Four Seasons Hotel

DOWNTOWN. Already teeming with luxury, this hotel also offers exquisite views of South Austin and Lady Bird Lake. In Room 703, you never need to leave the balcony, which provides an ideal vantage point for seeing bats and people on the Congress Avenue Bridge, the shoreline's massive oaks, the rolling Hill Country, and, if you're an early riser, the graceful scullers rowing on the placid water.