Location. Barton Creek Resort & Spa is one-quarter mile from Barton Creek in Austin, Texas. The hotel is less than five miles from Wild... more »
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.
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I stayed here for business/pleasure.
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Posted Oct 29, 2007
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I stayed here for business/pleasure. It has an abundance of conference facilities and a helpful staff. It boasts a beautiful golf course and luxurious spa. Most rooms have a balcony with a breathtaking view of the Hill Country.
22 year old female with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
I had my honeymoon at Barton Creek and was very disappointed. Our suite was clean and nice but nothing like what you would expect for the price. Room service was overpriced and the service we received was terrible. They got our dinner order wrong on the 1st and 2nd try. By the time my husband's dinner arrived as he had ordered, it was so cold that he didn't even want to eat it anymore. Also, the staff does not respect your privacy. On our first night, we were startled to hear another voice in the other room of our suite after we had already gone to bed! Apparently, the man entered because we didn't answer his knocking at our door. Lastly, we were very disappointed that there was no mention of us being on our honeymoon during our stay. Overall, it was a disappointing experience and we would not go back.
I also had my wedding reception at Barton Creek and the service I received was even worse: Barton Creek's event coordinators were unprofessional and inexperienced. My husband and I were often given misinformation about important details regarding our event. Their director of catering was condescending and unhelpful. She scoffed at our ideas and was more focused on her own personal life than on our wedding. Her assistant was mistake-prone and misinformed us many times of prices, availability, etc. The catering department served us a delicious meal at our tasting but the actual dinner at our reception was tasteless and the portions were tiny. Barton Creek threw in hidden costs at every opportunity, including charging us for items that we were originally told would be "included, the list of disappointments is very long. Barton Creek made what was supposed to be a fun experience very stressful and trying. I sincerely regret having my event at Barton Creek and learned from my wedding coordinator that establishments such as The Four Seasons and The Driskill do not have such problems. I highly recommend going with another hotel for your vacation or event.
39 year old male with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
I was shocked at the condition of this location, as well as the lack of customer service. It was not what one would expect from a 4-star resort.
I was in the upper penthouse suite. This room goes for $1300 a night. Upon entering the room, first thing I noticed were all the large, greasy stains on the carpet. As I walked farther into the large suite, I noticed that the furniture was missing knobs and pulls. The room had several clocks, and each one was set at a different time. In the front hallway bathroom, the glass shower door had fingerprints all over and around the sink.
There is a breakfast order form to fill in and to be left on you door as to breakfast choice. This form had been filled out by the last guest and was never used. When I called down to get a new one, it took 40 minutes, and by then I had to leave so as to not lose my spa appointment.
At check-in, two hosts where at the counter. One was busy with guests. The second host was looking down at her computer, typing away. Not once did she look up to say Hello. Welcome to the Barton Creek. After 5 minutes had passed, the host then looks at me and says I can help you now!
At the casual dining restaurant, their service was slow. After I and my 8 guests made a comment about the service we were then told, "Oh, sorry, we are short staffed!" At the pool side bar. The servers were all very young, college aged. We ordered drinks, which again took forever.
Sitting around the pool, we noticed a lot of trash, beer cans, wrappers, etc., in the bushes. When we pointed this out to the attendant walking by, again we were told "Sorry, we are short staffed! It will get cleaned up when we can!"
During check out, on our way down, we had a bell person walking in front of us, down the hall. The bell person was with two other guests and had a full luggage cart. As we all turned the corner. The bell person ran over a large amount if ice that had been dropped in the hall. Crushing the ice and making the spill even larger. Instead of warning us about the ice, we all almost slipped on it. We told the bell person, Shouldn't you call someone about that on you walkie-talkie? He replied "I am sure housekeeping knows about it. And it might just be taking a few minutes to clean up. We are short staffed!"
I think the owners of this resort might want to change the name to The Short Staffed Resort and Spa.
64 year old female with a luxury budget, traveling for leisure
We have been going there for years. We usually stay in one of their suites. The stay has always been excellent. Its great for golfers and walking at night was delightful.