Barton Creek Resort & Spa, A KSL Luxury Resort

Location. Barton Creek Resort & Spa is one-quarter mile from Barton Creek in Austin, Texas. The hotel is less than five miles from Wild Basin Wilderness Park.

Hotel Features. Named a Conde Nast Top 100 Golf Resorts in 2006, Barton Creek Resort & Spa covers 4,000 acres in Hill Country. The resort features four 18-hole golf courses designed by Tom Fazio, Arnold Palmer and Ben Crenshaw. Guests may attend a golf school. The resort provides an 11,000 square-foot fitness center with free weights, weight machines and cardiovascular equipment. Yoga and kickboxing lessons are available for a fee. The hotel includes indoor and outdoor pools and 11 tennis courts. The spa offers massages, facials, manicures and pedicures. The Texas Margarita Salt Glow exfoliation features salt, lime and agave extracts. The hotel's kid's club offers miniature golf and other supervised activities. Pinball machines, air hockey, foosball and video games are available in the game room. A ballroom, an atrium, an amphitheatre and event space span 43,000 square feet. The business center and public areas offer wireless Internet access for a fee. Dining options include the Hill Country Dining Room, 8212 Wine Bar and Grill, Barton's Lounge and the seasonal Resort Cabana.

Guestrooms. Contemporary southwest-inspired guestrooms at Barton Creek Resort & Spa feature armoires with televisions and video game consoles. Rooms include high-speed wired and wireless Internet access for a fee. Dark wooden headboards are accented with light wood. Bathrobes, complimentary in-room safes, refreshment centers and coffeemakers are included. Select suites provide separate sitting areas and balconies with views of the foothills and golf courses.

Expert Tip. Committed to environmental preservation, the resort features Barton Creek Nature Trail with a one-half mile trail. The trail features flora native to the Hill Country and leads to a spring-fed pool.

A resort fee of 9% of room rate is collected at time of booking. Fee subject to change.
The fee includes: Toll-free, local, and credit-card calls; use of business center; daily newspaper; in-room coffee and tea; access to fitness center and steam room; self parking; on-property transportation; access to nature trails and miniature golf; and gratuities for door staff, luggage and golf-bag handlers, and housekeepers.