Rooms are in bad shape
We recently stayed at the Stephen F Austin Intercontinental. We had a 4 night reservation, but after one night, we checked out. The pictures I have posted pretty much sum it all up. The hotel's public areas are pleasant and comfortable. The bar on the 2nd floor is nice but the service is poor. We ordered appetizers and waited over an hour and never got the appetizers nor a second drink. Staff was totally unresponsive. The noise from the bar and the outside speaker music is heard on the lower floor rooms. Very noisy. 
The condition of the rooms ( we switched twice) is very poor. It is obvious this hotel has not spent any more on upkeep nor has anything been updated in a very long time. Although the room size was great, the condition of the room was very very poor.
The old television didn't work properly, the furniture was dirty and very worn. There is no attention paid to the simple obvious wear and tear of a hotel. The carpeting is filthy and in disrepair and our bathroom were very dirty. All in all, this is a poor choice for downtown Austin. There are several nice hotels within two blocks. We will never stay here again. The bellman were very nice.