... Sheraton) to pick up a rental car. I then drove to Fonda San Miguel for my 5:30pm dinner reservation. I was seated in the large main room of the restaurant, which was attractively decorated with dark carved woods. My table also had a view of the women making the ... more

... head back and return the rental car and then sat by the hotel pool for the rest of the afternoon. Before getting the bus to Guero’s for dinner, I went down to 6th St to check out the Pecan Street Festival. There were several blocks of vendors set up ... more

Wow! Now I'm really hungry... and I want you to come on our vacation with us so you can write the trip report!! I enjoyed reading your trip report - thanks. ... more

... looking for inexpensive lodging (hotel? vacation rental?) that will give us a place to put them to bed while we stay awake. A suite or a 1 bedroom rental would work I guess. I have been looking online but can only find affordable one room hotel rooms or expensive rentals. There seems ... more

... can try homeaway.com for rental homes. You will probably want to confirm and map the home location to see how close it is to downtown. Craigslist is really an option, people in Austin embrace our "Live Music Capital" slogan and do open up their homes. Since SXSW coincides with ... more

... out the bus schedules. If this is your first time to ACL you don't want to miss any of the action and the after-hours shows. If you decide to opt for a rental car, know that during ACL sometimes the demand exceeds the supply so book it ASAP ... more

... it, try looking for a vacation rental through www.vrbo.com. Most postings will mention something about being in downtown or being good for SXSW. SXSW is Austin's biggest week in terms of visitors. Prices are going to be very very high, but as yankeetransplant said, think about what ... more

... to be in Texas on vacation at the beginning of October and will be spending 2 nights in Austin. We are not really keen to stay at a large chain hotel but we want to be near the tourist attractions, nightlife etc but we will have a hire car so ... more