My husband and I stayed here in October. The rooms are pretty basic, and as others have noted, the location is close to town but also close to a major highway where we saw homeless men with signs standing nearby. Our biggest problem was with one of the staff who was totally incompetent. In our first room, my husband wanted... More

I've stayed in 5 stars hotels and other brands of hotels. Here is my assessment of this hotel: The hotel is old and a bit dirty. That was my first impression. But, I got a perfect view of downtown Austin and the river, a balcony (nothing fancy), kitchenette, fridge, and good TV channels, and quite good complimentary breakfast (i've tried... More

It was a great deal and is probably a nice place to stay if you're a family on vacation, but if you're going to use public transit and run around town alone you'd be better off getting a safer place. If you take the bus you get harassed by hordes of homeless people (not really hordes, but an unusually high... More

We stayed at the Wellesley Inn in late March and had a wonderful time! The staff was very curtious and most helpful with directions and different things. The hotel is a little old (probably 40 years) but that was o.k. with us. It had a beautiful view of down town Austin, TX and overlooked Austin Town Lake. The value for... More

We got a great deal on the hotel, but it was not worth it. The hotel is old. It is dirty. It is close to downtown, but not within walking distance. When you shower it doesn't drain well so you are standing in a tub full of water. The bathroom floor was very dirty. I did not take off my... More