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Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (Recently Renovated)

700 San Jacinto at 8th Street, Austin, TX, USA, 78701
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Fresh from a multi-million dollar renovation, Omni Austin Hotel Downtown is better than ever. Renewed in mid-century style, this downtown Austin hotel offers vibrant color and playful details from the lobby to your guest room. Walk to the Austin Convention Center or the Texas State Capitol for business. Just blocks away, dive into Austin’s nightlife and hear live music in entertainment hotspots like Sixth Street, Rainey Street and the Red River Cultural District. At the hotel, pick up a coffee and a handcrafted pastry at President’s House Coffee and snack on laid-back fare at Capital A inside the hotel’s large glass-walled atrium. From meetings and events to weddings to an unforgettable weekend away, there’s no better place to experience the energy of the Texas capital than from our hotel in downtown Austin, TX.

Venue Details

ChainOmni Hotels
BrandOmni Hotels
Built1986
Renovated2021
Total meeting space20,000 sq. ft.
Guest Rooms393
Venue typeHotel

Industry Ratings

AAA
Forbes Travel Guide
Northstar

Awards

Industry awards
Trip Advisor 2014-2020 Certificate of Excellence Award

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Amenities

Room features and guest services
  • Calls (local)
  • Concierge services
  • Internet access
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage storage
  • Room service
  • View (urban)
  • Voicemail box
Facilities
  • Extended stay
  • Onsite catering
  • Onsite gift shop
  • Onsite restaurant
  • Onsite security
  • Pet friendly
  • Space (private)
  • Space (semi-private)
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Seasonal Availability

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High season
Sep 09 - Nov 20Jan 10 - Apr 30
Shoulder season
May 01 - Jun 20Nov 21 - Dec 18
Low season
Jan 01 - Jan 09Dec 19 - Dec 31Jun 22 - Sep 08

Meeting rooms

Total meeting space
20,000 sq. ft.
Largest room
4,059 sq. ft.
Space (private)
Available
Meeting rooms
17
Second largest room
3,470 sq. ft.
Space (semi-private)
Available
Standing capacity
250
Seating capacity
350

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Meeting space

Name
Room size
Ceiling height
Max capacity
U-Shape
Banquet rounds
Cocktail rounds
Theater
Classroom
Boardroom
Crescent rounds (Cabaret)
Hollow square
3,000 sq. ft.
-
75 ft.
450
-
350
450
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3,410 sq. ft.
55 x 62 sq. ft.
12 ft.
350
40
320
350
325
250
10
192
60
1,705 sq. ft.
31 x 55 sq. ft.
12 ft.
155
30
110
150
-
110
-
70
40
1,705 sq. ft.
31 x 55 sq. ft.
12 ft.
155
-
110
150
150
110
-
70
40
600 sq. ft.
-
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2,268 sq. ft.
54 x 42 sq. ft.
9 ft.
200
50
120
200
160
130
-
72
50
1,216 sq. ft.
38 x 32 sq. ft.
9 ft.
100
25
72
100
80
50
30
-
30
1,056 sq. ft.
48 x 22 sq. ft.
9 ft.
100
30
72
100
30
50
30
-
30
300 sq. ft.
-
9 ft.---------

Guest rooms

Total guest rooms
393
Single (1 bed)
225
Single (1 bed) rate
$179.00 - $450.00
Double (2 beds)
120
Double (2 beds) rate
$189.00 - $470.00
Suites
48
Tax rate
17%

Location

Getting Here

Distance from airport 8 mi
Parking in the area
Valet parking
( $59.00/day )
Street parking

Local Attractions

Congress Avenue "Bat" Bridge
Congress Avenue "Bat" Bridge
Historical landmark
7 blks
The Congress Avenue Bridge spans Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin and is home to the largest urban bat colony in North America. The colony is estimated at 1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats. Each night from mid-March to November, the bats emerge from under the bridge at dusk to blanket the sky as they head out to forage for food. This event has become one of the most spectacular and unusual tourist attractions in Texas.
6th Street Entertainment District
6th Street Entertainment District
Nightlife
1 blk
Likely Texas' best known street, the seven block's of 6th Street between Congress and IH 35 are certainly Austin's entertainment center. With a little help from it's many like-minded sister streets, 6th Street is the heart of Austin's live entertainment scene and the capital of third coast music. Sixth Street (formerly known as Pecan Street) is lined with many historical houses and commercial buildings dating from the late 1800's and early 1900's. The storied old buildings now house numerous bars, a host of live entertainment venues, tattoo parlors, art galleries, casual cafes & upscale restaurants. Live music of every genre abounds. From jazz, blues, and country to rock, hip-hop, beat, progressive, metal, punk and derivations of these, there's something to whet everyone's musical pallete.
6th Street
Austin, TX, US 78701
Paramount Theatre
Paramount Theatre
Theater
1 blk
For over 90 years, The Paramount Theatre has been home to vaudeville, silent movies and "talkies," music, dance, and Broadway shows. Through the years, a cast of superstars has graced its stage; from Houdini, the Marx Brothers, Helen Hayes, Orson Welles, Sarah Bernhardt, the Ziegfeld Follies, the Metropolitan Opera, Lillian Russell, John Philip Sousa, the Barrymores, Lillian Gish, and George M. Cohan to such modern-day favorites as Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Sarah Vaughan, Lyle Lovett, Gregory Hines, and Mandy Patinkin.
713 Congress Ave
Austin, TX, US 78701
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Texas State Capitol
Texas State Capitol
Historical landmark
6 blks
Texas State Capitol building with extensively renovated grounds featuring native Texas plants and flowers. Built in 1888 of native pink granite and other Texas materials, the Texas Capitol stands 311 feet high, 14 feet higher than the nation's Capitol. Free guided tours of rotunda and its other attractions.
11th Street and Congress Ave.
Austin, TX, US 78701
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2nd Street Entertainment District
2nd Street Entertainment District
Recreation
6 blks
New mixed-use development including chic retail stores, coffee shops, restaurants, wine bars and living spaces in a vibrant urban setting.
2nd Street
Austin, TX, US 78701
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Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail
Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail
Recreation
7 blks
The Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail, formally the Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail, is the longest trail designed for non-motorized traffic maintained by the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and watched after by a local non-profit named Town Lake Trail Foundation. It is 10.1 miles long and one of the oldest urban Texas hike and bike paths stretching the entire length of Lady Bird Lake itself. The trail is mostly flat, 97.5% has less than an 8% grade, and makes an easy loop along both shores of Lady Bird Lake being marked on one end by Tom Miller Dam and the other by Longhorn Dam. Barton Creek feeds into Lady Bird Lake from the south and a pedestrian bridge incorporated into the trail bridges Barton Creek. The Roberta Crenshaw Pedestrian Walkway bridges Lake Austin beneath MoPac Boulevard and provides the trail's westmost crossing of Lady Bird Lake.
301 E.
4th Street #309
Austin, TX, US 78701
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Texas State History Museum
Texas State History Museum
Museum
1 mi
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in downtown Austin, Texas, tells the “Story of Texas” with three floors of interactive exhibits, the special effects show, The Star of Destiny, in the Texas Spirit Theater, and Austin's only IMAX Theatre, featuring the signature large-format film, Texas: The Big Picture. A 35-foot-tall bronze Lone Star sculpture greets visitors in front of the Museum, and a colorful terrazzo floor in the Museum’s rotunda features a campfire scene with enduring themes from Texas’ past. The Museum also has a Cafe with indoor and outdoor seating and a Museum Store with something for the Texan in everyone.
1800 N Congress Ave
Austin, TX, US 78701
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The University of Texas
The University of Texas
University
1 mi
The University of Texas at Austin (informally University of Texas, or simply UT) is a state research university and the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, the institution has the fifth-largest single-campus enrollment in the nation, with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 24,000 faculty and staff. UT Austin is consistently ranked as one of the top public universities in the country, with highly prestigious programs in a variety of fields. Nationally, UT Austin ranked 45th amongst all universities according to U.S. News and World Report, and tied for 13th place among public universities in 2011.
110 Inner Campus Dr
Austin 78712
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Blanton Museum of Art: The University of Texas at Austin
Blanton Museum of Art: The University of Texas at Austin
Museum
1 mi
The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin is one of the foremost university art museums in the country, and has the largest and most comprehensive collection of art in Central Texas. The Blanton's permanent collection of more than 17,000 works is recognized for its European paintings, an encyclopedic collection of prints and drawings, and modern and contemporary American and Latin American art.
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Austin 78701
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SoCo Shopping District
SoCo Shopping District
Shopping
1 mi
South Congress Avenue exudes the hip vibe and laid-back attitude that has made Austin, Texas, a popular destination. Located south of Lady Bird Lake, South Congress Avenue (nicknamed SoCo) boasts impressive views of the Texas State Capitol. While strolling down South Congress Avenue shops, it's likely that visitors spot all kinds of rare goodies like 1950s-era furniture or doughnut-scented air fresheners. It's easy to see why SoCo is a must-see Texas destination.
South congress Ave
Austin 78701
Zilker Park
Zilker Park
Park
1 mi
351 acre metropolitan park west of the Hotel, is home to the world famous Austin City Limits Fall Music Festival. Visit the botanical gardens, a hillside theater, a disc golf course, an imaginative play scale, the Zilker Zephyr (a train for all ages) and the Umlauf Sculpture Garden.
2100 Barton Springs Road
Austin 78746
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Recreation
20 mins
Lady Bird Johnson, our former first lady, and actress Helen Hayes founded an organization in 1982 to protect and preserve North America's native plants and natural landscapes. First as the National Wildflower Research Center and later as the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, this special place exists to introduce people to the beauty and diversity of wildflowers and other native plants. Every day, the Wildflower Center brings life to Mrs. Johnson's vision in its public gardens, its woodlands and sweeping meadows as well as in internationally influential research
4801 La Crosse Ave
Austin, TX, US 78739
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Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Individual cancellations received 48 hours prior to day of arrival will be billed room, tax and fees for 1 night's stay. Group cancellation is negotiable.

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Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (Recently Renovated) Frequently Asked Questions

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Sustainable Practices

Please provide comments or a link to any publicly communicated Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (Recently Renovated)'s sustainability or social impact goals/strategy.
In Progress
Does Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (Recently Renovated) have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.
Yes, Recycling or Cardboard bailing at Hotels

Diversity and Inclusion

For US hotels only, is Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (Recently Renovated) and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:
NA
If applicable, could you please provide a link to Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (Recently Renovated)'s public report on their commitments and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
In Progress

Health and Safety

Were practices at Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (Recently Renovated) developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
Yes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , AHLA and Ecolab
Does Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (Recently Renovated) clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.
Yes, Meeting Rooms, restrooms, lobbies, elevator banks, fitness centers and other public areas. We utilize Ecolab products approved by the EPA as effective disinfectants against COVID-19.

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