LonghornLegends Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 I am going to my first Longhorns game coming from Oklahoma City. I am going to the ULM game September 21st, any hotel recommendations or other recommendations when I come down? Thank you for your help! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Butler Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 The AT&T center on campus is a good spot, not cheap, but right in the mix if everything. There are a bunch of hotels in and around downtown. Stay away from the best western on 11th and anything along 35 north of campus up to 183. Matt’s El Rancho is a must (imo) after the game if early or before if a late game. Make sure you get a large Bob Armstrong 😊. Schultz is a great pregame/postgame spot close to campus. Crown and Anchor is a cool chill burger joint at 29th and San Jac before or after game as is Posse East just a block closer to the stadium. Check out the Surly Horns tailgate on LBJ lawn to catch some longhorn city limits, hopefully more details on that to come. Personally, I like going in early and seeing the band and the pomp and circumstance of the team coming into the stadium at Bevo Blvd and pre-game. Please feel free to message me directly. As a native Austinite and lifetime longhorn I love helping people out with things to do especially around their first game! The problem is that there’s so much to try and cram in haha!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonghornLegends Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 3 minutes ago, Alex Butler said: The AT&T center on campus is a good spot, not cheap, but right in the mix if everything. There are a bunch of hotels in and around downtown. Stay away from the best western on 11th and anything along 35 north of campus up to 183. Matt’s El Rancho is a must (imo) after the game if early or before if a late game. Make sure you get a large Bob Armstrong 😊. Schultz is a great pregame/postgame spot close to campus. Crown and Anchor is a cool chill burger joint at 29th and San Jac before or after game as is Posse East just a block closer to the stadium. Check out the Surly Horns tailgate on LBJ lawn to catch some longhorn city limits, hopefully more details on that to come. Personally, I like going in early and seeing the band and the pomp and circumstance of the team coming into the stadium at Bevo Blvd and pre-game. Please feel free to message me directly. As a native Austinite and lifetime longhorn I love helping people out with things to do especially around their first game! The problem is that there’s so much to try and cram in haha!! Oh yeah absolutely! I appreciate the help luckily I’m gonna make a weekend out of it, going to take off work Friday so I’ll be in Austin Friday around noon till Sunday around noon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Butler Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonghornLegends Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 26 minutes ago, Alex Butler said: The AT&T center on campus is a good spot, not cheap, but right in the mix if everything. There are a bunch of hotels in and around downtown. Stay away from the best western on 11th and anything along 35 north of campus up to 183. Matt’s El Rancho is a must (imo) after the game if early or before if a late game. Make sure you get a large Bob Armstrong 😊. Schultz is a great pregame/postgame spot close to campus. Crown and Anchor is a cool chill burger joint at 29th and San Jac before or after game as is Posse East just a block closer to the stadium. Check out the Surly Horns tailgate on LBJ lawn to catch some longhorn city limits, hopefully more details on that to come. Personally, I like going in early and seeing the band and the pomp and circumstance of the team coming into the stadium at Bevo Blvd and pre-game. Please feel free to message me directly. As a native Austinite and lifetime longhorn I love helping people out with things to do especially around their first game! The problem is that there’s so much to try and cram in haha!! So nothing near the airport? Just clarifying stay south of 35? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHorns1 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 8 minutes ago, LonghornLegends said: So nothing near the airport? Just clarifying stay south of 35? Stay south of campus , IH 35 is the east boundary of the campus anything west of 35 is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NothinButDaHorns34 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Stay away from 6th street, Rainey street and downtown in general after dark as a born and raised austinite for the last 34 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonghornLegends Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 8 minutes ago, NothinButDaHorns34 said: Stay away from 6th street, Rainey street and downtown in general after dark as a born and raised austinite for the last 34 years. Yeah we are planning on staying in a hotel looking at some trying to find a good location was looking at AT&T on campus and man it’s expensive 😂😂! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Butler Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 45 minutes ago, LonghornLegends said: So nothing near the airport? Just clarifying stay south of 35? No, too far out and nothing close by and easy. There’s a Hampton Inn on Lavaca and the double tree on 15th that are nice. Most game weekends pretty much everything is going to be expensive close to campus/downtown. Going out to Rainey, 6th, downtown isn’t super dangerous it’s just crowed with a lot of partiers and vagrants. It really depends what you’re looking to do. The less crazy part of 6th is west of congress. 5th street has a lot going on too. South Congress is hip and expensive, east side is hipster vibes, e. riverside to pleasant valley is a little better than it used to be, but still pretty sketchy depending on where you are. Honestly, it all just depends what you’re looking to do other than the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Butler Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 3 minutes ago, LonghornLegends said: Yeah we are planning on staying in a hotel looking at some trying to find a good location was looking at AT&T on campus and man it’s expensive 😂😂! Yeah not cheap at all, but great location. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Butler Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 3 minutes ago, Alex Butler said: Yeah not cheap at all, but great location. Airbnb can be good, but would recommend checking with some locals first just to make sure 😊! I’m sure there’s plenty on here that are happy to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonghornLegends Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Alex Butler said: Airbnb can be good, but would recommend checking with some locals first just to make sure 😊! I’m sure there’s plenty on here that are happy to help! That’s a good Idea I didn’t even think of anyone having an airbnb not a bad idea! Edited July 15 by LonghornLegends 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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