THE CARPENTER HOTEL, Austin

The Carpenter Hotel has 93 guest rooms. Rooms include concrete floors and ceilings, mid-century-style banquet seating, tables and chairs, and platform beds with striped textiles. A large closet offers space for storing your gear, along with a television, mini fridge, purchasable snacks and a safe. Amenities provided are free toiletries, a bathrobe, air conditioning, a mini-bar, a seating area, a dining area, and a flat-screen TV with streaming services. Some rooms offer a balcony or a terrace.

The hotel includes an indoor and outdoor restaurant open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The menu features dishes rich with Texas history made with produce and proteins from the state of Texas. Chicken Schnitzel, Shaved Zucchini Salad, and pecan-crusted carrot cake are served alongside breakfast tacos. The onsite restaurant Carpenters Hall can host large parties indoors or on the patio and features pecan wood boards from any fallen or damaged trees. The Hotel Coffee café serves locally-sourced coffee, empanadas, pizza, and sandwiches.

The Hotel pool is open to all hotel guests as well as those who 've purchased pool passes. Guests can use the red pool phone to order food and drinks. The living room lounge and coffee shop are places for guests and locals to work or relax. A jewel box communal space includes a record player to encourage connection over music. Guests can drink by the pool. Hotel happenings include concert series and wine tasting.

The Carpenter Hotel is in South Austin, near the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Access to the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike trail is one block to the north, before Lady Bird Lake and Downtown Austin. A short walk to the west grants access to Zilker Park, Barton Springs, and the Green Belt. Landmarks nearby include Zilker Metropolitan Park (2 km), Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum (1 km), and Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue (1 km).

Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and room service, along with free WiFi throughout the property. Carpenter Hotel is the historic site of the Carpenters Local 1266 Union Hall, built in 1948. The original meeting hall built in 1948 has been reimagined as the front desk, café, and restaurant.