Austin · United States
Hotels in Rainey Street Historic District, Austin
Rainey Street Historic District is one of the 40 neighbourhoods of Austin (Wikidata: "historic district in Austin, Travis County, Texas"). Its centre is 4.5 km from the city centre. 5 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 5of 30 in Austin's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 4.5 km
- Nearest station
- Downtown0.6 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- The Contemporary Austin1.2 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 43OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Rainey Street Historic District
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel Van Zandt | 0.1 km |
| 2 | Fairmont Austin | 0.3 km |
| 3 | Four Seasons Hotel Austin | 0.4 km |
| 4 | Austin Marriott Downtown | 0.5 km |
| 5 | Hyatt Regency Austin | 0.8 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Rainey Street Historic District
OpenStreetMap maps 17 restaurants, 7 cafes and 19 bars and pubs counted in Rainey Street Historic District, and 9 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Austin |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 17 | 16 of 40 |
| Cafes | 7 | 9 of 40 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 19 | 4 of 40 |
| Museums and galleries | 0 | |
| Named parks | 6 | 9 of 40 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 3 | 3 of 40 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 40 neighbourhoods of Austin; areas with equal counts share a rank. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
The 9 best-known sights counted in Rainey Street Historic District
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Rainey Street Historic District is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Rainey Street Historic District in this data, so a few may lie in a neighbouring area): those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Swante Palm Neighborhood Park | Park | 0.4 km |
| The Confluence | Park | 0.2 km |
| Norwood Tract at Town Lake Metropolitan Park | Park | 1.0 km |
| Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike 300 Riverside Easement | Park | 0.7 km |
| Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike 222 Riverside Easement | Park | 0.5 km |
| El Pequeño Parque | Park | 0.2 km |
| Grandpa's Lakeview Terrace | Viewpoint | 0.3 km |
| South Congress Bat Colony | Attraction | 0.7 km |
| Statesman Bat Observation Center | Attraction | 0.7 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Rainey Street Historic District
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Rainey Street Historic District, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown | rail | 0.6 km |
| Plaza Saltillo | rail | 1.1 km |
| Austin | rail | 2.1 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Rainey Street Historic District is from Austin's main sights
| Sight | From Rainey Street Historic District |
|---|---|
| The Contemporary Austin | 1.2 km |
| Cathedral of Saint Mary | 1.3 km |
| Wooldridge Park | 1.6 km |
| Blanton Museum of Art | 2.4 km |
| Harry Ransom Center | 2.8 km |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum | 3.1 km |
| Texas Memorial Museum | 3.1 km |
| Zilker Park | 3.7 km |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | 5.4 km |
| Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 15 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Rainey Street Historic District
Nearby
Areas next to Rainey Street Historic District
Willow-Spence Streets Historic District
East Cesar Chavez
Congress Avenue Historic District
Downtown
Bremond Block Historic District
South Congress
Questions
Rainey Street Historic District: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Rainey Street Historic District, Austin?
5 places to stay in this guide are counted in Rainey Street Historic District: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 40 neighbourhoods of Austin. The nearest to the area centre is Hotel Van Zandt, 0.1 km away.
How far is Rainey Street Historic District from the centre of Austin?
4.5 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Austin.
How far is Rainey Street Historic District from Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum?
3.1 km in a straight line from the centre of Rainey Street Historic District. The nearest of Austin's main sights is The Contemporary Austin, 1.2 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Rainey Street Historic District?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Downtown (rail, 0.6 km), Plaza Saltillo (rail, 1.1 km) and Austin (rail, 2.1 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Rainey Street Historic District?
OpenStreetMap maps 17 restaurants, 7 cafes and 19 bars and pubs counted in Rainey Street Historic District (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
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.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Rainey Street Historic District on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.