The Carpenter Hotel, Austin

The Carpenter Hotel has 93 guest rooms. Rooms come with concrete floors and ceilings, mid-century-style banquet seating, tables and chairs, and platform beds with striped textiles. Each room includes air conditioning, a minibar, and a safe deposit box. The Large King ADA rooms have a terrace.

The hotel has an indoor and outdoor restaurant, Carpenters Hall, that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, 7 days a week. The menu features dishes rich with Texas history. The Hotel Coffee café serves locally-sourced coffee, empanadas, breakfast tacos, pizza, and sandwiches. Chicken Schnitzel, Shaved Zucchini Salad, and pecan-crusted carrot cake are served. The restaurant can host large parties indoors or on the patio. Every Tuesday, the restaurant offers a burger night starting at 5PM. On Wednesdays, bottles of wine are half off at Carpenters Hall.

The hotel provides access to a pool and also sells pool passes. A jewel box communal space includes a record player. Guests can use the red pool phone to order food and drink brought poolside.

The Carpenter Hotel is located at 400 Josephine Street in South Austin, near the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. It is a short walk to Zilker Park, Barton Springs, and the Green Belt. The Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike trail is one block to the north, granting access to Lady Bird Lake and Downtown Austin. Landmarks nearby include Zilker Metropolitan Park (1.5 km), State Capitol vista (2 km), and Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park (1 km).

Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and room service, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The living room lounge and coffee shop in the main building are places for guests and locals to work or relax. A large closet along one wall offers space for storing your gear, along with a television, mini fridge, snacks that can be purchased and a safe.