The Frances Modern Inn
Central East Austin, Austin
MICHELIN Guide
Vibe
House of Hackney wallpapers, vintage Turkish rugs, and a resident cat set an intimate, eclectic tone across sunlit communal living spaces.
“Playful Eastside indie inn”
Custom floral wallpapers, rich velvet upholstery, and brass fixtures across individually styled guest rooms.
A residential East Austin inn showcasing local artwork alongside Texas-roasted coffee and regional pantry goods.
An intimate ground-floor cafe and patio where neighbors linger over morning espresso and evening aperitifs.
On East 11th Street, surrounded by East Austin cafes, taco stands, and craft cocktail bars
Rooms
Individually styled quarters pair rich velvet upholstery and floral prints with rainfall showers, while top-floor lofts add freestanding clawfoot tubs.
Backstory
Owner Vicki Faust named the inn after her grandmother, reimagining the former brutalist building with layered interiors by designer Kim Lewis.
Eat & drink
Chef Laila Bazahm helms Siti, serving soulful Southeast Asian plates like beef cheek rendang and wok-fired noodles alongside inventive craft cocktails.
The neighborhood
Set directly along East 11th Street, the inn places you steps from independent coffee roasters, vintage boutiques, and Eastside cocktail haunts.
“Named after the founder's grandmother, Frances Faust, whose instinct for hospitality became the guiding principle behind the whole operation, this Central East Austin property is in a neighborhood where small businesses have held ground since the 1900s.”
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