Staking its place in the city’s buzzing central business district, the brand-new Fairmont Austin brings unrivaled luxury to the capital of Texas while simultaneously celebrating the city’s proud mantra of “keep Austin weird.” The 37-story hotel, which features 1,048 guest rooms and suites, became the city’s second-tallest building — and Fairmont’s largest in the United States — when it opened in March 2018.
The first hotel to directly connect to the Austin Convention Center via the Red River Canopy Walk, Fairmont Austin is ideal for business travelers. However, unlike most business-savvy hotels, this property manifests the city’s lust for life by showcasing live music, vivid contemporary art and a fantastic food and beverage program.
The entryway dazzles with a kaleidoscope of greens and blues that play on Austin’s love of nature, bringing the outside in. Plush blue and dark wood seating in the Fulton lobby lounge encourages you to “meet under the old oak tree” — an actual replica of the oldest oak tree in Texas — for expertly crafted cocktails and bar snacks to the tune of live music.
Hidden away on the hotel’s seventh floor, Room 725 is a semi-private lounge serving champagne and caviar. It’s also where you can go to enjoy its rare selection of pre-embargo Cuban cigars while taking in the beautiful skyline vistas.