Super 8 Austin North/University Area

Nice staff, good breakfast, clean room, slept well on good bed. Close to where I had to be, accessible.

My roommate and I both suffered from severe bed-bug bites after staying two nights at this hotel. Upon our arrival the room was musty and there was old popcorn on the floor near the bed. I awoke to bugs crawling in my bed on the second morning that I awoke. My roommate began to show signs of conjunctivitis on the second day there and by the time we checked out we both had a full case of pink-eye.

When you take one of the two elevators to the 4th floor, it always shudders for 3+ seconds when it reaches the top. Scary.

The hotel is situated in a neighborhood you dare not walk through, as advised by front desk and staff. No restaurants nearby and cab fares astronomical. Guests in hotel for SXSW meant an extraordinarily noisy stay. Unable to sleep with all the doors banging throughout the night.

The hotel was fairly clean and peaceful. There were some construction workers who stayed on the same floor. However, there was no excessive noise. Make sure that you stay away from the comforter. I'm sure it is not washed often. Other than that, it did the job a restful bed and night of sleep.

I travel regularly and was staying here on my own nickel to attend my son's graduation. About 30 days or so before the graduation I went through [...] and obtained a great deal on the room rate as I stayed for four days. I was not expecting this to be great but to my surprise the property is in excellent condition, newer rooms, nice room layout, etc., I was on the "pool side" of the property and found it very quiet, did not hear any Freeway noise from I-35. Their FREE breakfast was nice as it included hot fresh waffles, cereal, danish, bagels, coffee and juice, so I usually ate enough where I could skip lunch! The internet connection's wireless worked perfectly my entire time there, they had four different wireless routers to choose from. Ways they could improve: They need more tables and chairs for breakfast, I usually had to make my waffle and take it up to my room as I was typically coming down right before the breakfast time was up. Towels could be higher quality as could the soap. Location wise, it was just 5 minutes from downtown University of Texas campus! Perfect location. I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying in town who is on their own nickel!

Upon arrival there were some teens and other young adults just hanging out on the property at 2:00 AM. Allowing them hang by the front door and in the lot at that hour does not make a traveler feel safe because nothing good can happen from allowing teens out at that hour. There was also a suspicious car parked in the lot that looked like it was casing the joint was also noted with the desk attendant who did call security. Not a place I would stay again.

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To the hotels side-it was a busy weekend. BUT we had listed for 3 people and asked for a room for three (and pd). The room they had for us was only good for two people. They finally upgraded us to a large suite which is what we should have been put in from the start. The rooms facing the highway are noisy, but nice rooms. We checked out and came back the next day and got the original room as we had lost our third person. That room was facing the back and was quiet. But they hadn't checked it very good. Missing shower curtain, soaps, towels, etc. Taken care of quickly by a very nice staff though. I would stay there again.

It was a great hotel with friendly staff. I wouldn't stay longer than a weekend, but it was perfect for the cost and I was very well satisfied and would go back! Very cute front desk lady as well :)