New Marriott in downtown Austin will add another 613 rooms

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Another hotel is set to break ground in downtown Austin Tuesday. The Austin Marriott Downtown, across from the Austin Convention Center, will add more than 600 new rooms to the market.
It’s another piece in what Mayor Steve Adler is calling the “Downtown Puzzle,” a plan that hinges on expanding the convention center and using hotel taxes to help the homeless community and make other downtown improvements.
The hotel, which will have a massive pool deck