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Economy Inn

2.0 star property
Motel in Austin

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Economy Inn provides a straightforward, practical base near the Moody Center. Guests can use the complimentary in-room WiFi to research local attractions or plan their day's adventures around the University of Texas at Austin campus just minutes away.

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Room amenity

Standard Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Microwave
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Double Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Microwave
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Basic Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Microwave
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
700 Middle Ln, Austin, TX, 78753

What's nearby

  • Daughters of the Republic of Texas Museum - 1 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • University of Texas at Austin - 8 min drive - 7.9 miles
  • Austin Convention Center - 10 min drive - 9.3 miles
  • Texas State Capitol - 10 min drive - 8.4 miles
  • Sixth Street - 11 min drive - 9.3 miles

Getting around

  • Highland Station - 4 min drive
  • Austin Station - 19 min drive
  • Austin-Bergstrom Intl. Airport (AUS) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪7-Eleven - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪El Tacorrido - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Tacos "El Charly - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Jack in the Box - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Tortilleria La Sabrocita - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Economy Inn

Motel near University of Texas at Austin
Near Moody Center, Economy Inn provides everything you need. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Smoke-free premises and tour/ticket assistance
Room features
All guestrooms at Economy Inn have amenities such as free WiFi.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers
  • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Refrigerators, microwaves, and phones

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1994
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Economy Inn Austin
Economy Inn Motel
Economy Inn Austintown, Ohio
Economy Inn Austin
Economy Inn Motel Austin

Frequently asked questions

Is Economy Inn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Economy Inn?

Check-in begins at 2 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Economy Inn?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Economy Inn located?

Located in Georgian Acres, this motel is 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from La Frontera Shopping Center and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Austin Community College Highland. Q2 Stadium and Cast Clinic - Dell Children's Medical Center are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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Reviews

Economy Inn Reviews

5.8

6.8

Cleanliness

5.4

Location

6.2

Staff & service

5.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 57 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 57 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 57 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 57 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 57 reviews

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth the 2x the $. Got a place sown the street for half the price and nicer room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Worst evacuation experience ever

First I reserved a room with two beds only to have the guy call and say that he rented it out while it was reserved so we had to get a one king size bed for me my husband and 5 kids. We asked for extra blankets to make pallets on the floor he said they only had one clean blanket. All night doors opening and closing so I think it was a place for prostitutes and drug dealers didn’t get much sleep. If I ever have to evacuate again and this place is my only choice, I will sleep in my car first. He did offer a two bed for our second but we didn’t stay past checkout time after the first night for being too scared something was gonna happen
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
When I arrived at 12:20 am, there were several people outside the hotel, shirtless and wandering around drunk. Two men came stumbling out of a room, looked at my car, looked at me, and then began talking about me. There was also what looked like a prostitute with two other shirtless men coming in and out of her room. I have stayed in some pretty cheep hotels in my past, butI have never felt frightened before when approaching a motel... ever. Because of this I drove away, and then found a La Quinta down the road that was cleaner, cheaper, and didn't look like a crack house. The problem is that the hotel charged me $92.00 for a no-show. I asked for a refund because of what drove up to, but they said, "no." I contacted Expedia, but haven't heard back. I doubt I'll get a refund, but it was worth loosing $90.00 not to stay there.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

christine

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Too expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

James, Iowa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beds were good. Average neighborhood. Not very clean. A lot of outside noise.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Liked the location it was at. Was able to walk to some shopping centers an restaurants in the area that were nice, service was nice and the rooms for what they are were very clean an comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness
Room was under repair. Construction materials in the room. Door chain missing. TV remote missing. At Cetera at Cetera
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

marlean, bryan texas

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Smh

No lights, it was very dark in the room some wall plugs didn’t even work. Other than that no complaints.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Horrible

Worst hotel ever. Warped doors. Bed bugs i think. No phones in rooms. No clock.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

2/10 Terrible

Don

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

I will never stay here again

This motel gives you the bare minimum of what you require, and little else. On the positive side, the bed was comfortable (except for 2 rock-hard pillows), the AC worked, the shower had plenty of hot water, and there’s a mini-fridge, microwave, and Wi-Fi. But there’s no ice machine, no hotel lobby (only a walk-up window), no coat hangers, just 2 electrical outlets, no Kleenex, and of course no pool or breakfast. When I asked about ice, the manager suggested I get it from the mini-fridge's freezer—except there were no ice trays. When I mentioned that, he just said, “Sorry.” The motel is located just off I-35, but noise was only a problem when a loud motorcycle or pickup truck went by on the service road. The motel room doors face outside, not an inside hallway, and at 5 a.m. one morning a man pounded on our door (and others) looking for his girlfriend’s room. The motel room door had what used to be a sliding chain lock, but there was no chain on it. There are security cameras, but I can’t say I ever really felt safe at this motel. Our bathroom door was misaligned so that it scraped the floor and would not close unless I lifted it up to align it correctly. The bathroom fan didn’t work. The toilet tank took an incredible 4 ¼ minutes to refill—and not quietly, either. The in-room phones did not work. We stayed 2 nights and there will never be a 3rd. There wouldn’t have been a 2nd if I could have found anything available that night in Austin at a reasonable price.

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do Not Stay Here

Checking in was done through a window outside the building which did not feel very safe in the neighborhood. The room was very close to I 35 and the noise was unbelievable all night long. The pillows were hard as a rock and very large and impossible for either my husband or I to sleep on. The mattress was also poor with a valley in the mattress. All in all we had a terrible night sleep and I would never go back.

6/10 Okay

Russel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

pillows are so fat, not easy to sleep

We had a late entry then we found out that they haven't received the confirmation of our stay. They said their fax machine is broken. Anyway, after showing the confirmation, they gave us a room in second floor. The room was okay but pillows were so fat that were keeping our neck so high. I couldn't sleep very well with fat pillows. Also, their wifi did not work. They kept promising but did not work until we checked out. Front desk wasn't so friendly.

4/10 Poor

Joe

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They didn't have my reservation because their fax machine was broken. No security chain on door and the only way the door would stay closed was by deadbolt only.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
It's was horrible the didn't work wifi didn't work and when we asked for extra towels they said they didn't have any

10/10 Excellent

monica, austin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It was nice

Good vibe everything was okay and working good customer service liked it and also my friend

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service

Lesson learned

When they say no frills, they mean NO frills. No phone, no wifi, and not even an office to go into. They have a glass partition through which you must yell through over nearby traffic to be heard. The building itself is cute and so much could be done with it, but, as most businesses in that part of town, the owners (mgmt) lack of imagination simply creates a flophouse full of excuses as to why you don't get the amenities that are listed. Not to mention they housed me in what appeared to be the least desirable room, with a lovely view of the slop bucket closet directly in front of my door. And don't try to get a refund. They don't do those. Hotels.com did take care of me though, and gave me a voucher. It made up for little though, as I spent the majority of my night at a Starbucks dealing with my business accounts because it's the only wifi I could find. Lesson learned.

8/10 Good

Clayton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient and clean

I like everything about it, it could have easier access to enter from the road.

2/10 Terrible

The Jackal

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One star is too many

First I tried for 90mins to reach the location to inform of a late check in per policy well could not reach them nor could Expedia CSA.

2/10 Terrible

Dale, Arkansas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Did not stay gunfire door had been kicked in would not lock Very dangerous place

4/10 Poor

Alexander, Houston Tx

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not the best of places trying to charge twice.

It was ok, the bed was nice but the room was louder then I expected it to be, especially near the highway. Also when we arrived the hotel wanted to charge me twice after they had already before I arrived. Not the most happy about that also and it set the tone of my stay there

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Decent inn close to Austin-Bergstrom

As the manager made excuses for the mess in his office I was prepared to anything. Luckily the room was clean and recently redecorated. Apart from a couple of minor damages in the bathroom area everything was fine. But hey, it was only the have a budget room on short notice and for that purpose it was fine enough.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
I asked for an iron because our room didn't have one and the lady in the office said they only had one for the entire hotel and that she needed to grab it from someone else. Also, she was on the phone the entire time while attending me. We were only there for one night though so we didn't let it bother us too much.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

Clean - No Frills - Cheap - In the Ghetto

Motel was definitely in the ghetto. More so than I expected. The room itself was the only good thing going for it. Clean, relatively quite, well maintained, moderately comfortable. I would only recommend this motel to someone who is looking for a cheap and clean room to sleep and shower and leave. There's no lobby, check in is done while standing outside and talking to someone through a security window as if you were buying movie tickets. No breakfast of any kind and no services. But all you need is a no frills, no drama, small clean room to sleep and don't mind the area then this is your place.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

ok hotel for the price

The hotel was ok for the price but does need some improvements. Had problems with door interior lock not working at all and the toilet water pressure was bad. It also needs some up dates on interior decor.

2/10 Terrible

Brandon, Nederland

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

never again

Beds were very uncomfortable and when we left we were covered in some type of bites that weren't already there
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