Austin Metro Hotel Development, Construction & Transactions

A 1,000-room convention hotel proposal stands out in the Austin Metro metro area, although upper-midscale and upscale properties lead the tracked development pipeline by project count. Also known as the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA, the market spans Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. Lodging Development tracks 38 projects totaling 6,782 rooms, alongside 19 openings totaling 2,129 rooms over the past 24 months. Transaction records add another perspective on ownership activity, with 15 tracked sales during the separate 18-month reporting window ending six months before the current date.

Upper-midscale and upscale hotels lead the projects tracked by Lodging Development, with 11 and nine projects, respectively, across a total of 38 projects and 6,782 rooms. Among the projects currently tracked, RIDA Development Corp.'s 1,000-room Circuit of the Americas Hotel & Convention Center is in final planning, with its scale undetermined. The 480-room Embassy Suites | Tempo by Hilton Hotel is under construction, representing a notable upper-upscale addition. Smaller projects include PA Hospitality's 167-room Home2 Suites Austin University District in final planning and Buda JSK Hospitality's 162-room SpringHill Suites | TownePlace Suites Buda in planning. These examples illustrate the size range within the Austin Metro metro area's tracked development activity.

The luxury, 252-room 1 Hotel Austin Waterline opened in September 2026, the most recent opening listed for the Austin Metro metro area. Lodging Development recorded 19 openings totaling 2,129 rooms over the past 24 months. Other recent additions include the 115-room Everhome Suites Georgetown - Austin in June and the 111-room TownePlace Suites Hutto in May. Early 2026 brought the 124-room Element North Austin Tech Ridge, 126-room LivAway Suites San Marcos and 124-room ECHO Suites Round Rock, extending the listed openings across several communities and lodging segments.

Lodging Development tracked 15 hotel transactions in the Austin Metro metro area during the 18-month period ending six months before the current date. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so publicly available records do not provide a uniform view of sale pricing. Notable ownership changes include the 150-room Embassy Suites Austin Arboretum, acquired by RGB Hospitality in February 2026, and the 96-room Homewood Suites Austin-South/Airport, purchased by Lodging Host Hotel Corp. in January 2026. TA Hampton Group acquired the 137-room Hyatt Place Austin / Cedar Park in June 2025. These records offer market intelligence on buyer participation and ownership changes across distinct locations.