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Hotel Magdalena

Name: Hotel Magdalena
Address: 1101 Music Ln, Austin, TX, 78704, Austin, TX, United States
Price range: $$ ($266/night and up)
Rating: 4.4

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Hotel Magdalena

Austin, TX • South Congress • OPTIMIZE

avg. $266 / night

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Free breakfast

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At a glance

McKinney York–designed hotel on South Congress with terrazzo rooms, a central garden courtyard, and lap pool.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts exploring South Congress

Highlights:

Low-rise limestone wings arranged around native Texas garden courtyard
Mid-century rooms with terrazzo, Douglas fir, and walnut by Studio Steinbomer
Lap pool flanked by live oaks and Japanese maples

Locally-rootedmid-century

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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About

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

286 reviews

"Well located. Had suite with patio. Patio chairs were rather uncomfortable. Saw rockers in walkway in front of other rooms. Why not put "nicer" chairs on patio of more expensive rooms rather than hard dining chairs. Housekeeping never serviced room. When I called front desk I was told "they should have". At check out I asked if we had to ask for room to be cleaned...was told you shouldn't have to. Nobody seemed to really care about the subpar service."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Aug 18, 2026

"Nice hotel in a great location, but disappointing experience. My room had a very strong, unpleasant smell, which hotel staff came to the room and confirmed was unusual and should not be there. Despite this, I was not offered another room or any compensation. The shower also had almost no water pressure. Great property and location, but very poor handling of a genuine room issue."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Aug 17, 2026

"I booked through Chase Edit, and I got $100 of credits to spend at the hotel which I used on valet and two drinks, then I also got $30/pp from chase for breakfast so a total of $160 in benefits for one night I'll be back! One note though, our bathroom lights we're not working, I think it might have been breaker related. The atmosphere felt like a tropical villa very cool!"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Aug 17, 2026

"I always love staying at Hotel Magdalena as a staycation, since I live in Austin. Its like an oasis right off South Congress, so you are able to relax in the comfortable rooms, enjoy their beautiful pool surrounded by trees & then just few steps away are amazing shops & restaurants, including Summer House on their property. The food & drinks are definitely elevated compared to other hotels. I can't wait to go back!"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Aug 04, 2026

"This was one if the worst places I ever stayed. My room was booked far away from everyone else in my blocked booking. I arrived early and everybody kept getting a room ahead of me. The reason given seemd bogus. My room had no air-conditioning, I had to walk alone in the dark while finding my room and getting to and fro since the lighting was broken (a known issue). They did finally move my room but only because the air-conditioning didn't work"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Jul 29, 2026

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