Austin.NEW HEADQUARTERS HOTEL DEBUTS Austin's meetings package is now complete with the January opening of the Hilton Austin adjacent to the recently expanded Austin Convention Center Austin Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center located in Austin, Texas, USA. The building is also home to the Austin Toros basketball team with a seating capacity of 3,200. . A true convention headquarters hotel, the Hilton Austin is the largest and tallest hotel in the city at 804 guest rooms and 31 stories. The $177 million hotel features 60,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. The 16,000-square-foot Governor's Ballroom will separate into five separate function rooms, while the 28,000-square-foot Austin Grand Ballroom will divide into 11 separate rooms. The Hilton's 16,000-square-foot fitness center features a 48-foot, open-air lap pool and whirlpool whirlpool, revolving current in an ocean, river, or lake. It may be caused by the configuration of the shore, irregularities in the bottom of the body of water, the meeting of opposing currents or tides, or the action of the wind upon the water. as well as massage and spa treatment rooms. Just one block from the Hilton is the Sixth Street Entertainment District. The Warehouse Entertainment District is also within walking distance. In addition, the Hilton is near all other downtown points of interest, including the Capitol building, University of Texas campus, and LBJ Presidential Library. The Austin Bergstrom International Airport is only seven miles away. The Austin Convention Center was in such demand that it undertook a $110 million expansion after only nine years of operation. The expansion, which opened in 2002, doubled the size of the downtown center and upgraded technology throughout. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The center now offers 246,097 square feet of column-free exhibit space that can be divided into five separate halls. One of the exhibit halls features retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. risers that seat 1,800 for many general sessions, sporting events, and concerts. A second ballroom also was added. The upper-level Grand Ballroom is 43,300 square feet--enough for a 3,240-person banquet. Additional breakout rooms bring the total to 47 encompassing 54,730 square feet. Austin got yet another impressive event facility in 2002 when the $48.3 million Lester E. Palmer Events Center opened. The civic center has a 70,000-square-foot, column-free exhibit hall and 5,000 square feet of meeting rooms. The facility was built primarily to hold public consumer shows, conferences, receptions, banquets, and other social events. In 2001, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, is a museum owned by the State of Texas dedicated to telling "The Story of Texas." It is named after former Texas Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, who championed its creation. The museum is located at 30.2802°, -97. opened in downtown Austin with 41,253 square feet of space for private events, including a domed lobby that can seat 725 people for banquets and accommodate up to 1,500 people for a reception. The museum chronicles the history of the Lone Star Lone Star (or Lonestar) may refer to:
see specimen artifacts. , documents, interactive exhibits, and an IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard film. Space for intimate meetings for up to 20 people debuted last month as part of the Lake Austin Lake Austin is a reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1939 by the construction of Tom Miller Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Spa Resort's new 25,000-square-foot LakeHouse Spa. The resort, located only 30 minutes from downtown Austin and in the heart of the Hill Country, offers more than 100 body treatments and therapies and 40 luxurious guest cottages, which were upgraded during an $8 million project completed in 2001. Even more facilities are on the horizon for the region. About 50 minutes northeast of Austin, a new Marriott resort will open this fall on Lake LBJ. The Horseshoe Bay There are various places named Horseshoe Bay:
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