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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Austin Downtown - University by IHG

2.5 star property

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Outdoor pool, open 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, pool cabanas (surcharge)
Free daily buffet breakfast
Lobby sitting area
Room amenity
Exterior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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805 Neches Street, Austin, TX, 78701
  • Place, Sixth Street
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Austin Convention Center
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, University of Texas at Austin
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Austin, TX (AUS-Austin-Bergstrom Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, in-room safe

Standard Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(65 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, in-room safe

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(116 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room amenity

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Mobil, Roll Shower)

7.0 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, in-room safe

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Comm, District View)

7.8 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Room amenity

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Pool View (Comm)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(22 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Room amenity

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Mobil, Tub)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, in-room safe

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(101 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, in-room safe

Suite, 1 Bedroom, City View

  • 54 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, in-room safe

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Comm)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(39 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, in-room safe

Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible (Mobil, Tub)

  • 54 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, in-room safe

Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible (Comm)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 54 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, in-room safe

Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible (Comm, Roll Shwr)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 54 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Austin Downtown - University by IHG

Hotel with free breakfast, 9-minute walk to Sixth Street
An outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a poolside bar are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, a 24-hour business center, and self parking.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Austin Downtown - University by IHG offers 171 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Beds feature down comforters. A pillow menu is available. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Austin hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the free breakfast at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Austin Downtown - University by IHG. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Sixth Street. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus an outdoor pool and a gym.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy drinks at the pool bar
  • Self parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Amenities include a front-desk safe, a 24-hour business center, and meeting rooms
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean accommodations and the location
  • Within a 15-minute walk of Sixth Street and University of Texas at Austin
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Austin Downtown - University by IHG offers its guests an outdoor pool and a fitness center. There's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the pool bar. Free breakfast is served daily. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

Business amenities include a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. A terrace, a vending machine, and laundry facilities are also featured at the business-friendly Holiday Inn Express & Suites Austin Downtown - University by IHG. For a fee, parking is available.

This Austin hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free buffet breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Secured, covered parking on site (USD 40 per day)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM on weekends
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Fenced pool
  • In-room cot
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Proposal/romance packages

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Pool cabanas (surcharge)
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 3 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift (86 centimetre wide door)
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (91 centimetre high)

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2015
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Covered self parking fee: USD 40 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
  • Up to 3 children 17 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Holiday Inn Express Austin Downtown University Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Austin Downtown University
Holiday Inn Express Suites Austin Downtown University
Holiday Inn Express Suites Austin Downtown University by IHG

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Austin Downtown - University by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1151 out of 1841 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 373 out of 1841 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 162 out of 1841 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 74 out of 1841 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 81 out of 1841 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Daiquiri, Corpus Christi

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Very noisy, both in the halls and from the street. Paid $100 deposit, told its held for 7-10 business days. Not acceptable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Shadrach

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Being an Elite IHG member I needed a late check out due to terrible migraine headache and was denied.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tamara

Travelled with group
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wing

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tatiana

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was good and it changed daily. Bed felt nice and I liked how the friendly staff was. Paying for parking while staying at a hotel is criminal for sure
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cheap and very cheerful
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was well a good layout. It's very close and walkable to the state capitol, Joe's Coffee and a couple restaurants. There were some people lingering around the hotel that made me a little uncomfortable, but overall, not bad. I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott J

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Bryan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The area around the property isn't necessarioy filled with the best characters. Not a "single female can walk alone at night" sort of place.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Nicola

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were clean and then staff was friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Franklin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location. Nice place.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

JUAN CARLOS

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Todo
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Eva

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a good place with good breakfast, everything clean and upgraded.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Quarius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Josean

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The air conditioning was making noise and carpet was wet. There are no additional rooms, they only can offer free parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julian, El Paso

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Joey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The water pressure leaves alot to be desired , also parking was 120.00 we had to park on the 4th floor do to valet only on the top 2-3 floors. If you charge for it you should provide it
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

T

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is great for visiting the Red River Cultural District.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was nice and stayed clean. Towels stayed full while out at the poolside
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025