First time to Austin--Safe Place to Stay for 3 Women

We will be visiting Austin from March 5 to March 8. We don%26#39;t know the city at all. Could anyone recommend a safe area to stay--moderately priced hotel. Thanks.

First time to Austin--Safe Place to Stay for 3 Women

What do you consider moderate?

If you are coming just for a visit and don%26#39;t need to be close to a particular business, etc. I would definitely recommend that you stay downtown. Most of Austin is very safe so I wouldn%26#39;t worry too much about that.

Will you have a car and are there any particular things you%26#39;re interested in seeing?

First time to Austin--Safe Place to Stay for 3 Women

I would feel safe anywhere west of IH35 in the downtown area. Of course, use common sense (e.g., lock your doors and don%26#39;t walk around alone in the late-night hours or leave your purse hanging open while you%26#39;re on the street). We%26#39;re friendly down here, but we also have our share of criminals.

I%26#39;m not sure what your price range is, but there%26#39;s a variety of accommodations in walkable areas of downtown. How much do you want to spend and what are you coming to do?

Ihave stayed at the Radisson, the Holiday Inn, and the Crowne Plaza. All are nice enough, and all are in the 6th Street area. See if you can find a good rate for one of these. A word of caution...March is high conference season here and hotels can get full. Just about anything that is NOT on I-35 is going to be OK. Book now.

Yes, March is busy. Along with conferences, there are NCAA finals and the rodeo, and SXSW is the week of March 9.

AND the legislature is back in town!

Thank you everyone for your comments. I think we will try for April or May.

Lynn, I would rather visit Austin in April or May for the bluebonnet season. Try some research and googling - and good luck!

April would be best for wildflowers. If you decide on May, watch out for hotels booking quickly for UT graduations.

A nice, well-located %26amp; moderately priced hotel is the Austin Motel on Congress Avenue. You can walk to shopping and restaurants- the free trolley (called the %26#39;Dillo) passes right by the door, you can walk to the Town Lake hike and bike, etc...For all these reasons, i recommend it! (i livedin the neighborhood)

http://www.austinmotel.com/neighborhood.html

There is also Hotel San Jose which is a little more but just up the block. Each should have a website. March is a nice time to visit...

there is also a b%26amp;b the Crockett-Miller house i believe is the name

happy travels,

mg

I%26#39;d recommend staying anywhere except East or Southeast Austin. If you like the %26#39;trendy%26#39; scene, bars, Austin history (capitol, etc.) stay closer to downtown. If you think you%26#39;d rather be doing some day trips / hill country drives, stay in the Southwest / West area. I%26#39;d consider West Austin the nicest area of Austin, it%26#39;s my favorite area, and it%26#39;s the hilliest/prettiest in my opinion. But, it can be a good 20-30 min drive to downtown. Or stay downtown, if you%26#39;d rather be close to all the bars and popular restaurants.

It really all depends on what you want to do in Austin while you%26#39;re here!