Meh. Could have been worse
As basic as a hole in the ground, on first sight i was fearing the worst when checking into this place. All other hotels in Austin were fully booked for SXSW so this was the last option. First the bad: the corridors do smell a little of cigarettes, there were kids hanging out in corridors one night, and the lobby looks like 1973 never ended. On the plus side, the staff were friendly, my room was really clean, the bathroom super clean, the bedding got changed nicely every day, the rooms were quiet, beds good, no sign of infestation to be seen (i checked thoroughly), there is a pool, tv with a few channels, really good free wi-fi and breakfast was adequate (great waffle making machine and doughnut selection as the 'continental breakfast'). All in all i was pretty happy and know from experience that motels in Austin can be far far far far worse. Odd that it's called Ramada though, definitely felt a little duped by the branding. I might as well call my house the Four Seasons (my house isn't that bad though).