Hotel Please
Get the app
The Driskill

The Driskill

Downtown Austin, Austin

Opened 1886   Renovated 2026   $$$

“Storied Texas capital landmark”

Heritage Classic Social
Lively
The Driskill — vibe

Vibe

Richardsonian Romanesque arches frame a bustling lobby where local politicos and live music revelers mingle over heritage bourbon.

“Storied Texas capital landmark”

Heritage

Richardsonian Romanesque brick landmark built in 1886 by cattle baron Jesse Driskill, listed on the National Register.

Classic

Austin's grand political fixture since 1886, hosting generations of celebrations and LBJ's famous first date.

Social

The Driskill Bar serves heritage bourbons amid cowhide chairs, live piano music, and lively Sixth Street energy.

Lively

On East 6th Street in Downtown Austin, surrounded by historic live music venues and bustling nightlife

The Driskill — rooms

Rooms

Soaring fourteen-foot ceilings and period woodwork define original suites, while tower quarters feature blue-grey velvet drapery and Art Deco tile.

The Driskill — backstory

Backstory

Cattle baron Jesse Driskill opened the pressed-brick landmark in 1886, determined to build the grandest showpiece south of Saint Louis.

The Driskill — eat & drink

Eat & drink

Sip heritage bourbon in cowhide club chairs at the bar, or order dry-aged cuts at the historic grill room.

The neighborhood

Positioned on Sixth Street, the brick facade puts live music honky-tonks at your doorstep and the Texas Capitol four blocks north.

The app

Hotel Please was drawn for the phone in your hand — and this is the flat version of it.

Photography edge to edge, pinch to fill the screen.
Save it to a wishlist — and let whoever you’re travelling with vote on it.
Stamp the hotels you’ve stayed in. Your passport keeps the record.
Every hotel we rate, on one map.
Get Hotel Please Free · iPhone