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Firehouse Hostel

Just to the right of the check-in desk is Firehouse Hostel's famous sliding bookcase, which opens into a bar that riffs off of its speakeasy-style entrance. Dapper gents and fancy ladies sip the sweet nectar (no snake-oil here, boys), and then scurry up to their affordable lodgings to … continue the night's festivities.

Firehouse Hostel
605 Brazos, 512/201-2522
www.firehousehostel.com