TLDR
Hotel Trinity opened November 5, 2026 at 311 E. Fifth St., at Trinity and Fifth in downtown Austin
258 rooms, including 20 suites, under Marriott's Autograph Collection, the only one downtown
The project cost at least $92 million, according to CoStar, and took about two years to build
White Lodging developed it with REI Real Estate. It is the company's 13th Austin hotel
The Yacht Club, a seafood restaurant, is on the ground floor. The rooftop, Sundeck Social, is for hotel guests only
Antone's, next door at 305 E. Fifth St., books the rooftop music series and co-designed some of the guest rooms
Downtown has a new hotel, and it comes with a neighbor most hotels would kill for. Hotel Trinity opened November 5 on East Fifth Street, right next door to Antone's Nightclub.
The opening is the easy part of the story. The record behind it shows what it cost, what it replaced, and how much of the hotel is tied to the club next door.
How did it get built?
White Lodging announced the project on October 15, 2024, with construction starting that month. Resident, citing Towers.net, called it the first major groundbreaking in downtown Austin since early 2023.
CoStar put the cost at no less than $92 million and reported that the hotel replaced an aging bar and nightclub building on the corner. The team was PFVS as architect, DPR Construction as contractor, and FlickMars Hospitality on interiors.
It grew along the way. The 2024 announcement described 13 floors and about 6,000 square feet of meeting space. CultureMap's June 2026 report describes 14 floors, and White Lodging now lists 6,671 square feet across nine rooms, including a ballroom for 300. The room count held at 258.
Rendering courtesy of White Lodging.
What is it like inside?
The pitch is a private residence, not a hotel. Rooms have hardwood floors, residential furniture, floor-to-ceiling windows, Salt + Stone bath products, and minibars stocked like a home pantry.
Lobby rendering courtesy of Hotel Trinity.
Guests get a nightly cocktail hour, a 24/7 text line for requests, and grocery stocking before arrival on longer stays.
Courtesy of White Lodging.
What is The Yacht Club?
It is the hotel's ground-floor seafood restaurant, and it started serving the day the hotel opened. White Lodging describes the menu as global coastal: Peruvian leche de tigre, Japanese hamachi crudo, Mediterranean octopus a la plancha, plus oysters, seafood towers, and caviar service.
The company says the kitchen is led by a Michelin-trained executive chef who worked with Thomas Keller and Michael Mina. It has not named the chef.
The Yacht Club dining room. Courtesy of Hotel Trinity.
Who can use the rooftop?
The Sundeck Social pool and cabanas. Courtesy of Hotel Trinity.
Only hotel guests. Sundeck Social is the rooftop pool and social club, and the hotel's line is "Reserved for the Checked-In." It has a pool, a reading nook, and rotating yoga and Pilates sessions.
Rendering courtesy of White Lodging.
What does the Antone's deal include?
More than a logo. In a September 3 release, White Lodging named Hotel Trinity the official hotel partner of Antone's and listed three things:
Sundeck Sessions, a rooftop concert series for guests with artists picked by Antone's. Community Impact reported the first one was November 6 with Texas band Chaparelle.
VIP, skip-the-line entry to select Antone's shows.
A select number of guest rooms co-designed by Antone's, with memorabilia from the club's five decades.
The timing lines up on the club's side too. The same release says Antone's, founded in 1975, signed a 50-year lease extension at 305 E. Fifth St. last year and plans to open a Museum of the Blues on its second floor in 2027.
"Antone's is more than a music venue; it's a cornerstone of Austin culture," general manager Ebrahim Ansari said in the release.
Courtesy of White Lodging.
Why it matters for Austin
It is a bet of at least $92 million on downtown, started when almost nothing else there was breaking ground. CoStar noted the site is near the Austin Convention Center, which it reported was set to close for a $1.6 billion rebuild and reopen in 2029.
It also ties a new hotel to a 51-year-old club that just committed to another 50 years on the block. Plenty of hotels in the Live Music Capital put music in the brochure. This one put it in the rooms.
Local tips
The rooftop and its concerts are for hotel guests only.
Skip-the-line entry applies to select Antone's shows, so check the club's calendar before you book.
Hotel info is at hoteltrinityatx.com and the restaurant is at yachtclubatx.com.
Sources
White Lodging release on the Antone's partnership, September 3, 2026
White Lodging's Hotel Trinity page, for rooms, dining and event space
CoStar, for the cost, the project team and what the hotel replaced
Resident, October 15, 2024, on the groundbreaking announcement
Community Impact, November 6, 2026, on the opening and the first rooftop show
CultureMap Austin, June 25, 2026, on the design and floor count
