Hotels with a Hot Tub Near Kramer Station
No hotel around Kramer Station lists a full spa, so I keep this page honest: it gathers the three hotels in my list with a hot tub, for a soak after a day of meetings or driving. Kramer is a Capital MetroRail Red Line stop in North Austin, between the Domain, the Arboretum and the Parmer/Tech Ridge office parks along US-183. Embassy Suites by Hilton Austin Arboretum has an indoor pool and a hot tub on the Arboretum side, La Quinta Inn & Suites sits near the Domain, and Hilton Garden Inn Austin North is on the Parmer side by the Parmer Rapid Station bus stop.
Around Kramer Station, North Austin is a corridor of office parks, shopping streets and frontage roads. The Domain gathers shops and restaurants, the Arboretum lies to the west near Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve, and the Parmer/Tech Ridge office parks run north along US-183. Hotels are modern chain properties built for weekday travellers rather than spa resorts.
Where to stay
Three hot tubs, three settings
On a corridor of business hotels and frontage roads, a hot tub is the closest thing to a spa you will find near Kramer Station. If massages or treatment rooms matter to you, none of these three hotels lists them; if a warm pool at the end of the day is enough, each one offers it with a different setting, from an indoor pool at the Arboretum to outdoor pools near the Domain and Parmer.
Embassy Suites by Hilton Austin Arboretum is the one I would choose for a hot tub in any weather, since it pairs it with an indoor pool. It is an all-suite hotel with a casual restaurant, free breakfast and free Wi-Fi, rated 8 across more than two thousand reviews, the most reviewed of the three. Its rooms are pet-friendly and business-ready, and it sits on the Arboretum side of the corridor, a short drive from Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve. For a work trip with meetings around the Arboretum offices, it keeps breakfast, dinner and a soak under one roof.
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Austin Near the Domain is the budget way to get a hot tub near Kramer Station. This two-star hotel has an outdoor pool and a hot tub, with breakfast, free parking and free Wi-Fi included, and golf access nearby. It is rated 7.4, a plain base rather than a polished one, and the Burnet/Mopac transit stop is ten minutes' walk away. The Domain's shops and restaurants are close, which makes it easy to eat out and come back for an evening in the hot tub without moving the car again.
Hilton Garden Inn Austin North serves the Parmer/Tech Ridge side of the corridor, eight minutes' walk from the Parmer Rapid Station bus stop. Its outdoor pool comes with a hot tub, and the hotel adds a casual American restaurant and bar, room service and free parking, with pet-friendly rooms. It is rated 7.8. My advice for meetings in the northern office parks is to choose it over the two other hotels, since it saves the drive south along US-183 and still gives you a restaurant, a bar and a hot tub on site.
Choosing between the three is mostly a matter of location and weather. For a soak whatever the season, the indoor pool at Embassy Suites Arboretum makes the most sense, and its all-suite rooms give extra space. For the lowest-key stay near the Domain, with breakfast and parking included, La Quinta covers the basics. For the Parmer/Tech Ridge offices, Hilton Garden Inn Austin North keeps a bus stop and a restaurant close. All three list pet-friendly rooms, and none of them claims a full spa, so I would not book any of them expecting treatments.
A traveler's perspectiveFor an evening soak in any weather, I recommend Embassy Suites by Hilton Austin Arboretum: its hot tub sits alongside an indoor pool, and breakfast is free. Kramer Station is a Red Line stop on Capital MetroRail in North Austin, and I would choose this hotel for a work trip around the Arboretum, keeping in mind that it has a hot tub rather than a full spa.
4.0Guest scoreSpa & wellnessEmbassy Suites by Hilton Austin Arboretum
An indoor hot tub for the days summer stays outside
View hotel →Why guests love itEmbassy Suites Austin Arboretum is an understated all-suite hotel with an indoor pool and a hot tub, which children can use whatever the weather. Breakfast and Wi-Fi are free, a casual restaurant is on site, and suites give a family more room than a standard hotel room. Pets are accepted. Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve is a short drive away for a family outing. Rated 8 by more than 2,000 guests, I would book it for a comfortable family stay in Austin.
3.9Guest scoreSpa & wellnessTO PLATFORM
Hilton Garden Inn Austin North
A hot tub, bar and restaurant with free parking included
View hotel →Why guests love itHilton Garden Inn Austin North is a sensible choice for families arriving by car, because parking is free. The outdoor pool and hot tub give children and parents somewhere to relax after a day out, and the casual American restaurant and bar, plus room service, keep dinner simple. Pets are welcome. Parmer Rapid Station, a bus stop for getting around north Austin, is an eight-minute walk. The rating of 7.8 across 940 reviews is fair rather than outstanding, so I see it as a practical base.
3.7Guest scoreSpa & wellnessLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Austin Near the Domain
Free parking, a hot tub and breakfast at a budget rate
View hotel →Why guests love itLa Quinta Inn & Suites Austin near The Domain is an unpretentious two-star budget hotel with free breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking, plus an outdoor pool and a hot tub. The pool is the easy win for children after a day on the road, and pets are welcome. The Burnet/Mopac transit stop is ten minutes on foot, and golf is close by. Rated 7.4 by almost 1,400 guests, I would book it for a budget family stop during a Texas road trip.
Local tips
- 1Pick Embassy Suites Arboretum if you want a hot tub in any weather, since it pairs it with an indoor pool.
- 2Choose La Quinta near the Domain for a hot tub with breakfast and free parking included.
- 3Book Hilton Garden Inn Austin North for meetings on the Parmer/Tech Ridge side, eight minutes from the Parmer Rapid Station bus stop.
- 4Do not expect massages or treatment rooms: none of these hotels lists a full spa.
- 5Keep the car at La Quinta or Hilton Garden Inn Austin North, since both list free parking.
- 6Head to the Domain for dinner if you stay at La Quinta, then come back for an evening in the hot tub.