The old Cattle Barron decor makes it cozy and rich to the eye and to the touch
The valet was prompt, courteous, efficient, and professional, as was the front desk personnel.
The lobby was everything previously stated on other posts, eye candy.
The room was clean and beautiful decorated. The bed offered surprisingly our best nights slept hands down. I say surprisingly because at first feel I thought it would be much too soft as it has a feather pillow soft feel to it but once you lie down it is wonderfully supportive, a perfect balance. 
As we were there for only one night (and after speaking with the hotel) I opted to reserve one of their "Curio" guest room which is listed as "Former Staff Quarters, quaint and cozy". The price difference in this room and Vintage King or Queen covered the fee for their overnight parking. Win,win right?
I considered the smaller square footage would not make a big difference since our luggage consisted of a garment bag and an overnight case and I was right as far as the bedroom section but the bathroom was what you would expect on a train or a travel trailer, very small and a little awkward. I am 5'4" and could touch flat handed the full length of the tub/shower space. I am sure my husband's experience a little more extreme. They had a very pretty sturdy piece of glass with their Monogram on it to shield the water from the rest of the bathroom however, it must not be effective as they added a shower curtain that tends to cling to you while you try to shower. There was NO counter space at all in fact the hotel was forced to use the window sill for their toiletries. They did have a makeup mirror and it obviously was located for the user to be sitting on the toilet (it can be tilted but to view it straight on, have a seat). See pictures 
On returning to the hotel about 11:30ish on a Wednesday night, we headed to their very large bar area for a cocktail. The Cattle Barron them continued to show no doubt this was indeed the capital of Texas. We were not served. My husband went to the bar which was heavily patroned but not overly patroned and still could not get the attention of the bartender. So we gave up the ghost (no pun intended) and went to our room. 
We did not partake of the Driskill Grill but we did have breakfast at their 1886 Café & Bakery which rates up there with the three or four most memorable meals of your life. I will give a complete review under TA's restaurant section with pictures. So wonderful I almost didn't notice that another young wealthy couple seem to be oblivious to their school aged children running around and put their feet on things (like the table, uck) and generally being obnoxious. 
The only warning I must give is the very strong smell of mold in the lobby and the elevator. It was not noticeable at check in and I believe that was due to the activity of foot traffic and the doors letting in the fresh air. The oder was very strong at night and the early morning. I understand the hotel is aware and is planning to replace and update their air handling system to alleviate this problem. This will be a major undertaking requiring the hotel to shut down half of the hotel at a time but until the new system is indeed installed and you are mold sensitive avoid the hotel or make sure you have medication.
Lovely hotel which I hope to stay at in the future however, long before our next over-night in Austin we will be making many trips to the Driskill to enjoy the best food and service this side of Crystal Cruise lines at the 1886 Café & Bakery.