After a two-year delay, the much-anticipated Albert Hotel opened January 3 in Fredericksburg, in a primo spot on Main Street in the so-called golden blocks (between Adams and Washington) of the Hill Country’s most touristy town. A concept from Austin hospitality group New Waterloo—whose properties include the South Congress Hotel and restaurants such as Sway and La Condesa—the hotel’s public-facing exterior makes clever use of historic buildings, whose diminutive size and rustic limestone facades belie the two acres of new construction rising up and out toward Austin Street, just to the north. Designed by Austin-based architecture firm Clayton Korte, the raked-stucco structure, bathed in natural light from glass-brick panels and large windows, encompasses 105 warmly sumptuous guest rooms, a two-level event space, a spa with…
The post First Look: Albert Hotel, in Downtown Fredericksburg appeared first on Texas Monthly.
Read: Read More