Austin · United States
Where to stay in Austin: 40 neighbourhoods compared
30 places to stay in this guide fall in one of the 40 neighbourhoods of Austin. The most are in Congress Avenue Historic District (9), Rainey Street Historic District (5), East Cesar Chavez (4). The area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Hyde Park, 0.9 km away. Nothing here is ranked: each area is described by the same facts, so you can choose by what matters for your stay.
- Neighbourhoods compared
- 40
- Places to stay counted
- 30in the 40 neighbourhoods
- Most places to stay
- Congress Avenue Historic District9 places
- Nearest the centre
- Hyde Park0.9 km
Compare
The neighbourhoods of Austin, side by side
Sorted by the number of places to stay. Distances are straight-line from each area's centre point.
| Area | Places to stay | From the centre | Nearest main sight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congress Avenue Historic District | 9 | 3.7 km | The Contemporary Austin 0.2 km |
| Rainey Street Historic District | 5 | 4.5 km | The Contemporary Austin 1.2 km |
| East Cesar Chavez | 4 | 4.5 km | Cathedral of Saint Mary 1.6 km |
| South Congress | 4 | 5.8 km | The Contemporary Austin 2.3 km |
| Downtown | 3 | 3.4 km | The Contemporary Austin 0.2 km |
| Bremond Block Historic District | 2 | 3.5 km | Wooldridge Park 0.2 km |
| South River City | 2 | 6.6 km | The Contemporary Austin 3.1 km |
| Hyde Park | 1 | 0.9 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 0.4 km |
| Hancock | 0 | 0.9 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 1.0 km |
| French Place | 0 | 1.8 km | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum 1.2 km |
| Bryker Woods | 0 | 1.9 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 2.5 km |
| Rosedale | 0 | 2.1 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 2.4 km |
| Mueller Community | 0 | 3.2 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 2.6 km |
| Clarksville Historic District | 0 | 3.5 km | Wooldridge Park 1.9 km |
| Tarrytown | 0 | 3.5 km | Harry Ransom Center 3.3 km |
| Windsor Park | 0 | 4.4 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 3.6 km |
| Crestview | 0 | 4.4 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 3.7 km |
| Willow-Spence Streets Historic District | 0 | 4.5 km | The Contemporary Austin 1.4 km |
| Saint John | 0 | 4.8 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 3.8 km |
| Allandale | 0 | 4.8 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 4.3 km |
| Swedish Hill Historic District | 0 | 5.8 km | Zilker Park 0.0 km |
| Bouldin Creek | 0 | 6.0 km | The Contemporary Austin 2.5 km |
| Zilker | 0 | 6.4 km | Zilker Park 1.8 km |
| Travis Heights | 0 | 6.5 km | The Contemporary Austin 3.1 km |
| Barton Hills | 0 | 6.5 km | Zilker Park 0.7 km |
| Wooten | 0 | 6.7 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 5.9 km |
| Spyglass-Barton's Bluff | 0 | 7.1 km | Zilker Park 1.4 km |
| North Shoal Creek | 0 | 7.3 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 6.5 km |
| East Riverside-Oltorf | 0 | 7.5 km | The Contemporary Austin 4.5 km |
| Galindo | 0 | 7.9 km | Zilker Park 3.2 km |
| Westgate | 0 | 11 km | Zilker Park 4.9 km |
| Dove Springs | 0 | 12 km | Zilker Park 7.9 km |
| Copperfield | 0 | 12 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 11 km |
| Oak Hill | 0 | 14 km | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 5.7 km |
| Moore's Crossing Historic District | 0 | 16 km | The Contemporary Austin 14 km |
| Scenic Brook | 0 | 17 km | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 6.0 km |
| Onion Creek | 0 | 18 km | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 9.2 km |
| Anderson Mill | 0 | 19 km | Elisabet Ney Museum 18 km |
| Circle C Ranch | 0 | 20 km | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 3.5 km |
| Belterra, Austin, Texas | 0 | 26 km | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 11 km |
Areas: the 40 neighbourhoods of Austin that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 30 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Restaurants, cafes and bars: as mapped in OpenStreetMap, counted in the area whose centre is nearest, the same way as the places to stay. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Main sights
Austin's main sights and the area each is counted in
The 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions, a measure of how widely documented they are.
| Sight | Area | From the centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum | French Place | 1.6 km |
| Blanton Museum of Art | Downtown | 2.2 km |
| Cathedral of Saint Mary | Downtown | 3.3 km |
| Harry Ransom Center | Downtown | 1.9 km |
| Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | Circle C Ranch | 18 km |
| The Contemporary Austin | Congress Avenue Historic District | 3.5 km |
| Texas Memorial Museum | French Place | 1.4 km |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | Hyde Park | 1.0 km |
| Zilker Park | Swedish Hill Historic District | 5.8 km |
| Wooldridge Park | Bremond Block Historic District | 3.3 km |
Hotels by area
Hotels in each area of Austin
Questions
Where to stay in Austin: questions travellers ask
What is the best area to stay in Austin?
That depends on what the stay is for, so this guide does not rank them. The facts: the most places to stay in this guide are in Congress Avenue Historic District (9), Rainey Street Historic District (5), East Cesar Chavez (4); the area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Hyde Park (0.9 km); the most sights recorded in Wikidata are in Downtown (4); the area centre closest to a station is Congress Avenue Historic District (Downtown, 0.4 km).
Which area of Austin has the most hotels?
Congress Avenue Historic District, with 9 places to stay in this guide, of 30 counted across 40 neighbourhoods.
Which area of Austin has the most restaurants?
Congress Avenue Historic District: 72 restaurants mapped in OpenStreetMap counted there by the nearest-centre rule (each restaurant goes to the area whose centre is nearest), the most of the 40 neighbourhoods; then Bremond Block Historic District (51), East Cesar Chavez (50).
Which area of Austin is Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in?
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is counted in French Place: its nearest area centre, 1.2 km away.
Which area of Austin is Blanton Museum of Art in?
Blanton Museum of Art is counted in Downtown: its nearest area centre, 1.2 km away. Downtown has 3 places to stay in this guide.
Sources: areas, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. Austin travel guide · How this guide is made.