Best Resort Homage to Austin
Hyatt Lost Pines
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa offers so much more than the escape of horseback riding, golf, waterslides, live music, s'mores parties at the fire pit, or simply laying out on a chaise under a heavenly canopy of perfect Texas sky. It offers culture: our culture. We're not talking about some banjos and cowboy boots stuck to the wall. Thank the developer's veep, Cami Hardee, who took an academic and openhearted approach to the project: Dozens of the resort's generous suites and public atria are deeply researched micromuseums honoring Central Texas topics such as Lone Star Outlaws, Tejano Tradition, Dance Halls & Last Calls, and Texas Swing, as well as specific artist tribute rooms dedicated to folks as varied as sculptor Elisabet Ney, jazz master Hannibal Lokumbe, and rock photog Burton Wilson. Every inch of Lost Pines pays tribute to Austin's place in the creative lexicon, proving to visitors and old-timers alike: There's no place like our home.
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa
575 Hyatt Lost Pines Rd., Bastrop, 512/308-1234
www.lostpines.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
