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Driskill Hotel

Landmark Beauty ($$$)

Glass dome in lobby ceiling at the iconic Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. #SXSWi

This historic beauty was built by cattle baron Jesse Lincoln Driskill in 1886 and was the largest, grandest, and most elaborate structure of its time. A city has sprouted up around it since, but the Driskill remains, its elegance entirely intact.

The Driskill Hotel, Austin

The magnificent lobby boasts a stained-glass dome ceiling, marble floors, and leathers chairs and couches. The hotel is over 130 years old, so expect sumptuous, though modestly-sized, sleeping quarters, with quirky layouts and a creaky floorboard or two.

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604 Brazos Street, Austin, TX, 78701

+1 512 439 1234

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Text © Amy K. Brown

Images by Matthew Rutledge, Sheila Scarborough