Birthday Evening
I expected more from the Stephen F Austin hotel; however we were there for one-night and didn't really spend much time in the room or in the hotel. I don't believe we were the "typical" guests for this hotel as the front desk seemed to snub us a bit on check-in and on check-out. I really do appreciate that overwhelming welcomeness you sometimes get from the front desk and unfortunately it doesn't necessarily always come from high-end hotels.
For the price that we paid ($155) we were quite surprised to get a small suite with a living room space with a half bath as well as a nice bedroom and full bath. So the space was great for the price plus it included valet parking. Understandingly it is an historic hotel but the room still could use an upgrade with the furnishings.
The hotel does offer great services such as the historic bar with an outside terrance with views of the state capitol and a nice restaurant as the Roaring Fork. The hotel is just a block over from 6th street with all its entertainment and close to the Paramount Theater and other great restaurants in the downtown area.
I definitely return to the hotel for its location and for the great rate.