The Best Spa Hotels in Downtown Austin, Texas
![Hotel ZaZa Austin has character in spades](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/20x11/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/22e9654d.webp)
The state capital of Texas is full of creative start-ups and hip young businesses, so it’s no surprise that the hotel scene is stylish and innovative. Even across the big international brands, eye-catching architecture and zesty interiors hark back to the city’s alternative mantra – Keep Austin Weird – but only a few tap into Austin’s outdoorsy, riverside spirit with alluring pools and techy urban spas. Here’s our guide to the best spa hotels in this booming city in the Lone Star State.
1. JW Marriott Austin
Chain Hotel
![A stylish room at JW Marriott Austin, with an illuminated will with blue patterns, a cushioned sofa, table and reclining chairs](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/47c32c6e.webp)
2. Hotel ZaZa Austin
Boutique Hotel
![An outdoor rooftop pool at Hotel ZaZa, with sun loungers, plants and city views of high-rise buildings](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/db05b8c1.webp)
This Downtown design hotel has character in spades, from the bright embroidered headboards, peacock-blue shower tiles and leopard print rugs in wildly distinctive suites, to the mismatched velvet furniture and flourishing pot plants in the Group Therapy bar. And its ZaSpa is just as quirky – the Lights, Collagen, Action facial gets you camera-ready, while the Morning After scrub aims to revive you post-party. In summer, the rooftop pool glams up your morning lengths with its striped canopy and chandeliers.
3. W Austin
Hotel
![A rooftop illuminated pool at W Austin, with candles, sun loungers, parasols and city views](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/702c8f66.webp)
4. Kimpton Hotel Van Zandt
Boutique Hotel, Hotel
![A rooftop pool with blue-cushioned lounge chairs and seating area with fireplace at the Kimpton Hotel Van Zandt, Austin](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/kimpton-hotel-van-zandt-austin.webp)
This hip, affordable stay is a breath of fresh air, with comfy fireside seating beside its rooftop pool, and an elegant lobby lounge with stacks of logs and tan-and-teal sofas. As well as improving your front crawl on the coveted rooftop, you can book a treatment in your hotel room; therapists use the flower power Kerstin Florian range, packed with lavender, algae or peppermint, depending on your mood.
5. Four Seasons Hotel Austin
Hotel
![A stylish lobby at Four Seasons Hotel Austin, with a wooden reception area, a gold sign and doors leading to a garden](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/3b5c6a2d.webp)
6. Hilton Austin
Chain Hotel
![A room with yellow walls, a round mirror, sink, towels and a white bed at Hilton Austin](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a73bca6f.webp)
Close to the city’s nightlife-packed Sixth Street, the Hilton is a conference favorite with surprisingly tempting restaurants and facilities. Your room may be a basic white cube with minimal frills, but nip downstairs and you’ll find zingy street food at Austin Taco Project; upstairs you’ll find an al fresco pool with light bulbs strung overhead, and its cozy Skyline Spa. Take a breath in its eucalyptus-infused steam room before your treatment, be it a hot-stone massage or a Moroccan pumice stone scrub.
7. Fairmont Austin
Hotel
![An outdoor rooftop pool at Fairmont Austin, with sun loungers and palm trees](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fairmont-austin.webp)
The Fairmont’s enormous, canoe-shaped swimming pool is a dazzler; it’s a resort-style terrace with loungers and palm trees is the big draw for holidaymakers who want to do some kicking back as well as sightseeing. The indoor gym and spa has a tiled hot tub, window-side exercise bikes for city views, and a herbal steam room and dry sauna. Chic cream rooms come with addictive smellies from hip perfumer Le Labo.
8. Austin Proper Hotel and Residences
Hotel
![An outdoor rooftop pool at Austin Proper Hotel, with sun cream loungers and parasols, plants and city views](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/e4caf60e.webp)
This California brand was started by a star interior designer, with the aim to dig into local style in every US property. For Austin, that means lots of woven fabrics in dusty Southern colours, ceramics and wood furniture by local artisans, and just a touch of cowboy swagger, as well as rows of sentry-like cacti beside the rooftop pool. If you’re not lounging on plush striped recliners by one of its two tranquil pools, you should be booking a holistic ritual in its city spa.
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