AUSTIN | Westin Austin Downtown | 214 FT | 19 FLOORS | Complete - Page 12

drummer · #1 Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 6:46 AM**

Yeah, but if they build something taller north of 6th street, it'd at least cover it up from farther north looking into downtown. Still not a great plan altogether and I'm not sure how the CVCs affect the area north of 6th - I know 35 has a lot of silly CVCs in that area.

Urbannizer · #2 Posted **Jul 23, 2015, 6:00 PM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...in-austin.html

KevinFromTexas · #3 Posted **Jul 23, 2015, 8:45 PM**

I'm ok with this building. They could have painted pink spots on it and added a crooked spire, and I'd still be ok with it.

Those views are great.

drummer · #4 Posted **Jul 23, 2015, 11:34 PM**

No kidding - can't beat that view.

the Genral · #5 Posted **Jul 24, 2015, 2:05 AM**

Looks like the row of cactus will keep people away from the edge and the best vantage points.

corvairkeith · #6 Posted **Nov 25, 2015, 7:49 PM**

While this was being built many of us speculated how much they took soundproofing into consideration in the rooms facing the rooftop bars on 6th Street. Short answer they didn't. Hopefully Hotel Indigo/ Holiday Inn Express doesn't make the same mistakes.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/music...wntown-hotels/

The ATX · #7 Posted **Nov 25, 2015, 10:38 PM**

The Westin uses its location as a marketing tool, and now they have been calling APD to lodge noise complaints? Boo hoo.

drummer · #8 Posted **Nov 25, 2015, 11:49 PM**

Yep, that's unfortunate. I don't have any sympathy for Westin on this one.

austlar1 · #9 Posted **Nov 26, 2015, 6:16 AM**

I have a friend who sub-let a condo at the W a few years ago up on the 20th floor. He was renting to determine whether or not he wanted to take the plunge and move downtown. His unit faced north towards all of the bars in the Warehouse District. Over time he became pretty annoyed by all the noise. He said it was not just music. The street crowds were also very noisy, and the noise would continue well past closing time. I guess that is just what you have to expect living downtown unless you choose your unit very carefully to avoid lots of noise.

As far as the hotel goes, I bet they end up spending a fortune soundproofing those rooms with wall insulation and triple glazed windows. They are going to get slaughtered with bad guest reviews on all the online travel sites, and this will have a definite negative impact on their bottom line.

the Genral · #10 Posted **Nov 26, 2015, 7:06 AM**

That depends on how many complaints they are getting. I remember the Omni getting some noise complaints a while back that got media attention. I'm not sure they did any sound proofing beyond the upgrading of the interior and room decor. If I need to get to sleep when its a bit noisy, I leave the a/c fan running or sometimes buy a cheap Lasko 20" fan to help drown out the noise, then just leave it in the room when I leave. Complimentary noise masking headphones may also help, or an open bar.

austlar1 · #11 Posted **Nov 27, 2015, 1:21 AM**

The noise issue pops up already in numerous reviews (both good and bad) for the hotel on Tripadvisor.com http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...s.html#REVIEWS

drummer · #12 Posted **Nov 27, 2015, 2:42 AM**

Even if it had soundproofing, it wouldn't be 100%. The reality is that if you want to stay in a hotel next to a massive entertainment district that is legendary for music - both outdoor and indoor concerts - you deal with the music. There's not really much else to think about for me. It just goes with the location.

austlar1 · #13 Posted **Nov 27, 2015, 6:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

Even if it had soundproofing, it wouldn't be 100%. The reality is that if you want to stay in a hotel next to a massive entertainment district that is legendary for music - both outdoor and indoor concerts - you deal with the music. There's not really much else to think about for me. It just goes with the location.

Yeah, well, maybe the Westin folks did not think things through when they built at that location. It took long enough to finish the building, so you might think that sound insulation was part of the construction package. Not everybody booking that hotel will do so because of the location next to Sixth St. A lot of folks coming to town will book for the Westin brand, or their reservations will be make for them by corporate travel offices. Sixth St. is not going to quiet down for the hotel. That seems pretty clear to me. I think the Westin folks will need to spend some money on this problem, or they will end up regularly discounting rooms on that side of the building.

drummer · #14 Posted **Nov 27, 2015, 8:03 AM**

Yeah, that's true. I am surprised it wasn't taken into consideration - it's not like it's their first hotel. In any case, like you said, I wouldn't be surprised if they sink more money into the rooms to soundproof them now that it's become such an issue.

drummer · #15 Posted **Jul 11, 2017, 1:23 AM**

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On the other hand, if a live music venue wants to set up shop in a neighborhood where neighbors may take issue with live music, the venue needs to provide the sound mitigation. In this case, The Nook was in operation first, thus the burden of sound mitigation is placed on the Westin, according to the principle.

(from the above link)

I think this is clarified well also. I do think that the Westin should also provide sound mitigation for their rooms as they're obviously still going to hear a lot from other clubs and venues in the area...

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