Great location on 6th Street
The HGI is on the eastern end of 6th Street, one of the main eat/bar streets in Austin. The location is great for walking all over downtown - the Congress Ave bridge (for the bats) is an easy stroll, as is the Capitol building. A slightly longer walk (but very doable) is the Bullock Texas Museum and the UT campus. HGIs are always a good bet for excellent service and nice rooms, and this one is no exception. The gym is actually pretty good with new equipment and nice views outside. The pool is small but has a cool waterfall. Even though I-35 is on one side and the busy 6th Street is on the other, we never heard any city or traffic noise. The first several floors of the hotel are for parking, so the rooms are all on the upper floors, providing great views of the cityscape. Hope to stay here again during next visit to Austin.