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Hotel Magdalena

Austin, TX • South Congress • OPTIMIZE

avg. $266 / night

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PB hotel design editorial

South Congress Avenue gave Austin its creative spine long before the tech money arrived, and Hotel Magdalena — opened in 2021 as part of the South Congress Hotel campus developed by Barry Dry and designed by architecture firm McKinney York — was conceived as a building that belongs to that street rather than arriving from outside it. The 89-room property is arranged across low-rise limestone and timber-clad wings, three and four storeys set around a central courtyard where a long lap pool runs between planted beds of Texas native grasses, live oaks, and Japanese maples. The corridor balconies carry slatted hardwood decking and steel-framed rocking chairs facing inward toward the garden — a porch culture translated into a hotel at modest, walkable scale. Interior design by Austin-based Studio Steinbomer gives the rooms a mid-century register rooted in Texas materials rather than period nostalgia. Terrazzo floors in warm aggregate, Douglas fir ceiling planks, and walnut platform beds with integrated reading shelves ground each room, while the bathrooms shift palette by category — deep cobalt tile in some configurations, amber-glazed ceramic in others. The lobby seating area pairs tufted terracotta velvet modular sofas against an exposed concrete soffit, a Berber-style rug anchoring a grouping of honed stone side tables beneath a cascading textile wall hanging in gradated golds. The whole thing has the atmosphere of a well-edited Austin house — opinionated without being precious.

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Hotel Magdalena’s 89 rooms are highlighted by the Texas sun at sunrise and sunset thanks to thoughtfully placed windows. For both comfort and visual pleasure, guests can enjoy a custom walnut built-in bed and desk, Sferra bed linens, Santa & Cole lamps, and Spanish tile in four bold colorways. The SANTAL 33 scented bath amenities from Le Labo Fragrances are crafted with notes of cardamom, iris, violet, and smoking wood.

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Hotel Magdalena Reviews

262 reviews

"Hotel is a beautiful niche hotel located in a great place in Austin. That's where the good things stop. Was awaken every morning at 6am with garbage trucks and delivery vans. Front desk staff can never be found, and when they are around not very responsive to customer needs. Also, the restaurant and bar close at 10pm which is pretty early for Austin. I would a different Bunkhouse location, but will not likely use Hotel Magdalena again."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 21, 2026

"Amazing experience overall and will stay again when I'm back in Austin! The room was impeccably clean, and I loved the overall minimalist, funky design. I was in town following a friend's event in Round Rock and did a solo stay in Austin after. Hotel Magdalena was a fab choice, especially as a solo traveler. The property felt very safe and well-maintained."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 11, 2026

"This hotel only makes sense as a place to crash if you are so drunk that passing out is inevitable. This is a dive motel disguised as a boutique hotel. The courtyard area is beautiful with a bar that makes fantastic drinks and amazing food in the afternoon. In the evening you are invited to join the party and it is loud. Our room was so dysfunctional as to be laughable. No lights installed and the switch did nothing. A walk in closet with a tiny hanging bar in the corner and no shelves or drawers. The room had no shelves or drawers for clothes. The mini bar was well stocked of course. A huge bathroom with a tiny sink table, no tub, just empty space, and a tiny bedroom area. The worst part is that the motel is in an alley behind a large, popular bar with a garbage and recycling depot right next to the rooms. They are pouring bottles into metal bins until 2am. At 6am, trucks start coming in to pick up each type of bin until 9am, then they come back to replace the bins with new ones and they bang those large, metal bins around. The front desk is well aware of the complaints when they check you in."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 03, 2026

"The rooms are humid, and it is always noisy early in the mornings due to garbage trucks and delivery trucks right outside the windows. I've stayed here at least 5 times, and every room has always been noisy. Other than that, the hotel is beautiful, and the interior design is fantastic. The customer service is accomodating and the restaurant is good."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 03, 2026

"Lovely hotel, just has most of the rooms next to a street where trash and recycling is dumped every night and picked up by trucks early in the morning, so everyone in our group in their separate rooms were woken up every single night. It sounded like someone was dumping 100 glass bottles into a dumpster from a 30 foot drop. If you can stay in the building by the pool, you’re set."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 02, 2026

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