Guest Contributor: Josh Kerr
I’ve never heard of Hotel Saint Cecilia.    Maggie received the invite for a kickoff party for the Texas Wine & Food festival catered by Whole Foods Culinary Center.  These invites always causes my ears to perk up a bit.  She forwarded it to me and I decided to go, not because I [...]

The Hotel Saint Cecilia is S. Austin’s newest boutique hotel.  The hotel is named after the patron saint of music and poetry and each suite, studio, and bungalow embodies writers, artists, and musicians from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s.  This isn’t for the budget traveler, rates are $300-$675.  St. Cecilia is the latest project from Austinite [...]

Mansion on Judge’s Hill is the original home built by UT founder Tom Wooten as a wedding gift for his son.  Now this Austin landmark is a 48-room boutique hotel with a first rate restaurant.  Chef John Maxwell says, ‘either have an extraordinary restaurant on site or don’t have one at all.’  He has succeeded, [...]

We all know Austin has a pretty good bar scene, quality and quantity wise, but there is something about hotel bars that draws me in.  I’m not sure if it is the comfy leather chairs, the attentive waiters, or the people watching but the following 4 spots are some of the best Austin has to [...]

Austin’s rich history adds to the city’s undeniable charm, and The Driskill Hotel is clearly a landmark among downtown’s architecture. This historical hotel was built in 1886 by a cattle baron in the heart of Austin’s business district. Though the Driskill is situated smack dab in the middle of 6th street, the hotel’s bar offers [...]

Hotel San Jose in SoCo is certainly the place to see and be seen. Just the other night, I was quietly (well, not so quietly) enjoying a bottle of champagne with friends on the patio when I looked over my shoulder to see Sean Penn sitting at the table next to me. (Note: He was [...]