Feeling Presidential

Ever since our first stay at the Driskill hotel in Austin, we couldn't wait to go back. I started planning our return to the hotel while I was in Iraq. I thought that it would be the perfect place to go during the 3 days off that we got as soon as we got back to Ft. Hood. Due to the unpredictability of the fight schedule on the way home, we weren't willing to risk not making it in time. Our trip would have to wait. Finally, after our big trip to Washington and back, we had the perfect opportunity during a three day weekend.

We drove down to Austin in the early afternoon to find a good parking spot downtown. We walked around Austin for a little while before we could check into our room. When we showed up to the hotel, they told us that the room wouldn't be ready for a few more minutes. We had fun strolling around the amazing lobby just looking at all of the neat furniture and art. Eventually, the front desk called my phone and told me that there was a problem with our room. The jacuzzi tub was not working properly and we were told that if we liked, we could be upgraded to the LBJ Suite. We gladly obliged and went up to our room.

We couldn't believe how wonderful it was. Apparently LBJ liked the Driskill hotel and so they had that room decorated specifically for him. We had our own private hallway leading up to the huge wooden door with the American and Texas flag posted out front. The inside of our room was unbelievable. As you can see in the pictures, it had a huge bedroom with a wonderful bed and a great bathroom with a jacuzzi tub, a huge stained glass window and a walk in shower. The second room was a parlor-type room with a balcony and a bunch of places to sit and watch TV, which was set inside a very nice wooden cabinet type thing. After relishing in our amazing room for a while, we headed next door to a nice little restaurant and had a very quiet Thursday night dinner. After we ate, we walked back to our room and enjoyed our jacuzzi tub and the amazing weather out on our balcony overlooking downtown Austin. Although it was only one night, it was very relaxing and just what we both needed.