The Heart Of Texas Motel

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2026

Michele

It started out with my service dog, I am recovering from breast cancer & the PTSD it has caused me from my life being turned upside down. Anyway, there was a 10 minute argument over that, I had already booked through a third party, I couldn't change, nor get a refund, and it was Memorial week-end. Finally able to get into the room, which wasn't that bad, room was clean, the mini fridge was great! The shower was nice as well, just be sure to have your own towels, wash clothes, and such. I probably wouldn't stay there again, and they probably would not let me due to my service dog. He goes everywhere with me!!!!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2026

Ted

Deferred maintenance issues. Soiled windows. Broken screens.

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2026

Donald

It was a nice clean room, though without carpet. The bed was comfortable, and the fridge and microwave worked just fine. There is no pool, or much in the way of other amenities, and access to/from the hotel is restricted by being on a frontage road. Overall, it looks a bit rundown, but the room was pleasant and comfortable. Check in was easy, and the staff at the time friendly.
The only real downside was the refrigerator was really loud when it turned on to cool. It made a loud pop, and then came on for several minutes increasing in volume as it went. But, this was made better by turning the A/C fan on full time.
Overall, I'm not sure I'd recommend this place as it doesn't have a very \"I'm really safe here\" vibe, being in a not great part of Austin. However, if you're looking for an inexpensive place to stay, this isn't that bad a choice.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Apr 2026

Austin

Good price

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2026

Jeevan

very clean. No pool

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2026

Christian

Great stay. Only complaint is that there were kids running around on the second floor for like 45 minutes one evening. Also there were a couple moments where it felt/sounded like someone was moving large furniture in the room next door, and it was very jarring for 15 minutes on and off.

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2026

Justin

The air conditioner worked well, but it was loud and cycled on often.

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2025

Rosendo

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6/10

Pleasant

28 Nov 2025

Eva

The shower curtain was worn. The bathroom door was battered.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

Patrick

Clean room

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Abraham

Overall was a great stay and i would go again. Walls were somewhat dirty but room and bathroom felt clean. There were NO signs of roaches, insects, rodents or pests. Also wifi didn't work too well.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2025

Joshua

Everything was just fine. Nothing weird or surprising. A decent quiet place to stay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2025

Kristi

Clean room, ok for the price and location

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2025

Braden

We liked our room, it was very clean and organized upon arrival. Staff was friendly. This is a nice option for budget-friendly lodging.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Heart review

Easy booking. Clean and quiet.
Pricey, yet they get away with it for the area

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

DARRYLL

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Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2025

Shawna

Bed was uncomfortable, but the room was clean. The mini fridge was loud, I had to unplug it so I could sleep.

Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2025

Jon

Needs a good paint brush and touch up and remodeling work. Following needs to be fix : 1. Light fixture in room needs repair. 2. Door does not close and lock to bathroom
Beds were very comfortable. Air Conditioner worked good.
Good nights rest. Very clean room. We enjoyed our rest.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2025

Jon A

It was clean but needs some paint brush and repair in restroom door. Would not lock.Good comfortable beds. Thanks for restful sleep.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

05 Jun 2025

Emily

Not worth it

There were unknown stains on the bedding and towels. The a/c was turned completely off when we got in (in the start of summer) and did not comfortably cool the room during our 3 night stay.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2025

Robert

The was pretty clean, not perfect. The outside of the hotel needs a spruce up

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

03 May 2025

Michael

Subsequently left after finding dirt all over my room and bedsheets

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

James

Good location.

2/10

Poor

21 Apr 2025

Misael

Last time

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2025

Michael

The staff were friendly and courteous. The property is older but my room was very clean and comfortable.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Okay stay

The motel is fairly run-down and there are no special amenities like breakfast, a pool, or room service. The pictures I saw online make it look really nice, but I was a little unsure at first when I got there and saw it. I even checked for two-way mirrors because I thought, “where did I bring my child to stay?!” I always bring my own pillow and I was glad I had because the two on my bed were really yellowed, lumpy, and stained. The fridge had a leak so the pizza box we put in it got soaked. The room had an odd smell that we never were ever able to place, and the lights didn’t turn on right away- there was like a three to five second delay. But. There were zero bugs of any kind, the shower had hot water, the AC worked, and the mattresses were comfortable and clean. The room itself was clean- no carpet so that was a plus. I think for the overall condition of the place and the room it was over-priced, but it was still cheaper than most places around.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

11 Mar 2025

nancy

Close to BSW Health Hospital

The place is right next to BSWHealth Hospital I stay to be closer to hospital while my husband was in hospital. The place has allot of work needed If your looking for cheap is worth the money One bed was made with new sheets one had been slept in & shower curtain so bad I can’t describe it bad … I stayed I was to tried to leave … it could be an awesome place with some work

Self

2/10

Poor

09 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Better and safer options in town…

Been a member of Hotels.com for many years and this is the first time we pulled into a hotel and could not stay at the property. The staff was helpful but the rooms smelled very bad and were not clean. There also were people milling around the parking lot looking into cars. We asked to cancel and left. The property owner would not refund our money and that is unfortunate but we did not want to stay in an unsafe environment with poor cleanliness. I don’t usually write poor reviews but hope this one helps others choose a different hotel along the road. Thanks to the evening staff person for trying to convince us to stay, she was very kind.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

Jay

The owners were very nice and accomodating.
Quiet place, no crackheads beating on your door at 3am like some S.Austin motels i tried first.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2024

Adrian

Close to work for me. Quiet

Business

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2024

James

Cheap cost to stay . You get what you pay for

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2024

cynthia

The property was a little hard to get to due to one way streets around the location. They also did not offer breakfast but did have a microwave and refrigerator in the room. The room was clean no smells no bugs.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

21 Apr 2024

Andrew

Not recommended.

Not the worst motel that I have stayed in, but I would not be returning.
My friend and I were accosted by a drunk long term resident as we were leaving our rooms.
Woken at one a.m. by another guest hammering on my door claiming a medical emergency. She hammered on a number of doors. When spoken to by the manager (sworn at) she disappeared into the room next to mine, where I could hear her aguing with someone.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 Apr 2024

Nicholas

Stay was ok. The guy we checked in with was very nice, not sure his name. Older Motel, so it was relatively clean for what it is. The walls could use some attention. I would stay again if I needed a cheap place to stay on the south west side.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2023

Robin

Good value. Pillow cases had hair on them, otherwise the room was clean. A little loud in the morning as people left for the day.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Nov 2023

Trinidad A

The place was very dirty. Trash and beer bottles outside. We went to the room and the first thing is the TV did not work. There was no batteries in the remote. My husband had to go get the batteries at night. We are now watching TV and there are guys outside the window sounds like they are yelling. We slept and woke up to bred up blood on the sheets. We checked my grand daughter -nothing. Checked my daughter-nothing. So then we realized that we slept on dirty bloody sheets. I go to complained to the managers and not even a sorry. Not exceptabe.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2023

Jason

Room was clean, the AC worked, had decent bathroom and shower. Parking lot was well lit and the lady at the front desk was nice. Thanks!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2023

Leticia

Front desk nice service

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2023

Chris

Rooms was clean and bed was good. Outside was not good at all. I would like a customer leery to stay there.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2023

Brad

It’s a place to sleep but hopefully it’s cheap.

I’ve never paid so much to stay in such a sketchy motel. Room was fine. Dead bugs but at least they were dead. Shower was terrible. Area was questionable but I didn’t have any issues. Will not return. When my friends picked me up they offered to just have me stay with them instead.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2023

Isaac

Second time here

Great stay, second time here.

Business Family

2/10

Poor

07 May 2023

Esther

The condition of the room was poor, but having to sleep in sorry bedding... That was disgusting. We would have moved but we arrived late and had no options. We laid our own beach towels on the bed so we didn't have to touch the sheets. It was bad.
The desk attendant was very nice and helpful.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2023

Jessica

Very disappointing. Roaches in fridge and roach traps around the fridge. Bathroom and cigarette burns all on the wall. Have pictures.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2023

Larry

The exterior could use updated paint, but the room was absolutely excellent, both in how it was laid out, the cleanliness, and care taken by staff. Everything was very positive during our stay.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Apr 2023

Mandy

Roaches. Small roaches everywhere.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

17 Apr 2023

Timothy

The sheets and blankets were stained and everything just looked gross.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2023

James

Slept well.

I knew this was an older hotel because one of my Uncles was the master carpenter who helped build it. The rooms are clean as long as you don't move furniture or look too closely at the walls. When I turned on the lights our little friends the roaches where all around the bathroom and vanity area. The white blankets had past stains, but they were clean. The beds were comfortable and the hotel staff was attentive and as some guests were playing loud music after 10pm the staff seemed to handle that well. Tiny roaches are not a deal breaker for me. They live in drains and the overflow of sinks and baths and are difficult to eradicate in older buildings.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2023

Carl

Adequate

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2022

William

Just fine for a low price hotel. The room was clean, the bed was comfortable, and it was quiet. I’ve stayed here before and I’ll stay here again.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

04 Nov 2022

Richard

When we drove into the parking lot at around 1030 pm there where people sitting on the steps of the motel, to be honest I think they were probably homeless people not even staying there. When I parked to go into the office, I told my wife to lock the door to the vehicle, I did not see this happen, but some strange guy came running out of a room and almost landed on the Expedia (Fox) rental vehicle scaring my wife. The fellow inside the office was very nice and I asked him if the area was safe which he assured me it was but did say there is occasionally homeless people in the area. I got the key, and we went into the room, the room was dark, the comforters on the beds where stained in a couple areas each, and I lifted the sheets off the top mattress and the mattress was yellow and fluid stained. I proceeded to the bathroom where in one if the corners were small granules which I honestly believe were from cockroaches. I told my wife to get back in the car and I returned the key to the front desk guy explaining that we would not be staying. This is a fairly run-down hotel, and I was shocked that this hotel was represented by Expedia and for this reason I have deleted my Expedia app. This is rated a 3.5/5 on Expedia when it is at most a 2 star and that's being more than fair.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2022

Gina

Heart of Texas was ok. It was the only \"affordable\" option in Austin for a quick overnight, so I wasn't expecting much. Room was clean but white bed covers had some stains stains. Towels were small and worn. Bed was pretty comfortable. Room was quiet despite property being located right on the highway. Property was pretty rundown. The guy that checked me in was not particularly friendly. If you just need a cheap place to sleep, it's okay

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2022

Greg

Nice and clean,was able to park very close

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2022

Jason

it was fine for two guys to stay overnight but i wouldn't stay there with my family had a couple strange encounters with others staying there

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2022

James

Rooms are spacious, clean and comfortable. I really liked that the room had a microwave, fridge and coffee in the room. The ice machine was full and a great convenience. I was pleased with the shower. Ceiling fan was a plus. The towels were thin and small.

The outside was a little scary, but ending up being safe.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2022

Michael

The place in kinda rundown on the outside. There were a lot of \"dayworkers\" hanging around the parking lot in the afternoon, evenings drinking. They made my daughter very uncomfortable ( lots of staring and watching us.) At one point there was gunshots at the far end of the building.
The rooms were nice but sparse. Two towels, one tiny bar of soap...for two days. Tv worked. The microwave must have been the first model ever made. There was a small refrigerator. The place in minutes from walmart and target which was good. The location was good for our purposes of hiking the greenbelt.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2022

Henry

Pleasant Surprise

Older hotel, showing its age, but, one of the cleanest hotels I have ever stayed in. The room was super clean, with plenty of condiments for morning coffee.

Self

2/10

Poor

04 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Mean very rude; bedbugs

Very mean lady at the front when asking about bed bugs. She got mad and dint address the issue and closed the window on me.

Business

2/10

Poor

01 Jun 2022

Kelman

Disty hotel

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2022

Ricky

Great service from the staff. The room was clean but it was noisy from other guests. Traffic was that bad in that area.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2022

Teresa

Pretty good

Decent place for the price. A little run down looking, but new roof. Long stairs to 2nd floor, no elevator. Cheap towels. But room furniture was nice, w/ 3 chairs plus a little table, in our 2 dbl bed room. A/c was good.

Partner

2/10

Poor

04 May 2022

Tamara

the duvet was very dirty, I never found anyone at reception to ask to change it, the bed was hard, the smell on the stairs was unpleasant. It only took one night to rest and it was impossible

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2022

Chase Michael

Cleanliness and price

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2022

randy

Staff was friendly and helpful. Room nicely updated. A/C and hot water worked well. Wish the beds were queen instead of double.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

17 Apr 2022

Andrea

Front desk was rude, stupid, cost us valuable time, tried to double bill us. Property trashy covered in beer bottles.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2022

Kamal

I liked the comfort beds in the room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2022

TEREZA

Staff very friendly and helpful, checking was very fast.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Apr 2022

Holland

Hotel for Truckers

It was a very old hotel, but it was clean enough. We only needed a place to sleep and get dressed, so it was fine. If I was on vacation and planning to spend much time at the hotel, I wouldn’t stay here.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

02 Apr 2022

Alex

Picture lie, floors dirty, shows that the bed sheets had stains but may not been wash, no towels,

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

21 Mar 2022

Jorge

I checked in around 10pm and quickly noticed how filthy the room was. Worst of all it was full of bugs. I left the next morning and notified management that I would not return due to the bugs. They say they could not refund my money so I called Expedia and they helped resolve the issue.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2022

Douglas

The staff were very nice to me and my wife. We did have to put our dog in overnight boarding elsewhere, but I understand the hotel's policy on no pets. Otherwise, very nice accommodations at a very reasonable price.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2022

Peter

It's reasonably priced, relatively close to downtown and has all the necessities. But it is next to highway and noisy. They provide grills outside but nobody bothered to clean after they were used over the weekend and trash was all over the front of the hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2022

Dustin

Second stay, nice room, slept well

My second stay at this motel. I had a nice room with a king bed, ceiling fan, and working smoke detector. There is traffic noise from the adjacent highway but I use a white noise generator so no problem. I slept well.

The fridge and some furnishings have seen better times but the price could not be beat. I felt safe. The desk clerks were friendly. I would stay here again.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

23 Nov 2021

Luiz

AC did not work. Woke up with back pain from the bed

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2021

Suzie

The Heart of Texas Motel is a older but clean motel.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2021

Verified traveler

Heart of Texas Motel

Glad to stay there, Austin messy that weekend formula 1.Staff very helpful. Great trip.

Business