2 new Texas hotels heralded among world s best by Travel + Leisure Ready to make a reservation?
Photo by Douglas Friedman Two lauded Texas hotels are getting some international recognition from one of the most-read travel publications in the world.
Travel + Leisure, which reaches an audience of more than 30 million globetrotters, has released its 16th annual list of the world’s best new hotels of the year, with two Austin establishments the only Texas properties noted among the list’s North American callouts. Austin’s Commodore Perry Estate, the 10-acre lavish property originally built in 1928 as the country home of Nannie Lewette “Lutie” and Commodore Edgar Perry, is now part of the Auberge Resorts Collection hotel portfolio, which boasts 19 hotels and resorts on three continents and upgraded the historic Austin property with an additional three-story building.
2 luxurious Texas properties check in among world’s best new hotels Ready to make a reservation?
Photo by Douglas Friedman Two lauded Texas hotels located just up the road are getting some international recognition from one of the most-read travel publications in the world.
Travel + Leisure, which reaches an audience of more than 30 million globetrotters, has released its 16th annual list of the world’s best new hotels of the year, with two Austin establishments the only Texas properties noted among the list’s North American callouts. Austin’s Commodore Perry Estate, the 10-acre lavish property originally built in 1928 as the country home of Nannie Lewette “Lutie” and Commodore Edgar Perry, is now part of the Auberge Resorts Collection hotel portfolio, which boasts 19 hotels and resorts on three continents and upgraded the historic Austin property with an additional three-story building.
2 luxurious Austin properties check in among world s best new hotels Ready to make a reservation?
Photo by Douglas Friedman Two lauded Austin hotels are getting some international recognition from one of the most-read travel publications in the world.
Travel + Leisure, which reaches an audience of more than 30 million globetrotters, has released its 16th annual list of the world’s best new hotels of the year, with two Austin establishments the only Texas properties noted among the list’s North American callouts. Austin’s Commodore Perry Estate, the 10-acre lavish property originally built in 1928 as the country home of Nannie Lewette “Lutie” and Commodore Edgar Perry, is now part of the Auberge Resorts Collection hotel portfolio, which boasts 19 hotels and resorts on three continents and upgraded the historic Austin property with an additional three-story building.
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The coronavirus has hammered the restaurant industry, leading to countless closures and pivots. But it hasn t been all bad news for the local restaurant scene. Dozens of chefs and operators have found ways to open in the face of all of the adversity.
If you ve been sticking to takeout and delivery from some of your favorites and standbys, you might not be aware of some of the most notable openings since March 2020. We re here to help.
Aba: Mediterranean restaurant from Chicago-based hospitality group Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises is helmed by executive chef CJ Jacobson of “Top Chef” fame. (1011 S. Congress Ave.; 737-273-0199, abarestaurants.com/austin; previous coverage)
Ready to get back out there, or at least thinking that might be in sight?
While a lot of things in Texas have been open for business for a while (and certainly are allowed to be, under Gov. Greg Abbott s March order opening the state), plenty of people have kept close to home as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
There s hope in sight. As of early last week, more than 8.4 million Texans had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and of those, almost 4.9 million people have been fully vaccinated, according to state health officials. And as folks get their shots, they re likely to resume some of their pre-pandemic habits.