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New Austin Resort Celebrates Opening with Special Rates
Posted: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:36 PM - 10,872 Readers
By: Paris and John
Travaasa Destinations celebrates the opening of the all-inclusive
Travaasa Austin, the first of a new collection of experiential
destination hotels with special mid-week rates.
Travaasa Austin is located on the northwest edge of the city,
surrounded by 200 acres of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve overlooking
Lake Travis. The property features 70 guestrooms scattered over a
relaxed, campus-style layout, allowing resort guests to enjoy the
natural habitat in an unobtrusive setting. Guests can choose between
Hacienda rooms, which include flat-screen TVs, or Spa Casita rooms,
which are complete with yoga mats and stretching ropes, and are ideal
for unplugging. All guest rooms offer a deck or patio.
Activities at Travaasa ranges from equine experiences at the on-site
stables, cowboy poetry and storytelling at the fire pit, an outdoor
challenge course, fitness classes, yoga sessions, and spa treatments.
Texas-fusion cuisine, such as the chef’s signature flourless chipotle
chocolate cake, immerse guests in local tastes while cooking
demonstrations and skills courses allow visitors to take a little bit of
Austin home with them.
The Package: Includes accommodations, three
chef-prepared meals, snacks, a daily spa service or off-property
activity such as golf, and all on-property activities.
The Price: Starting at $480 per person, per night based on double occupancy, excluding taxes and service charges. The Grand Opening Special offers a 30% discount on mid-week stays, through May 28, 2011, subject to availability.
Travaasa Austin channels Austin’s musical background and Western
roots in its range of activities and its furnishings to create an
experience that reflects the culture of the Austin area. This is also
evidenced in the property’s local and organic flavors delivered through
its restaurant and culinary programming.
“Austin is one of Texas’ most iconic cities and our guests will get
the real flavor of Austin and Texas through the myriad of activities,
chef-prepared cuisine as well as the unbelievable natural setting of the
Texas Hill Country,” said Larry Callahan, managing director. Callahan
leads the way in the Austin experience for Travaasa guests by guiding
novice harmonica players with live music lessons and a lively dance
class on mastering the Texas two-step.
Travaasa Austin is sensitive to the needs of the environment
including some endangered species protected within the neighboring
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. The hotel won a Treehugger’s 2010 Best of
Green Award for “best resort.” The property’s green features focus on
sustainable site selection, water efficiency, energy efficiency,
sustainable materials and indoor environmental quality.
For More Information:
Photo courtesy of Travaasa Destinations.
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