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Old Posted Aug 2, 2013, 1:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Hill Country View Post
I don't think it's financially possible for a "budget" hotel to be part of a 50-story building in Austin. I know the term "budget" is relative, and given Austin's downtown hotel rates, $300 may be considered cheap. But I can't help thinking the budget floors (say floors 10-20) of the building would be brown stucco while the rest of the building be some awesome glass color.
No... In this case, the residences and the upscale hotel will require the entire design to be extravagant if it pans out. They will basically subsidize the outside "look" of the building for the more budget hotel. It just means smaller rooms and more bare bones furnishing.

Also, "budget" in the downtown sense is entirely different from a motel which the common folk consider "budget".
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