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The Driskill

Average Price: $300  
 
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604 Brazos Street
Austin, 78701 View map  
4-Star Hotel Rank: 6 of 23
Average review rating: 4.09
OpinionWell Value Index: 3
Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (38) , MyTravelGuide (65) , Travelocity (4) , TripAdvisor (323) , YahooTravel (63)
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1. Although the rooms were a tad small, sort of expected in a building this old, they were comfortable and beautifully furnished.
"Great People, Great Food, Special Setting " Read full review on TripAdvisor   5/11/2012 Vote      
2. If you are a fan of over-sized rooms and bathrooms, however, you should either opt for a premium room, or stick to the newer hotels because the 'standard' room was fairly small and the bathroom was very small.
"Fabulous character in central Austin " Read full review on TripAdvisor   3/27/2012 Vote      
3. The rooms were nice, a bit on the small side, but understandable due to the age of the building.
"A romantic hotel in downtown Austin " Read full review on TripAdvisor   3/24/2012 Vote      
4. The room was on the small size but otherwise very nice.
"Probably would not stay here again " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/21/2012 Vote      
5. The other rooms are small because it is an old hotel, but the bathrooms are very clean and modern.
"Great place for a wedding reception " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/20/2012 Vote      
6. The room was small, which I actually liked, and dark, which I did not.
"Grand, but not perfect " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/20/2012 Vote      
7. The rooms are on the small side.
"And then the power went out. " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/2/2012 Vote      
8. The room, though a bit small was cozy, comfortable and quite gorgeous!(ESPECIALLY the bathroom).
"Class and Comfort " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/22/2012 Vote      
9. Service was exceptional, the room - though small - was beautiful and unique.
"Exceptional service at a unique property " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/8/2012 Vote      
10. We booked the Queen/Queen with window because of the small room factor.
"Historic Magic " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/5/2012 Vote      
11. Rooms are small but cozy, and historically fascinating, since some of them are almost original to the 1800's (except for some modern upgrades).
"Great hotel, great service! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/4/2012 Vote      
12. The room we were put in was very, very small and not really fit for 4 people.
"Ok, but expensive " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/3/2012 Vote      
13. The room was so small that we had to rearrange furniture to use the ironing board.
"Old with small room " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/3/2012 Vote      
14. Location is great but hotel is very old despite the updating and our queen room was VERY small.
"Old with small room " Read full review on TripAdvisor   1/3/2012 Vote      
15. The curio rooms are very small but charming and priced very reasonably.
"A wonderful bit of history - preserved beautifully " Read full review on TripAdvisor   12/6/2011 Vote      
16. Rooms are small, even upgraded ones.
"Great location for walking. ASK questions of rm location. " Read full review on TripAdvisor   11/3/2011 Vote      
17. Now for the bad: the room felt like a small storage room with large furniture shoved in it.
"I think they put us in a storage room by mistake " Read full review on TripAdvisor   10/13/2011 Vote      
18. Our room was really nice but the shower was REALLY SMALL that you could not move in very much.
"WONDERFUL LOCATION & HELPFUL STAFF " Read full review on TripAdvisor   9/12/2011 Vote      
19. The rooms are a bit small but the hotel is 150 years old.
"Best location, very accomodating staff " Read full review on TripAdvisor   9/7/2011 Vote      
20. Rooms are super-cozy and quiet, although the bathrooms are a bit small but that is to be expected in an older hotel.
"A great and elegant hotel in the heart of Austin " Read full review on TripAdvisor   9/6/2011 Vote      
21. but this is an old hotel, meaning the rooms are really (really) small.
"Lovely, but a few flaws... " Read full review on TripAdvisor   8/9/2011 Vote      
22. The room was nice but small and it had a balcony with a view of 6th street.
"Nice but should have been flawless for the price " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/20/2011 Vote      
23. The room was really small even by historic building standards.
"Underwhelmed " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/7/2011 Vote      
24. Got to my room which was terribly small with a queen bed that squeeked on an iron frame and headboard.
"Don't let the impressive lobby or pictures online fool you! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   6/3/2011 Vote      
25. Third, my stay included one night on the sixth floor in a handicap accessible room with my aunt, her daughter and two small grandchildren.
"I could live in this hotel forever... " Read full review on TripAdvisor   5/24/2011 Vote      
26. We stayed in the Curio Queen room which is a very small room.
"LOVED this hotel! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   5/18/2011 Vote      
27. The room and particulalrly the bathroom were a little small but that reflects the age of the hotel.
"Wonderful historic hotel in the middle of the fun on 6th Street " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/24/2011 Vote      
28. Also, our rooms were very small.
"Historic and beautiful, but be prepared for historic quirks. " Read full review on TripAdvisor   9/12/2010 Vote      
29. This was a relaxing get away for my girlfriend and I and being in that small room would have ruined the weekend.
"Awesome Lobby, ok rooms, pricey " Read full review on TripAdvisor   5/31/2010 Vote      
30. I'm 6'4' and the bed was just way to small and room itself was tight.
"Awesome Lobby, ok rooms, pricey " Read full review on TripAdvisor   5/31/2010 Vote      
31. However the rooms were super pricey and very small.
"Awesome Lobby, ok rooms, pricey " Read full review on TripAdvisor   5/31/2010 Vote      
32. Our room was nicely decorated, but small -- its saving grace were the extremely high ceilings, which gave it a more spacious feeling.
"The Staff Make The Driskill a Winner " Read full review on TripAdvisor   4/18/2010 Vote      
33. Noisy noisy noisy hotel - small rooms which bad air con - the check in staff were downright rude, for the duration of the stay.
"Well..... here goes.. Go sleep elsewhere ! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/17/2010 Vote      
34. The room was attractive but MUCH smaller than expected and without a coffee machine and the room service coffee, very small, luke warm and bloody expensive.
"Delusions of Grandeur ! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/11/2010 Vote      
35. It's a little expensive, and our room was small.
"Hot and cold " Read full review on Expedia   2/9/2010 Vote      
36. You might get a relatively small room, or larger one in the same category.
"Surprisingly Nice Stay . . . " Read full review on TripAdvisor   12/31/2009 Vote      
37. Rooms are very small and my wife really disliked the bathroom/dressing area.
"NOt the best in Austin " Read full review on TripAdvisor   10/27/2009 Vote      
38. the room is small.
"glad I stayed but won't stay again....saw a bug not a ghost... " Read full review on TripAdvisor   10/22/2009 Vote      
39. Also, the room was small with an extremely poorly designed bathroom.
"Disappointed with The Driskill " Read full review on TripAdvisor   10/12/2009 Vote      
40. The king room is small, but quaint.
"It sits on a Sulphur Spring, but still a Grand Old Lady " Read full review on TripAdvisor   10/10/2009 Vote      
41. I booked a small room since I was traveling by myself.
"Nice room with a tiny bathroom. " Read full review on Expedia   10/6/2009 Vote      
42. Stayed in a standard room which was quite spacious but the restroom was very small.
"Will definately stay there again " Read full review on Expedia   9/16/2009 Vote      
43. My room was small and not a king and not the same ammenities as others in my group got.
"I expected better from the Driskill " Read full review on TripAdvisor   8/21/2009 Vote      
44. As I was traveling alone I was put in an extremely small room but it was adequate.
"Beautiful - But bad things DO happen here " Read full review on TripAdvisor   8/12/2009 Vote      
45. The staff is attentive, the hotel itself is grand and gorgeous, the rooms can be small and the pipes may creak, but one must consider and appreciate the age of the place.
"Wonderfully old, grand hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/26/2009 Vote      
46. The room was on the small side which was not helped by the oversized furniture.
"Classic Hotel in Good Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/26/2009 Vote      
47. My only warning is that the term "European bath" in a room means "Extremely small".
"Very nice " Read full review on Expedia   7/20/2009 Vote      
48. Room was a bit small, but the beds were super comfy.
"Lovely historical introduction to Texas " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/18/2009 Vote      
49. The rooms were small, the shower leaked where the glass met the wall.
"Would Not Stay There Again " Read full review on TripAdvisor   6/26/2009 Vote      
50. I did feel shorted once we got into our room which I felt was way too small and had a view of a brick wall.
"Wow, In some ways disapointing in other ways good. " Read full review on TripAdvisor   6/19/2009 Vote      
51. ) The rooms are extremely small and have been redone with some silly (meant to be "luxiourous" I suppose) touches like a fur blanket strewn over the bed.
"Add a bit of old school charm to a business trip " Read full review on TripAdvisor   6/9/2009 Vote      
52. Small rooms - tiny.
"Just OK " Read full review on TripAdvisor   3/27/2009 Vote      
53. Guest rooms are small but romantic and nicely decorated.
"Excellent Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor   3/25/2009 Vote      
54. Imagine our surprise upon check-in when we got to our room only to find the suite we had been guaranteed with two beds and a sofa bed, only had one small bed and a sofa-no sofa bed.
"Beware, They may give your guananteed res. room away! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   3/3/2009 Vote      
55. Don't get me wrong we were only in our rooms to mainly sleep and get ready so the smallness of our room didn't become that big of a deal after the four nights we stayed there.
"Everything is big in Texas except for the Driskill's rooms! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/24/2009 Vote      
56. The room was so small I couldn't believe they could actually charge what they do for it.
"Everything is big in Texas except for the Driskill's rooms! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   2/24/2009 Vote      
57. However after getting to our room I was certainly surprised to see how small it really was.
"Disappointed. " Read full review on TripAdvisor   11/29/2008 Vote      
58. Our room was SO small the door hit the bed.
"Not like any pictures on the website " Read full review on TripAdvisor   11/18/2008 Vote      
59. They have since opened a full fledged restaurant and they were doing some construction when we were there but ultimately it boils down to an old hotel with old small rooms in a great location.
"Great Location, Very Historic Property...but we were disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/15/2008 Vote      
60. First off they`re pretty small, we unfortunately had a room that someone had just made off with some artwork or something because the wall over the bed was bare and the brackets where something was hanging were in place, but no art.
"Great Location, Very Historic Property...but we were disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/15/2008 Vote      
61. They have since opened a full fledged restaurant and they were doing some construction when we were there but ultimately it boils down to an old hotel with old small rooms in a great location.
"Great Location, Very Historic Property...but we were disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/15/2008 Vote      
62. First off they're pretty small, we unfortunately had a room that someone had just made off with some artwork or something because the wall over the bed was bare and the brackets where something was hanging were in place, but no art.
"Great Location, Very Historic Property...but we were disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor   7/15/2008 Vote      
63. Rooms are okay, very small.
"Just OK " Read full review on TripAdvisor   6/30/2008 Vote      
64. The room was small, but the service, food and location and amenities were top class.
"Lovely Hotel in a Prime Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor   5/30/2008 Vote      
65. We called for reservations and were first quoted about $350+ for a small room, but when we said it was too high, it was immediately dropped to $99 'internet special' (even though we were calling).
"What happened to this hotel? " Read full review on TripAdvisor   4/13/2008 Vote      
66. Our room was a small old room.
"What happened to this hotel? " Read full review on TripAdvisor   4/13/2008 Vote      
67. Then a manager intervened and showed me a vacant room that was just as small.
"texas sized rip off " Read full review on TripAdvisor   3/2/2008 Vote      
68. The room was so small I could hardly get around the foot of the bed.
"texas sized rip off " Read full review on TripAdvisor   3/2/2008 Vote      
69. We booked a king room in the newer tower and although the room was a bit small it worked out fine for us plus we did have a view.
"A Lovely Weekend at the Driskill " Read full review on TripAdvisor   12/27/2007 Vote      
70. The rooms are generally nice but quite small.
"Historic and nice " Read full review on YahooTravel   12/8/2007 Vote      
71. I LOVED the room -- especially the big cozy bed and the vanity area, with beautiful fixtures and a small stool to sit on while you`re getting ready in front of the mirror.
"Fantastic! " Read full review on TripAdvisor   9/25/2007 Vote      
   
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