I haven’t had much luck in finding a roommate for SXSW, so I may end up just booking a hotel on my own. So, does anyone have any suggestions for hotels? Something close to the convention center would be convenient, and free breakfast would be a plus (since I’m trying to save on costs here and there).
Apparently, there’s a new Hampton Inn near the convention center which is becoming popular with some bloggers. According to that post at SXSWBlog, the rate is $76.50 (for AAA), though I’m currently getting errors at Hampton Inn’s website when I try to get a rate quote to confirm that :-/. (Perhaps it’s full already.)
I also checked Hotels.com for prices. There, the Wellesley Inn & Suites North (8221 North Ih-35) caught my eye as it’s just $60/night but it includes breakfast and a kitchen in each room.
There’s also the Wellesley Inn Town Lake which is closer than the North location. However, it wasn’t showing up on Hotels.com and wasn’t able to get a rate quote on their website either, leading me to believe that it might just be full (not that I’d be terribly surprised, considering how close it is to the convention center).
If you’ve already booked your hotel, we could even carpool to and from the convention center if I were to book there as well.