put out about us being there - but hey it was 3 am so I can overlook that. After getting us regular room keys, I asked if my digital key would work now too. They shared that the digital key system was new and had not been working. The welcome text really should have mentioned that. The room smelled off when we arrived - almost like BO. Possibly it was from someone cooking onions in a nearby room, but it was just as pungent then next morning.. When we got the “how was you stay text”, we mentioned the smell. The front desk staff was helpful and offered to have housekeeping go by and freshen the room. When we arrived back at the room that evening, there was an aerosol odor-ban food smell remover spray on the table. Nothing else was done and the room smell was just as bad. Same smell on the day we departed. Our room was on the 16th floor so possibly other areas were not as bad. If you do opt to stay here, it is not terrible. Set your expectations lower as it is more like a Choice Hotels brand stay than a Hilton family stay. Also if you reserve the one bedroom king and plan to have your kids stay on the sofa bed, know it is not paid out like some other Homewood suites. The sofa bed is the same, but the only way to access the bathroom is via the bedroom. Also, the sink and vanity are not separated from the bedroom by a door and the shower is the old tub insert shower combo. So if your kids are teens and stay up later like ours do, just get two rooms. The place really needs an update all around to be up to be we usually experience at a Homewood. Hopefully it is up for one soon as the location is great. We’ll be booking at the Hilton instead when returning to Austin, though.

Cambria is a newer hotel amidst the redevelopment projects taking place near Rainey Street, a historic landmark of homes turned into entertainment venues. Cambria is opposite side of the spectrum with innovative decor and relaxation. Note that parking costs 49USD per day with valet access only. We chose not to rent a car based on our needs in Austin. Came to visit my son and his family with my eldest son, so we wanted to have some options near nightlife activities. Local drivers shared info on the changes made to the nearby historic street, and staff was friendly with all needs. The water statiins were a plus. Where I think Cambria can improve is in the price of the rooms, menu items and operation hours of their lobby bar/roof bar since staff was short during our stay. Walking to the entertainment street required the back alley short trek, and that aspect took away from the lush atmosphere of the hotel. Grafitti and Limestone hotel venues can easily adjust their marketung strategies towards in-house entertainment along with the Valet arrangement to flow more smoothly and affordably. It’s a lovely hotel which can become full circle staycation with a few adjustments regarding that aspect. New business developments working alongside grass roots businesses is key to smooth changes for both visitors and long-time locals. The pool atmosphere is great, the gym is clean, and the first floor waiting area an easy meeting spot.

用貝蒂·戴維斯的話說,“多麼垃圾啊”。從我們的窗戶可以看到鳥湖女士的美景,這景色很美,而且淋浴的水壓很大!浴室似乎部分更新,相當不錯。還可以免費停車。電視上有幾個HBO頻道。但是,酒店很陳舊,看上去不是很乾淨。室內停車庫很髒,燈光昏暗。在那裏感覺不是很安全,所以我們儘可能停在外面的停車場。晚飯回來時,我們沒有接待前台服務員的問候,因爲她似乎故意避開我們的目光(她沒有打電話,也沒有忙着和別人聯繫)。電梯裏也非常髒,太暗了。牀中間有點塌陷,亞麻布看上去又舊又累,角落裏的椅子看上去比我放在路邊的椅子還要糟糕。天花板上一個舊的漏水縫補得很差,桌椅、地毯和牆壁上都有污漬。隔壁房間的門沒有提供足夠的隔音,因爲我聽到鄰居的電話護送聲音響亮清晰。游泳池區看上去不是很吸引人,因爲沒有雨傘或樹木來擋住強烈的陽光。我們想住在奧斯汀市中心,步行即可到達東西,所以這是最便宜的選擇。但是從那裏走出來的地方不多,而且它所在的地區有點粗略,所以我們最終還是帶着 Ubers 去了。我們昨晚在Arboretum地區的一家酒店預訂了房間,因爲週五晚上(鎮上的音樂節)這個房間達到了一個可笑的高額,最後從那裏乘坐Uber(15-20mins)到市中心也一樣方便。另外,這家酒店更好,價格也便宜。生活和學習。

Unfortunately my husband and I will not choose to stay at this hotel again. (We stayed recently overnight in late March, 2023, before catching a plane the next day.) Pros: the staff working the Night Shift upon our arrival was courteous and tried to be helpful, and the morning breakfast was acceptable. However this did not make up for the hotel’s shortcomings which were numerous—as I will outline here. Cons: (1) the microwave had no plate and was therefore unusable until shortly before we checked out, when at last someone located a replacement plate. (2) the carpet was dirty with visible stains (3) the window shade would not open properly (4) the very heavy dishwasher door fell open unexpectedly several times, once hitting me (hard!) on the leg. (this was especially concerning since the dishwasher is installed in the entrance to the room and one must walk past it to enter or exit the room) (5) the dishwasher leaked water onto the floor, posing a slipping hazard (the water was hard to see ) (6) there were unsightly yellow stains on the bedding of one bed (7) no toaster was provided (8) the water coming from the two faucets smelled and tasted like mold. After returning from our trip we outlined all of these problems in an email message to the manager on duty, but we have never received any sort of reply from him. (We tried to reach him several times by phone before we left the hotel, but he could not be reached)

由於開會,目前入住這家酒店,迫不及待地想離開。我一進房間就給撞掉了一顆星,因爲房間裏面有點黴味。我在入口周圍噴了萊索爾和香水(氣味來自哪裏)但依然流連忘返。遙控器感覺粘粘的,我還用萊索爾清洗了一下才用。房間燈光昏暗,酒店一般都很陳舊。因爲衛生間的緣故,又敲掉了兩顆星星,只是毛的,昏暗的燈光,馬桶圈看起來頂上都脫落了,最差的是浴缸,在一個角落裏發現了一根頭髮。水會很熱,我並不介意,但是洗澡時水不會在浴缸裏流出來。我想,可能Drain-O不會修復任何東西,其他人也在幾樓裏報告了同樣的問題。這很不舒服。牀單也覺得有點癢,我不得不加倍檢查沒有牀蟲子,但我確認是牀單。我的意思是,如果你在找地方住,價格的話,你可以找到其他更乾淨的酒店房間。總體來說,這是一次不舒服的經歷

我們昨晚在德克薩斯州。好地方！ ！員工很好！餐廳在處所也。對於我來說，很難找到從東方來的東西，但最終找到了它。我早上有兩個煎餅。我花了很長時間才可以做這麼快的食物？總的來說是一個不錯的地方和一個不錯的房間！離機場也衹有十分鐘！ ！