Ramada Austin Central

I stayed here this past weekend (Feb. 6 –7, 2016) and was a little concerned because I did not check the ratings before booking the hotel. Based on my experience the hotel was great, room was clean and the staff were excellent. The lady at the front desk was more than friendly and helpful. I arrived early at approximately 1 PM and didn’t realize that check in was not until 3 PM, still I was able to check in early and without any additional charge. Yes the first floor of the hotel was under renovation, but my room was on the third floor (room 301) and faced toward the open lobby area… I never heard any noise from the construction going on. I know everyone’s experience may be different, but I would definitely recommend this place to anyone on my experience alone.

The staff were very friendly room was in good shape. I will recommend renting a car the hotel is not really near anything. They have a reception which is nice for the price it is a pretty decent place to stay. One thing to add the wifi here is no where near awsome. But then again your in Austin see the city.

My rate was cheap so my expectations were low.
Good breakfast. Horrible WiFi, never worked at all. Nice people. Clean room. Small pool. Location is not far from a very small iHop. No other atmosphere. Your just by the major I35.
The breakfast was really good, although the coffee left a lot to be desired. They have biscuits, gravy, sausage, ham, eggs, muffins, danishes, cereal, and several types of juices.
The wifi issue was annoying because they had like 5 wifi networks, but none would actually counted to the internet over our two night stay. I ended up using my phone’s internet hotspot the whole time.

Filthy… I showed up in the middle of a flood, there were buckets everywhere and the place wreaked of mold. The staff was friendly, and I understood they couldn’t help the situation. It was the only place to stay and I had prepaid, or else I would have seriously car camped. Thanks to CVS and a glade plugin, it made this stay barely tolerable.

First of all, don’t believe the good reviews on the travel sites (
, etc). Always go to Unilocal for more honesty, something I should have done. We traveled to Austin as a group of three and booked a room for three. Upon arriving we were told that they don’t have roll away beds at all. Why advertise rooms that can host three? That is not even the worst of it, check out the list below:
1. Broken elevator. We were lucky not getting stuck in between floors. It would shut down between floors and then start moving after a few minutes.
2. Disgusting chair in the room with who knows what on the fabric.
3. Cigarette holes everywhere including the bedspread and gross chair in the corner.
4. Room stunk of smoke and mildew. We woke up to sore throats every morning.
5. Unapologetically refused to give any portion of our money back. They said that was up the owner (who in front of many guests, screamed at a homeless man for walking onto his property).
6. $ 170 is a lot of money per night for this dump.
7. Ramada corporate was as uninterested in helping us as the owner was.
Save yourself the trouble and annoyance and stay somewhere a little cleaner and more willing to satisfy a paying customer. Clean up your hotel slum lord.

The rooms were equivalent to any super 8 or Laquita I’ve stayed in and were overpriced for the cleanliness and décor. This is closer to what Id consider a 79 $ a night hotel, not 139 $. There were tiny bugs all over the tall chest in the room not sure what they were. It wasn’t horrible just not worth the going rate.

If I could have given a zero rating I would have. This hotel is a bad flash back to 1980. I got stuck on elevator twice. They «fixed» the elevator apparently later but I wouldn’t get back on it. Dirty sheets, room smelled, shower head is «vintage» and the area is very sketchy. When I decided not to stay the extra night due to the safety of the elevator the «owner» Sam Wilson said I was making excuses. This should be a 2 star rated hotel and at max 2 ½ star. There are many, many other hotel choices in the area to stay at that are much newer, safer and cleaner. Save your money and stay somewhere else.

I was given a room which was a make-​shift conference-​room on first floor (the bed was on suspenders and looked a little dirty on the headboard side of the bed). There were some inconveniences about the room, but I decided not to complain about. However, on my 3^rd day of the stay, my body started itching all day. Curious if it’s something to do with the hotel, I checked reviews on
about this hotel (which I should have done before booking)… and there were at least 3 reviews about «bugs», many more complained about hygiene or «smell». After work that evening I complained about this and mentioned about the
reviews as well. The attendant showed no compassion & just asked me to talk to the manager the next day. I was disappointed that I wasn’t even offered another room for the last night of my stay. After an hour or so, I demanded to give me another room. The new room was another floor and the bathroom flush did not work.
At my checkout, when I complained to the manager, he denied bugs and said that he would not be able to do much as it was booked through
. He mentioned that he would do a bug audit later on.
Would not stay here again.
[breakfast was good, good location, but nothing concerns me more than bed bugs/​untidiness, etc]

This Ramada location totally deserves it’s 2 ½ averaged stars rating. We were only going to be in town for a few hours so we booked a room on
for $ 86. The check in process was seamless but the moment we walked into our room it reeked of mildew and cigarettes. We didn’t even put our bags down and went back to the reception desk. Instead of offering us another room the girl said she would give us a can of air freshener! Seriously?!? I said, «Oh, no, no, no. I want another room.» She hemmed and hawed but finally relented after the other clerk said to do it.
The next room had potential as we walked in — no smell and a king size bed. Good start. We had two and a half hours before dinner so we decided to relax on the bed until then. After about 15 minutes I started to itch all over, and it progressively got worse. I noticed my better half was also scratching, and we deduced it had to be the the bed! He immediately called the booking line at
, and they switched us to a hotel nearby.
Advice — AVOID THIS LOCATION AT ALL COST.

All in all, a solid 4 and I would stay here again.
I stayed several nights and it ranged between 85 – 115 per night, with the price climbing on the weekend. I still havent figured out hotel pricing strategies. A few months ago I stayed somewhere that charged double the weekend rate on Thursdays, but I digress.
Clean room. Not all have microwaves and mini fridges so ask. Mine worked so well, I inadvertently froze an entire container of milk.
The room was clean and the furniture hadn’t been beaten up. The carpet could stand to be replaced –stained up. I’m one of those Granny types who brings house shoes, so meh.
Weeknights they offer free drinks in the lobby to kick off your evening of drunkenness and belligerence, either of which will get you tossed, per the sign in the lobby.

The negatives were not major but need to be noted.
My Garmin had a fun time trying to figure out how to get me here. Rather than taking me a direct route right off the tangle of highways, it kept directing me south and back. They’ve blocked their back entrance so just circle the block clockwise a couple of times until you figure it out.

If you plan on having a bunch of people travel with you, the price jumps $ 11 per person and all have to be registered key holders or they get tossed, per a sign in the lobby. They probably should tell people that up front on their registration line. I was solo so it didn’t matter to me but could be a huge difference in the hotel choices for a party of 4.
Breakfast is 7 – 10. They wont let you take your breakfast to your room instead of staring into the mouths of strangers with screaming children in their jammies, and there wasn’t enough seating, so people were piling on the front lobby couch. If you have a fear of noisy crowds, eat breakfast elsewhere.
All and all a nice balance in value between the cheap and gross places and the $ 400 and up per room 5 miles away.

Comfortable room, but they chased me down to prevent me from taking my breakfast food to my room. It was the most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had in a hotel and I will never stay here again.

Put aside the fact that my iron was broken and my sheets were dirty and torn.
My friend came up to shower and get ready before we went out and the hotel charged me for having an extra guest. When I informed the desk that my friend wasn’t staying with me and was only there for 20 min, they told me anyone who goes into the room is using their facilities and counts as a guest.
If you plan on having anyone enter your room besides you don’t stay here.

Stayed for a night t $ 95 with taxes.
PROS: decently priced
9 mins from downtown/​Rainey st.
Friendly staff
Full breakfast
Free parking, blast, wifi
Decent room size
Clean rooms
CONS: outdated
Stains on the bed frame
2 elevators servicing 6 floors
I have seen this hotel charge cheaper rates but i have no regrets at $ 95. Some complain of the couch in the room being old, chips in the wall paint, people hanging out in the lobby… who cares? The hotel presented itself well and orderly. I felt safe at night (walking across the parking lot at 3am from bars), Close to everything, and I slept like a baby at night. What more do y’all really want? Kudos ramada. a

Great price: value ratio! Affordable, and upper middle class accommodations that I need as a minimum expectation. Thank goodness, because it seems like so many places go from affordable and gross to YOWZA $$!!
Service was great, and beat hot breakfast I’ve seen at a standard hotel (yummy biscuits and gravy)! The ambience in the common areas of lobby was great, even had a «cocktail mixer» via the manager most nights. The lady at the desk was even nice enough to give me some alka seltzer one night when I couldn’t sleep due to eating yummy vacation cuisine. Thanks ramada! (5 stars would be for super swanky place in my opinion).

The hotel was conveniently located near highways and not a far drive from downtown. The rooms were average– both clean and comfortable– but nothing that stands out. The staff was friendly but not noticeably helpful or customer service oriented (which we found typical in Texas). The highlight was that they offer drinks in the lobby during the week and they offer wonderfully buttery biscuits at breakfast! It was a great hotel for my first time to Austin but next time I’d spend the money to stay downtown.

This is the place you stay when you book a room last minute for SXSW. This is a place I would never willingly choose to stay. The whole place is straight of the 80’s and the front desk people really need an attitude adjustment. I’m guessing the rest of the year it is very cheap to stay here ($ 69) but it’s not for SXSW.
Room-​small but updated and on the first floor, the bed were decent. The only window looked out to the parking lot and there was no sheer privacy curtain so it’s either everyone look in your room or you have no natural light. The bathroom was a joke. The shower head was low for me and I am 5 ft tall. It’s also in a tiny, tiny space with the toilet and original to the 1980’s building.
The hotel– has no airport shuttle, breakfast was edible if limited. The hotel is run down. The front sliding door got stuck and didn’t open several times when we were there and the front desk people didn’t seem to care.
The staff– Unhappy people one and all. Not a single one of them cared at all or were polite. Some were actively rude. The majority of people staying were in town for SXSW but every morning was this dance of asking them to call a taxi and them taking their time. There was a shuttle stop at a nearby hotel but the front desk had no idea where or when it came and didn’t seem inclined to tell people even after guests had given them the info.
If you are going to SXSW this is a poor poor choice. It’s 5 miles away from the convention center and getting taxis are hard.

They cancelled our room with no notice leaving us to scramble to find one last minute at 1am.

I have never been so humiliated nor have I ever been treated so poorly as I was last night at The Ramada Inn. Please keep in mind that I was in the service industry for years. I eat out, travel, and refer to Unilocal quite a bit for recommendations but I have never had the urge to write a review before this incident.
Last night I arrived in Austin after a long all day drive from New Orleans. It had been a rough day for my boyfriend and I already seeing how we had discovered the death of a close friend on our journey to Austin a few hours prior. We were exhausted and emotionally drained from 15 hours on the road when we pulled into the Ramada Inn on Koenig around 1:30 AM. The desk clerk that greeted us was obviously having a bad night as she was plain rude from the beginning. For my boyfriend and myself one bed for the night was 99 $ Rather than the expected $ 69 plus tax on the hotels marque out front. When we asked about this the woman behind the desk snapped and explained because of the time and the extra person the rate had gone up. Fair enough, policy is policy.
I was relived to have a warm place to rest my head from the stressful day behind us.
What happens next was so adrupt, unfair, and just plain rude that I am still in shock.
I woke up early to get back on the road my boyfriend was already awake, showered, and about to hit the breakfast buffet. He was just using the restroom before heading downstairs. I had made myself a cup of coffee and was waking up looking out the window, enjoying my cup of joe, and putting the finishing touch of polish on my nails that I had started the night before. All of a sudden out of nowhere there was a banging at the door and the door was flung open and not in that order. At the crack of dawn the front desk woman slammed open our door while banging it as if she were knocking a mag light into it. Not only that but she was SCREAMING at us to «Get out now! That’s right I saw you!!! Get the hell out. Your leaving right this minute and your being charged $ 250 EXTRA for smoking».
I jumped up alarmed. At first I thought we were being robbed or attacked.
The bottom line here is that I DIDNT smoke. I had my hand out the window slightly to more quickly dry my nails as we were trying to get on the road and to keep the smell of Acetone out of the room.
I told the woman I didn’t know what she was talking about. She continues to yell that we had to go right then. This woman has NO proof of me smoking and would not offer any kind of explanation. At this time I was still in underwear and a night shirt. I told the woman that I needed a chance to change an she said «Looks like your going to have to change somewhere else. «
Please understand that I had not showered or even brushed my teeth and there I was with the hotel door thrown wide open and this hysterical woman screening at me to get out. She stood there and watched me put my clothes on, the whole time the door was wide open.
My boyfriend had gone downstairs in order to call his brother who is a lawyer. He told me not to speak to the woman and to STAY WHERE I WAS. I should have taken his advice because as soon as I had been forced to throw all of my belongings sloppily into a suitcase the woman made me leave the room and locked the door behind me. I left several items i didn’t have time to grab in the room and she refused to let me in to collect them. She was smiling as she watched me the whole time. I was trying to reason with the woman to tell her that I in fact was not a smoker and I certainly hadn’t been smoking out the window. She only smiled and handed me a receipt for $ 355.
I have never been so humiliated or outraged in my life.
Back at the car I was crying hysterically still trying to process what had just occurred. My boyfriend however had not yet made it to the car yet since he assumed I was still in the room. I walked to the front desk where the woman was laughing with her coworker and breakfast was going on. She then had the audacity to announce to a lobby full of patrons enjoying their breakfast that I had been evicted from my room and made it sound as if I were a real problem when I had done nothing but paid and complied.
I will never forget this incident and am deeply disturbed that people can be this poorly behaved and unprofessional to anyone especially a paying customer. I want my money back and I want this unhappy desk clerk to be fired so this doesn’t happen to anyone else. I will issue complaints, post ratings, and resort to having to sue till this issue is resolved.

This place should just be renamed the Bates motel. It is absolute filth. We booked through Priceline, and it was a total disappointment. The rooms reeked of smoke. I woke up the next day itchy. There were holes in the sheets as well as smoke burns in the furniture. The wall paper was peeling off the wall. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. It should be condemned due to its level of filth and unpleasant staff. The hotel manager Ceasar Velasquez was not helpful at all, he has a tendency to disappear when problems arise, and does not take any responsibility in making the stay at this hotel any better. Look somewhere else if you want to feel comfortable, and not feel like you are having an anaphalactic reaction from the disgusting bed sheets.

You may have come to this review after searching in vain for a clean, safe, affordable hotel on the north side of Austin, Texas. I visited 4 or 5 chain hotels in the area before selecting this one, and I’m glad I found the Ramada. The hotel itself is adequate, not awesome. The room was shopworn but clean, the beds comfortable but not luxurious. I paid $ 59 for 2 double-​beds in a non-​smoking room, and slept well knowing my car in the parking lot was not going to be broken into and people would not be running around outside my room all night. The same cannot be said for most of the low-​cost hotels on this side of Austin.
The free hot breakfast buffet was tasty, and owing to the hotel’s unique lobby atrium, I could smell the sausage cooking way up in my 5^th floor room. This may or may not be a feature you’ll appreciate. The staff was friendly and helpful. After scary visits to the Days Inns and Super 8’s and Motel 6’s a mile or two up the road, I’m really glad I turned in here. Would definitely recommend.