The Renaissance Austin is located in northwest Austin and within 11 miles of the University of Texas, the 6th Street Entertainment District, the convention center, and downtown. The hotel itself is part of The Arboretum which comprising shops, restaurants, and movie theaters. Nestled in the picturesque hills of Texas Hill Country, the Renaissance Austin Hotel provides a tranquil environment surrounded by nature trails, sophisticated boutiques, and a variety of restaurants. Enjoy close proximity to Downtown Austin, University of Texas, the 6th Street Entertainment District, Austin Convention Center as well as Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The hotel itself is part of The Arboretum, a 95-acre development comprising shops, restaurants, movie theaters, and walking/jogging paths.The hotel features two pools (one indoor and one outdoor), spa tub and a sauna, and a state-of-the-art fitness center equipped with treadmills, stationary bikes, lifecycles, free weights, and more. Banderas-A Texas Bistro offers casual atmosphere and a creative Texas Tapas Style menu. Austinbytes, a new high-tech restaurant is a cybercafe with wireless service, gourmet coffees, specialty wines and beer, fresh-baked pastries, made-to-order pizzas and sandwiches, gourmet desserts .The Lobby Bar is a place to relax with a favorite drink. The hotel service includes a concierge, gift shop, laundry, valet, and room service. Business service includes 19 meeting rooms with 65,000 square feet of functional meeting space.The hotel offers all non smoking guest rooms with the plush Renaissance bedding package that evokes warmth and comfort. All rooms offer cable TV, complimentary newspapers, hairdryers, high-speed Internet access, irons, ironing boards, an oversized desk, voicemail, plush bathrobes, flat screen TV, clock radios, and balconies or patios.