Best Last Chance No-tell Motel In City Limits

The Heart of Texas Motel

Through all the changes in South Austin, there's only one motel between Oltorf and Oak Hill still standing. Opened since 1966, the Heart of Texas Motel has seen the widening of Hwy. 290 into a freeway, the extension of MoPac, and the creation of new mega-shopping stores like Target and Garden Ridge. Brenda and Jim Osbon, present owners since 1981, manage the 30 units, which include microwaves and refrigerators. This hidden South Austin motel ranks with the big chains with rates that range from $50-65.

The Heart of Texas Motel
5303 Hwy. 290 W., 512/892-0644
www.heartoftexasmotel.com