Flying - Austin is a relatively small city but its airport is serviced by most major carriers. From the NYC area there are direct flights on both JetBlue out of JFK and on Continental out of Newark (currently only $225/ticket round-trip leaving 2/27 and returning 3/1!). Most flights to Austin come through either Houston or Dallas however. Another option would be flying into either Houston, Dallas or San Antonio and then driving to Austin (see below).
Driving - Austin is a 3 hour drive from Houston, a 4 hour drive from Dallas, or 1.5 hour drive from San Antonio. This can be a good way to get a feel for how big and beautiful Texas really is!
Local Transportation - Austin's public transportation system consists of mainly busses. They are usually very prompt, surprisingly clean and can get you almost anywhere yet it can be confusing to get around in them. If you are staying downtown there are usually some cabs to be found, but outside of the very center of the downtown area you will need to call a dispatcher to get a cab. We recommend a rental car if you plan on exploring Austin at all.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Places To Stay...
We are recommending the following hotels for wedding guests. The room rates listed below are the current rates (including taxes) that we're seeing on hotels.com as we write this. The rates on hotels.com appear to be even cheaper than the 10%-off courtesy rates they offer wedding parties, so we recommend booking through hotels.com...
For the relative locations of these hotels to the wedding events, check out the map above.
1) The Driskill - One of Austin's nicest, most distinct and centrally located hotels on world famous 6th Street. It is approximately 10 blocks (0.7 mi) from the wedding venue and 4 blocks (0.1 mi) from the rehearsal dinner location. A standard room is $250/night.
2) Doubletree Suites - tucked between The University of Texas and the State Capital building, this hotel is located 5 blocks (0.4 mi) from the wedding venue and 13 blocks (0.9 mi) from the rehearsal dinner location. All rooms here are actually 2-room suites and they are $195/night with advance purchase. The Doubletree can provide shuttle service to the Allan House upon request too.
3) Any bed and breakfast - there are tons of cool little bed and breakfasts around town. We live in the Hyde Park section of town which has several nice little B&Bs within walking distance of our house including The Strickland Arms, The Woodburn House, and The Adams House. All of the above are roughly 3 miles from the wedding venue and probably require a rental car for getting to the weekend's events.
There are lots and lots of other options as well. Give us a call if you need more details or help finding somewhere!
For the relative locations of these hotels to the wedding events, check out the map above.
1) The Driskill - One of Austin's nicest, most distinct and centrally located hotels on world famous 6th Street. It is approximately 10 blocks (0.7 mi) from the wedding venue and 4 blocks (0.1 mi) from the rehearsal dinner location. A standard room is $250/night.
2) Doubletree Suites - tucked between The University of Texas and the State Capital building, this hotel is located 5 blocks (0.4 mi) from the wedding venue and 13 blocks (0.9 mi) from the rehearsal dinner location. All rooms here are actually 2-room suites and they are $195/night with advance purchase. The Doubletree can provide shuttle service to the Allan House upon request too.
3) Any bed and breakfast - there are tons of cool little bed and breakfasts around town. We live in the Hyde Park section of town which has several nice little B&Bs within walking distance of our house including The Strickland Arms, The Woodburn House, and The Adams House. All of the above are roughly 3 miles from the wedding venue and probably require a rental car for getting to the weekend's events.
There are lots and lots of other options as well. Give us a call if you need more details or help finding somewhere!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Things to do in Austin
If you are going to be in Austin for a few extra days there are lots of things to do and see. There are lots of websites out there with lists of things to do here, just google "things to do in Austin", but these are a few of our recommendations:
- First and foremost, eat a lot of tex-mex and barbeque. Almost anywhere is good, but feel free to call us for recommendations (or to invite us!)...
- If the weather is decent we recommend driving out into the hill country to the Oasis on Lake Travis to see a sunset and have margaritas. Its about a 45 minute drive each way from downtown. Get there before the sun goes down to take in the impressive views. This is one of Austin's can't-miss places to go, although the food is typically not the highlight of the experience.
- Go to the State Capitol Building. Its dome is 14 feet taller than the nation's Capitol and its just architecturally cool. Just walk on in, its open to the public.
- Drive down to San Antonio if you have an entire day free (it is a 1.5 hour drive each way). While you are there check out the Alamo and the Riverwalk. Take a boat ride on the riverwalk.
- Hit up the outlet malls in San Marcos (45 minutes south of Austin on I-35). The outlet malls are absolutely huge and have every brand/store you could imagine from Nieman Marcus to Pottery Barn to Armani Exchange.
- Check out the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas. Stroll around and check out the University of Texas.
If you get bored call us for more recommendations!
- First and foremost, eat a lot of tex-mex and barbeque. Almost anywhere is good, but feel free to call us for recommendations (or to invite us!)...
- If the weather is decent we recommend driving out into the hill country to the Oasis on Lake Travis to see a sunset and have margaritas. Its about a 45 minute drive each way from downtown. Get there before the sun goes down to take in the impressive views. This is one of Austin's can't-miss places to go, although the food is typically not the highlight of the experience.
- Go to the State Capitol Building. Its dome is 14 feet taller than the nation's Capitol and its just architecturally cool. Just walk on in, its open to the public.
- Drive down to San Antonio if you have an entire day free (it is a 1.5 hour drive each way). While you are there check out the Alamo and the Riverwalk. Take a boat ride on the riverwalk.
- Hit up the outlet malls in San Marcos (45 minutes south of Austin on I-35). The outlet malls are absolutely huge and have every brand/store you could imagine from Nieman Marcus to Pottery Barn to Armani Exchange.
- Check out the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas. Stroll around and check out the University of Texas.
If you get bored call us for more recommendations!
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