Hotel Ella
1900 Rio Grande St | Austin, TX 78705-5511 [SEE MAP]Austin, TX [SEE ADDRESS]
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Overview
Sitting several blocks west of the Blanton Museum of Art and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Hotel Ella offers a quiet respite from the rowdier scene found downtown. This 47-room, boutique hotel is housed in the Goodall Wooten House –first built a little before 1900 – and beckons to R&R-seekers and history buffs. Hotel Ella features a pool, fitness center as well as Goodall's Kitchen and the connected parlor-style bar of the same name. The hotel's guest rooms feature LED TVs and complimentary wireless internet, as well as tufted furnishings and marble bathrooms. Travelers also say that Hotel Ella has fantastic customer service. What's more, guests have access to a house car service that travels within a three-mile radius of the hotel.
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Hotel Class
- 4.0-star
- Property Type
- Boutique hotel, 47 rooms
- Primary View
- City center
- Style
- Traditional, Historic, Opulent
- Best For
- Business travelers, Couples, Solo travelers
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- 4.0Hotel Class
- GREATCritic Rating
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Other Awards
- AAA/CAA Four Diamond Awards 2019
Named after the woman who saw the historic mansion through its original renovation in 1910, Hotel Ella is an elegant Greek revival structure (to create the building's columns, Ella hired the same stone carver that constructed the legendary Biltmore Mansion in Asheville).
Hotel Ella has undergone many identity changes throughout the years: it served as a home to namesake Ella Wooten and her family in 1900s, University of Texas student housing from the 1940s to 1970s, a rehabilitation center in the 1980s, and finally, the hotel it is today.
Inside, rooms are handsome, large, and well-appointed, more Texas cattle baron (leather, wood, brass) than stuffy Victorian (no fringed chandeliers or heavy damask draperies here).
Throughout the property is a sense of elegance and whimsy, with a slate-grey exterior complemented by neutral hues in the furnishing and linens, and stone sculptures with a timeless bent (fitting, as Dr. Wooten collected sculptures).
Ella Wooten was known throughout Austin for her hospitality, culinary talent and impeccable taste. Hotel Ella strives to carry on her legacy by preserving much of the architecture, while giving the interior design a modern yet elegant lift.
Other Awards
- AAA/CAA Four Diamond Awards 2019
Guest Reviews
A hotel's guest rating is calculated using data provided under license by TripAdvisor. A total of 469 have reviewed the Hotel Ella, giving it a rating of 4.5, on a scale of 1-5.
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TripAdvisor Travel Rating:Guest Rooms
- Complimentary Wi-Fi access and local newspapers
- Twice-daily housekeeping
- Overnight shoe shine service available
Standard room size: 335 square feet
- Internet (free)
- Premium channels
- Workspace/desk
- Minifridge
- Bathrobes/slippers
- Minibar
- Shower/tub combo
- Separate shower
- Separate tub
- Wireless Internet
- Guest rooms with patios and balconies
- Adjoining rooms available
Location & Parking
- The University of Texas less than a mile east of the hotel
- Hotel offers house car service within a 3-mile radius of the hotel
- Located 10 miles northwest of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- 24-hour valet parking ($25)
- 24-hour self-parking
- Airport shuttle
- Car service (free)
Within walking distance of:
- Grocery store
- Movie theater
- Theater
- Shopping
- Bus stop
- Train station
- Subway/metro stop
- Restaurants
- Beach
Dining
- Indoor and outdoor dining available
Number of restaurants: 2
Cuisine Types: American
- Fine dining
- Casual dining
- Quick service cafe/coffee shop/marketplace
- Bar/lounge
- Room service
- 24-hour room service
- Free breakfast
Pool
- Open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Family pool
- Infinity pool
- Whirlpool/hot tub
- Adults-only pool
- Lap pool
- Wading pool
- Lazy river
- Seasonal
- Indoor
- Outdoor
- Indoor/outdoor combo
- Pool bar
- Lifeguard on duty
- Poolside service
- Waterslide
- Deck chairs or cabanas
Spa
Services offered:
- Massage
- Facial
- Body treatments (i.e. scrubs, wraps)
- Salon services
- Outdoor treatment area
- Steam room
- Sauna
Fitness
- Fitness center is open daily 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Personal trainers available by request
- Weight equipment
- Cardio equipment
- Yoga mats
- Free fitness classes
- Premium fitness classes (with fee)
- Bicycles (free)
- Tennis
- Guided runs
- Paddle boats
- Motor boats
Business
- Audiovisual equipment available
- In-house catering
- 24-hour business center with printing, faxing and photocopying
Number of meeting rooms: 4
- Business center
- Meeting rooms
- Meeting and event planners available
Pets
- Pets allowed (with fee)
- Dog walking
- Pet-sitting
Wedding
- Audiovisual equipment available
- Professional staff will help oversee event details
- In-house catering available
Maximum wedding guest capacity: 300
- Hotel hosts weddings
- Outdoor space for weddings
- Wedding planners available
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