Location is fantastic and accessible to all the fun areas of Austin - SoCo, Red River, Downtown, Campus, 6th Street, etc. The A/C is strong and really cools the place down. The Speakeasy Hotel itself is quiet and fairly clean. The unit is dated in terms of decorations and aesthetics but we cared most about being walkable in the middle of Austin so we basically just used this place as a crashpad at the end of the night.
A few negatives to consider:
- The listing still says that there's a pool but that they "don't control whether or not it is open" - personally, I think this is dishonest because we were informed that the pool has been closed for 18 months on the orders of the public health department. So don't expect there to be a pool - there isn't.
- Despite the claim that the kitchen has "all the basics" here are some things it did NOT have - any kind of cooking oil/spray, spatulas, oven mitts, can opener, spices beyond salt/pepper.
- The owner provided only ONE towel per guest - so if you plan to do any beachy stuff at the river I would suggest bringing your own beach towel.
- The unit had cable television but the remote control barely functioned and we were forced to watch a single channel for our entire stay. This needs to be fixed for future guests.