InterContinental Stephen F Hotel Austin Texas TX. Best Hotel Deals & Reviews

Description:

InterContinental Stephen F Austin is located one block from the Sixth Street and Warehouse Entertainment districts and approximately 10 miles from Austin Bergstrom International Airport. This location is also four blocks from the State Capital, six blocks from the University of Texas campus, half a mile from the Texas History Museum, one mile from Zilker Park, and 12 miles from Lake Travis. Hotel amenities include the fitness center, heated indoor lap pool, sauna, and Jacuzzi. Reservations for championship golf and tennis facilities can be arranged via the hotel concierge. Guests can enjoy fine dining with a Mediterranean theme at Cafe Julienne, cocktails and views of Congress Avenue from the wrought-iron terrace at Stephen F's Bar & Terrace, or casual dining at Roaring Fork, an American Western Bistro and Saloon. The hotel offers 24-hour room service, indoor valet parking, a gift shop, 24-hour front desk service, babysitting, currency exchange, bell service, and valet laundry service. All rooms feature air-conditioning, high-speed Internet access, cable TV, voicemail, dataports, three dual-line telephones, work desks, coffeemakers, bottled water, free weekday newspapers, safes, minibars, irons and ironing boards, CD players, hairdryers, bathrobes, and nightly turndown service (upon request).

Overview:

InterContinental Stephen F Austin is located one block from the Sixth Street and Warehouse Entertainment districts and approximately 10 miles from Austin

Amenities:

24 Hour Reception
Air Conditioned
ATM / Cash Machine
Banquet Facilities
Bar / Lounge
Business Center
Cable / Satellite TV
CD Player
Coffee / Tea Maker
Complimentary Toiletries
Concierge
Conference Room(s)
Connecting Rooms
Currency Exchange
Disabled Access
Dry Cleaning
Elevator / Lift
Fitness Room
Golf Course
Gymnasium
Hair Dryer
High-speed Internet
In Room Movies
Laundry service
Massage / Beauty Centre
Meeting Rooms
Mini Bar
Multilingual Staff
News Stand
Non-Smoking Rooms
Parking
Porters
Restaurant
Room Service
Safe-Deposit Box
Sauna
Secretarial Service
Security Guard
Swimming pool
Tennis Courts
Tour Desk
TV
Valet Parking
Wake-up Service

Check-in:

From 3:00 PM

Check-out:

Prior to 12:00 PM

User Reviews:

Rating out of 5

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Overall rating

Based on 12 reviews

Date of Stay: July, 2009

The service was excellent inside the hotel and the valet drivers were very helpful. I thought that I got a good rate initially, but afterwards when I received a bill for 27.06 for overnight car parking; I realized that I probably could have done better. Especially since from our room there was overnight parking for $8.00. There were tons of people who needed tips and the valet parking was actually inconvenient as we always needed something that we forgot in the car.We didn't use the facility amenities as we were exhausted and needed to be early the next day. Also the next day being Monday non of the downtown museums were open. So the next day I walked around downtown with not much to do.

Date of Stay: April, 2009

I made my non-refundable reservation via Orbitz. I knew my flight into Austin would not arrive until after midnight, so I called the hotel to let them know I would not be checking in until after midnight. I was told over the phone that this was fine, and that they would make a note of this for the reservation desk. When I arrived, around 1am, I was told that my room had been sold and that they had no rooms left. They offered to pay for me to stay in another hotel for one night and then I could come back to them! Blow that! Like I want to pack and unpack for one night!!! I insisted they find me another comparable hotel and pay for my entire stay, not just one night. What is the point of making a reservation if it has no meaning to the hotel?

Date of Stay: May, 2008

For a hotel that is supposed to be 4 Star and a cut above, The Intercontinental doesn't make the grade. The rooms are very small and outdated, the service is poor and the price does not equal the quality. From a quality and service standpoint, the Intercontinental is not much different from a Holiday Inn. Do yourself a favor, when in Austin, choose the Hilton, Hyatt or Omni. All three are in the same price range and are much better hotels. I definitely WILL NOT stay here again.

	Date of Stay: July, 2008
The room was large and comfortable. I liked that there was a separate vanity from the bathroom sink. Bed was comfortable. The location was great for experiencing the restaurants and night life in Austin.

Date of Stay: December, 2007

I am from Austin and so I come back to visit as much as possible. This particular weekend my husband and I booked our room here for a VERY low rate. The Stephen F. Austin is an extremely nice hotel (as well as an Austin landmark) and I had been here many times before when I lived in Austin to enjoy drinks and the atmosphere of their "Texas style" upscale bar. However, this was my first time staying the night here and everything was wonderful. The room was cozy, comfortable and clean and the bathroom was stocked with almost anything you might need. We did not use the pool but went to check it out. It is indoors and appeared to be very private, relaxing and clean. Next to it was the weight room and we love to work out. It had everything you would need (lots of free weights). The location of the hotel is perfect, you can walk almost anywhere downtown from here but the street noise was loud so if that is something that bothers you you might be annoyed by it. I could actually hear people talk from the streets in our room several stories up so with that being said, paying regular price for this room would have disappointed me a little bit but that is because my husband and I don't have much money. A tip also for the budget travelers, you can park free at any meter spot downtown Austin on the weekends and a lot of times you'll find parking right across the street from most downtown hotels - probably not a lot of people on a budget staying here to begin with. I was just thankful that we had the opportunity to stay & enjoy another great trip to Austin!

	Date of Stay: July, 2007
I loved this place and will stay there again. If I had one complaint it would be that you are forced to pay for parking. I can see that in a really big city but not Austin.

Date of Stay: October, 2007

Great place, great location and the balcony bar is not to be missed. We stayed on the 16th fl. where guests have access to the club intercontinental lounge. It's a relaxed, serve yourself bar in the afternoon from 6-8pm and a breakfast bar in the morning. It's the small details and this one went a long way with us.You are located by everything 6th street, great restaurants (check out Jezebel's) and cool bars off the beaten path. Valet was also pretty quick.The balcony bar was awesome. Preched among the tall trees you hardly notice from the street. It was Texas big and the prices were reassonable.

Date of Stay: September, 2007

Our room was not ready when we arrived at the Intercon, so they gave us a bigger room on the smoking floor. Though the room was bigger than our original, the smell was horrible and the smoke seemed to radiate throughout the hallway as well as in the entire room! By the morning our allergies were unbearable! Our room was also missing the coffee pot, which we did not realize until the morning... AND, a half-sized bottle of water from the mini-bar was a whopping *! Bring your own drinks! Overall, this was just a disappointing stay. On a positive note, the hotel bar was nice and the pool/fitness center was fantastic! And the vallet service was super friendly.

	Date of Stay: January, 2007
The room was lovely--clean, comfortable, well set up. The staff were absolutely delightful (and I'm difficult to please!). Great location for walking all over downtown. On free bus route."

Date of Stay: September, 2006

"I had been to the SFA Intercontinental a few times for weddings, etc. and was surprised when the service and room size were not as nice as the rest of the hotel. The room we stayed in was small with a strange layout. The water pressure was poor and it took a while to get hot water to the room -- we actually called to see if it was out. It all worked out and wasn't that big of a deal -- I just would have expected more for the money."

	Date of Stay: July, 2006
Spent a weekend at this hotel and decided to extend through Monday and Tuesday. Location is excellent and front desk staff really care. The Concierge directed us to a local Austin Landmark which is away from the tourists and was lovely!

Date of Stay: April, 2006

"My husband and I were awoken at 7:00am with loud construction from outside. I talked to the service desk about this and they curtly told me that I should write to the city of Austin - it's not their fault. They told me this had been happening for a long time. Not only that, they wouldn't offer any sort of compensation - not a free breakfast, no comped valet, nothing. When I walked away, the supervisor was laughing. When I pay almost $300 for a room for a night, I expect a little more courtesy than that."

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