DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin - University Area
A highway-adjacent hotel with large rooms and a free shuttle, within walking distance of the Moody Center.
The verdict
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin - University Area offers spacious, clean rooms and comfortable beds close to the Capitol and Moody Center. Guests value the friendly front desk and helpful staff, along with perks like a free shuttle. However, reviewers frequently complain about noisy motion-sensor AC units, lack of standard microwaves, and steep charges for breakfast. 64
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What travelers noticed
- Staff members are consistently praised for being friendly, helpful, and welcoming. 56
- Rooms are clean and spacious, featuring comfortable beds and updated bathrooms. drawn from the full read
- The location allows easy walking access to the Moody Center and provides the convenience of a free shuttle. drawn from the full read
The catch
- Guests are divided on noise, with some finding the rooms surprisingly quiet despite the freeway, while others cite thin walls and echoing noise from the pool area. drawn from the full read
- Perspectives on the location also vary: some appreciate walking safely to nearby restaurants and venues, whereas others find navigating highway exits frustrating and the immediate area isolated for pedestrians. 4
Who it's for
- — Moody Center event attendees
- — Travelers wanting spacious suites and free shuttle service
- — Visitors needing quick access to the Capitol
Skip it if
- — Light sleepers bothered by pool echo or loud AC units
- — Guests expecting free breakfast and in-room microwaves
- — Travelers wanting an easily walkable neighborhood without highway navigation
How to book
Score breakdown
How the 76/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
85Location
83- “One criticism is the actual location however - it is a pain to get to, as it is next to a highway intersection but exits are much farther away, resulting in lots of looping around.” 4
Room
80- “Yea my wife and I stayed at a cambria, and its basically what you said, maybe a step down, and business otiented. But everything was fancy and we got upgraded to their best room, ritzy bar, good food, felt hoppin.” 5
- “They upgraded me to a king suite room - decent size, with extra table and sofa. Also, the round table where I parked my luggage had a large grey stain, which wasn't appealing, but the bathroom sink area looked nice and remodeled.” 4
Service
82- “Outrageous_Juice455 • 8 buwan ang nakalipas There is one in Blue Ash, OH. There is one in Blue Ash, OH. I stay there frequently. Old school DoubleTree with a top-notch, friendly staff.” 6
- “I mean the guy was super nice and hard working and I was happy to tip him like 40%, cuz of all the crap he was taking from the other customers (one guy walked out cuz they wouldn't make him a personalized egg white omelet).” 5
Bed & Sleep
81Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Value
74Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-09
Where it sits
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Stay value
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Falls short of what $ usually buys
Scores 6 points below the modest median of 82, across 232 hotels in the same bracket. In Austin it sits 12 points below the local median of 88.
- This hotel
- 76
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 88
Based on 232 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
No reviewer has yet described a room, floor or aspect specifically enough to act on at this property. Room intelligence appears here the moment they do.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 30 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
Quotes run exactly as travelers wrote them — spelling and all. We trim for length, never for tidiness.
- “While I enjoyed my stay overall, the AC was driving me crazy. A motions sensor system that could not be turned off with the loudest AC unit I have ever seen.” 6
- “Half of the hotel faces out to the large pool area which can be so noisy from daylight until after ten. Those facing the pool, all, will never know quite. The design causes a huge echo and you can hear everything, every conversation, every child scream.” 5
- “Hard to rate. Staff friendly. Rooms clean and big enough.” 5
- “I mean there's a bar, the staff seems a little more seasoned and professional, and the building seems a little better maintained, but I'm paying double just for the room what I could pay for a quality inn, even without my friends and family discount.” 5
- “Outrageous_Juice455 • 8 buwan ang nakalipas There is one in Blue Ash, OH. There is one in Blue Ash, OH. I stay there frequently. Old school DoubleTree with a top-notch, friendly staff.” 6
- “I mean the guy was super nice and hard working and I was happy to tip him like 40%, cuz of all the crap he was taking from the other customers (one guy walked out cuz they wouldn't make him a personalized egg white omelet).” 5
- “Directly to the left of the DoubleTree entrance, check-in had several hiccups, from the front desk agent not being able to find my or my coworker's reservations, and our initial keys not working. Slightly frustrating at 2 in the morning.” 4
- “Yea my wife and I stayed at a cambria, and its basically what you said, maybe a step down, and business otiented. But everything was fancy and we got upgraded to their best room, ritzy bar, good food, felt hoppin.” 5
- “Internet was abysmal - it limits you to three devices per room. Also, even though it says you're signed in until tomorrow, I had to constantly reset and log in to my diamond account, which was very frustrating.” 4
- “The room is pretty much the exact same, except most of the Choice hotels I've stayed at have a microwave, and a desk lamp. DT has neither.” 5
- “The hotel has king bedroom suites with pull down urban beds in the living room for affordable prices.” 6
- “They upgraded me to a king suite room - decent size, with extra table and sofa. Also, the round table where I parked my luggage had a large grey stain, which wasn't appealing, but the bathroom sink area looked nice and remodeled.” 4
- “the room had a shredded headboard. we were offered "nachos" by a stranger in the hallway.” 5
- “It seemed super greedy and definitely a knock on the Hilton for allowing this shameless self-promotion. They upgraded me to a king suite room - decent size, with extra table and sofa.” 4
- “The hotel has king bedroom suites with pull down urban beds in the living room for affordable prices. That way my son can have a separate space to get appropriate rest before a meet.” 6
- “$25 for breakfast seems pretty steep. Guessing you booked the lowest rate possible.” 5
- “1 pang reply 1 pang reply Iba pang mga reply jersey856 • 8 buwan ang nakalipas There's one in Mt Laurel NJ. There's one in Mt Laurel NJ. Just stayed there. 10/10 breakfast if you're on the area” 6
- “jersey856 • 8 buwan ang nakalipas There's one in Mt Laurel NJ. There's one in Mt Laurel NJ. Just stayed there. 10/10 breakfast if you're on the area” 6
- “I stayed at one in SLC that used to be an Embassy Suites. It was basically like one except no free breakfast.” 6
- “That adds ups quickly. They also charge for breakfast! I'm surprised they don't nickel and dime you more with an attendant at the pool selling swimming tickets, charge for ice and god help you if you want clean towels.” 5
- “Choice also has free breakfast, while had to pay $25 for the same exact thing this morning.” 5
- “The food itself was the exact same as at choice (though I will admit the quality of the actual cooking at choice free breakfast can vary quite a bit).” 5
- “Hilton and Marriott also have "all suites" branded properties. There's one in Mt Laurel NJ. Just stayed there. 10/10 breakfast if you're on the area” 6
- “Yea my wife and I stayed at a cambria, and its basically what you said, maybe a step down, and business otiented. But everything was fancy and we got upgraded to their best room, ritzy bar, good food, felt hoppin.” 5
- “The hotel restaurants are decent enough and there is a jazz club.” 6
- “And you had a host that you were expected to tip for saying "sit anywhere you want" and "how's the food you got from the buffet," I mean the guy was super nice and hard working and I was happy to tip him like 40%, cuz of all the crap he was taking from the other customers (one guy walked out cuz they wouldn't make him a personalized egg white omelet).” 5
- “Note, this Doubletree breakfast was average, either a $10 credit towards the menu (note all entrees were $12 and up) or access to the breakfast buffet.” 4
- “One criticism is the actual location however - it is a pain to get to, as it is next to a highway intersection but exits are much farther away, resulting in lots of looping around.” 4
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- 5 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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How much we read
Deep coverage · 44/100We read 7 sources for this property, covering 0 traveler mentions, boiled down to 0 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-09.
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- 6DoubleTree SUITES by Hiltonreddit.comForum thread2026-01-08Recent10 quotes used
“While I enjoyed my stay overall, the AC was driving me crazy. A motions sensor system that could not be turned off with the loudest AC unit I have ever seen.”
Read originalreddit.com - 4Austin Food & Hotel Review: DoubleTree by Hilton ...travelupdate.comReview site2018-05-29Ageing8 quotes used
“However, their house shuttle - a beautiful, leather-seat, comfortable Mercedes van - made this experience much better, as we took it everywhere we could.”
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- 2Doubletree by Hilton - University Area- First Class Austin ...travelweekly.comReview siteDate not statedRead originaltravelweekly.com
- 3DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin - University Area vs ...tripexpert.comReview siteDate not statedRead originaltripexpert.com
- 5Stayed at Double Tree for the first time. Am I missing ...reddit.comForum threadDate not stated22 quotes used
“Hard to rate. Staff friendly. Rooms clean and big enough.”
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