TX Austin Omni Downtown

[yakarobed]

I stayed at the Omni for a conference November 2-4, 2009.

I arrived early (11 a.m.) and thought I would check to see if anything was available. "A room just became available... we're giving you a complimentary upgrade to the Concierge level." Very nice.

We were on the 14th floor facing into the lobby and could see the capitol dome from our window. It was a beautiful view at night.

I won't go into specifics about the room because you can see all this on their webpage. It looks just like the photo.

Be sure and sign up for the Omni's loyalty program before you go. The basic level gives you:

Complimentary Wi-Fi Service

Complimentary Morning Beverage Delivery

Complimentary Bottled Water

And other benefits listed on their web page.

The free WiFi saves you $9.95 per day and the morning beverage was nice since I don't drink coffee.

All of the staff was very friendly and seemed to go out of their way for you.

I look forward to staying there again!

[homerlou]

Just returned from 3 night trip at the Omni. We go to Austin 3 - 4 times a year as a weekend get away and always use priceline. Often times we get this hotel - - and have grown very fond of it. This trip we were upgraded to a suite. We requested a king - there were none available so they gave us a suite with separate bedroom, living area, study area, FULL kitchen, washer dryer, Jacuzzi tub, separate shower, walk in closet. Very nice.

Here are things we enjoy about this hotel.

*the staff. Same people year after year. Obviously they don't have much turnover as I typically recognize faces/names from trip to trip. Employees go out of the way to be friendly and helpful. They always speak to you and are pro-active in providing assistance. However, they don't mind if you self park, carry your own bags, etc. No pressure.

*No Party rules are strictly enforced. We like to go have fun at restaurants/bars in the warehouse district. But, when we want to go to bed - we prefer not to have a party next door. The Omni checks room keys/IDs starting at 10:30 PM - virtually eliminating the chance of an "after party" in the room next door. We have experienced this problem at other hotels - -and it can ruin a trip.

*Location - love the close proximity to Congress, warehouse district and 6th street. Far enough away from the noise - - but close enough to walk to all.

*Parking - although it is expensive, it is always very easy to find a space. We typically always find a space on the first level.

*Pet friendly. Although we never bring our dogs - we often see people there with small dogs.

It is not a brand new property - however, it is clean and appropriately furnished/decorated.

The upgrade - -well, that was just icing on the cake.....