Hotel Van Zandt

One of the city’s newer boutique options, Kimpton’s Hotel Van Zandt is located in the heart of Rainey Street, formerly a strip of sleep bungalows that has morphed into the city’s premiere bar-hopping district. With one of the most impressive lobbies in town (the light fixtures made from trombone bells are truly stunning), a restaurant with views of Lady Bird Lake and live music seven nights a week, it’s an undeniably hip place to be seen, but an even hipper place to stay. Its 319 rooms means there’ll likely be availability, dark woods and patinated bronze fixtures add intrigue, and soaker tubs overlooking the cityscape make your stay that much more special.