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  "editorialMarkdown": "![Congress Avenue Bridge, Lady Bird Lake and early bats near sunset](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/_guide/images/experiences/austin/congress-avenue-bridge-bats-v2.webp>)\n\nUnited States Grand Prix / Where to Stay for Austin F1\n\n## Where to stay in Austin:\n*Downtown, East Austin vs Airport hotels.*\n\nCompare 12 hotels and boutiques across Budget, Mid-level and Premium options, then choose a base around your COTA shuttle plan.\n\n[Back to the guide](<https://above.guide/austin-f1>)\n\nYour trip planner\n\n### Plan your budget & race weekend.\n\nChoose your travel dates, grandstand preference and budget to plan your Austin race weekend.\n\nYour race-week base\n\n### Find your kind of stay.\n\n![East Austin Hotel](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/_guide/images/hotels/austin/east-austin-hotel/gallery-01-v1.webp>)\n\nExplore this stay **East Austin Hotel**  Budget\n\nMake this your base\n\n#### East Austin; East Sixth Street\n\nEast Sixth Street character with a lower-cost cabin option.\n\n**Circuit plan**\n\nArrange a local ride from East Sixth Street to the official Waterloo Park departure and allow time to find the loading area shown on your shuttle pass.\n\n##### Budget\n\n[Explore hotel details](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/where-to-stay#f1-place-accommodation-east-austin-hotel>)\n\nBeyond the grandstands / Camping\n\n### Stay at COTA.\n\nCompare two official campsite areas for 22–26 October, with separate race admission, arrival advice and editable spending estimates.\n\n[Build your camping weekend](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/camping>)\n\nChoose your base\n\n### Keep the hotel connection in both halves of your journey\n\nDowntown, Rainey Street and the lakefront\n\nCompare the actual walking or local-transfer route from your hotel to Waterloo Park. A downtown address does not mean the shuttle departs at your door. Plan the same connection after the return bus.\n\nEast Austin\n\nArrange a local transfer to Waterloo Park or the Expo Center, then buy the matching shuttle pass. Confirm how you will reach your hotel after the return bus, especially after concerts.\n\nSouth Austin and Commodore Perry Estate\n\nChoose a booked transfer to a shuttle departure or permitted circuit arrival. Confirm both pickups with your driver; accommodation does not automatically include a race transfer.\n\nArrival at AUS\n\nArrange the airport-to-hotel journey separately from the race-day shuttle. Follow the airport and your booked operator’s current pickup instructions.\n\n[Compare shuttle departures and returns →](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/getting-to-austin#austin-shuttle-choices>)[Choose your hotel →](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/where-to-stay>)\n\n### Circuit of the Americas\n\nMap layers    Find on map\n\n**Loading the map** Find your bearings in a moment.\n\n1. ##### Budget\n2. 1\n\n   **East Austin Hotel**\n3. 2\n\n   **Heywood Hotel**\n4. 3\n\n   **citizenM Austin Downtown**\n5. 4\n\n   **Holiday Inn Austin-Town Lake**\n6. 5\n\n   **Main Grandstand — Club** Main straight · Club level\n7. 6\n\n   **Main Grandstand — Mezzanine (covered)** Main straight · Mezzanine\n8. 7\n\n   **Main Grandstand — Lower** Main straight · Lower level\n9. 8\n\n   **Main Grandstand — Trackside** Main straight · Trackside\n10. 9\n\n   **Turn 1 Grandstand** Turn 1 · Hilltop\n11. 10\n\n   **Turn 4 Grandstand — Upper (covered)** Turns 3–5 · Esses\n12. 11\n\n   **Turn 4 Grandstand — Lower** Turns 3–5 · Lower level\n13. 12\n\n   **Turn 9 Bleachers** Turn 9 · Back of circuit\n14. 13\n\n   **Turn 12 Bleachers** Turn 12 · End of back straight\n15. 14\n\n   **Turn 15 Grandstand** Turns 12–15 · Stadium section\n16. 15\n\n   **Turn 19 Grandstand — Upper (covered)** Turn 19 · Final sector\n17. 16\n\n   **Turn 19 Grandstand — Lower** Turn 19 · Lower level\n18. 17\n\n   **Turn 1 GA banks** Turn 1 approach\n19. 18\n\n   **Turns 2–3 GA banks** Turns 2–3\n20. 19\n\n   **Turns 6–7 GA bank** Turns 6–7\n21. 20\n\n   **Back-straight infield GA** Infield · Back-straight side\n22. 21\n\n   **Turns 10–11 GA bank** Turns 10–11\n23. 22\n\n   **Turn 16 GA bank** Turn 16\n24. 23\n\n   **Turns 18–19 GA bank** Turns 18–19\n25. 24\n\n   **Formula 1 Paddock Club** Pit building · Main straight\n26. 25\n\n   **Club SI** Turns 12–15 · Club SI\n27. 26\n\n   **The Terrace at Turn 6** Turns 4–6 · The Terrace\n28. 27\n\n   **The Guest House at Turn 20** Turn 20 · Main-straight end\n29. 28\n\n   **Champions Club** Main straight · Trackside hospitality\n30. M\n\n   **Main Grandstand entrance**\n31. 1\n\n   **Turn 1 entrance**\n32. 3\n\n   **Turns 3–5 entrance**\n33. 6\n\n   **Turn 6 entrance**\n34. 11\n\n   **Turn 11 entrance**\n35. GP\n\n   **Grand Plaza entrance**\n36. 14\n\n   **Gate 14 · Club SI**\n37. Downtown\n\n   **Downtown shuttle arrival — Grand Plaza**\n38. Expo\n\n   **Expo Center shuttle arrival — McAngus**\n39. Rideshare\n\n   **North McAngus rideshare handoff**\n40. P&R\n\n   **Park ’n Ride arrival — Turn 11**\n\n**Sector 1**  ≈ 1.351 km   **Sector 2**  ≈ 2.263 km   **Sector 3**  ≈ 1.899 km\n\n### Choose your hotel.\n\n4 hotels · 4 nights · 22–26 Oct 2026\n\nCompare prices for your dates, cancellation terms and the journey to your shuttle departure before booking.\n\nBudget\n\nCurrency\n\nPrices shown in USD.\n\nUsing your saved trip budget.\n\n#### Budget\n\nPrices low to high\n\n![citizenM Austin Downtown](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/_guide/images/hotels/austin/citizenm-austin-downtown/gallery-01-v1.webp>)\n\nBudget\n\n**4** nights  **2** adults\n\n≈ USD 960\n\nEstimated room budget · confirm hotel price\n\n##### [citizenM Austin Downtown](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/where-to-stay/accommodation-citizenm-austin-downtown>)\n\nDowntown; Colorado Street\n\nA streamlined downtown base with larger room inventory than the small boutiques.\n\n22–26 Oct 2026\n\nXL king room\n\nHotel → Waterloo Park → COTA\n\nWalk or take a short local ride to Waterloo Park after checking the route against closures and the departure instructions on your pass.\n\nThe hotel leg and official shuttle are separate journeys.\n\n![East Austin Hotel](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/_guide/images/hotels/austin/east-austin-hotel/gallery-01-v1.webp>)\n\nBudget\n\n**4** nights  **2** adults\n\n≈ USD 960\n\nChoose another room or rate for 24 October\n\n##### [East Austin Hotel](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/where-to-stay/accommodation-east-austin-hotel>)\n\nEast Austin; East Sixth Street\n\nEast Sixth Street character with a lower-cost cabin option.\n\n22–26 Oct 2026\n\nChoose a room, suite or cabin\n\nHotel → Waterloo Park → COTA\n\nArrange a local ride from East Sixth Street to the official Waterloo Park departure and allow time to find the loading area shown on your shuttle pass.\n\nThe hotel leg and official shuttle are separate journeys.\n\n![Heywood Hotel](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/_guide/images/hotels/austin/heywood-hotel/gallery-01-v1.webp>)\n\nBudget\n\n**4** nights  **2** adults\n\n≈ USD 960\n\nFormula 1 stay charged at booking · cancellation restrictions\n\n##### [Heywood Hotel](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/where-to-stay/accommodation-heywood-hotel>)\n\nEast Austin; East Cesar Chavez\n\nA small independent East Austin stay with only seven rooms.\n\n22–26 Oct 2026\n\nChoose one of the seven guest rooms\n\nHotel → Waterloo Park → COTA\n\nPre-book or request a local ride from East Cesar Chavez Street to Waterloo Park, then board the shuttle named on your pass.\n\nThe hotel leg and official shuttle are separate journeys.\n\n![Holiday Inn Austin-Town Lake](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/_guide/images/hotels/austin/holiday-inn-austin-town-lake/gallery-01-v1.webp>)\n\nBudget\n\n**4** nights  **2** adults\n\n≈ USD 960\n\nEstimated room budget · confirm hotel price\n\n##### [Holiday Inn Austin-Town Lake](<https://above.guide/austin-f1/where-to-stay/accommodation-holiday-inn-austin-town-lake>)\n\nRiverside / Lady Bird Lake; east of downtown\n\nA familiar full-service riverside base outside the busiest downtown blocks.\n\n22–26 Oct 2026\n\nChoose a standard room and bedding\n\nHotel → Waterloo Park → COTA\n\nArrange a local ride from the Town Lake hotel to Waterloo Park and leave enough time for the shuttle queue.\n\nThe hotel leg and official shuttle are separate journeys.\n\nTimes are approximate journeys to the circuit area, not your grandstand. Allow extra for race traffic, security and walking to your ticketed gate; pedestrian access can change during race week."
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