Renaissance Austin Hotel

The Renaissance Austin Hotel sits in Austin''s Arboretum neighborhood, north of downtown along the Capital of Texas Highway, in a Hill Country setting that the Marriott property page calls out by name. The property opened in 1986 and most recently went through a renovation pass in 2023 per the Cvent listing, with a refresh on the Grand Ballroom, guest-room corridors, and the public spaces. The meeting program runs to 69,288 square feet across 24 named rooms. The Grand Ballroom is the largest single bookable space at 30,000 square feet, with capacity for 1,000 banquet, 1,330 theater, or 700 classroom in its largest combinable configuration. Sub-section divides break the ballroom into smaller named blocks (Grand Ballroom A through E patterns are common in Renaissance properties of this era). A separate 30,000 square feet of exhibit footprint and a 5,000 square foot outdoor program (The Lawn at Luna Blanca) extend the program beyond the ballroom. The property carries 492 guest rooms (239 single-bed, 253 double-bed, 29 suites) per the Cvent inventory, with quoted rates from $129 to $369 per night. The Arboretum and The Domain neighborhoods provide overflow inventory roughly five minutes by car: Archer Hotel Austin, The Westin Austin at The Domain, and Aloft Austin at The Domain are the three referrals the TEXPERS 2025 conference page named for room overflow. The TEXPERS (Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems) 2025 Annual Conference ran here March 29 to April 2, 2025, with the Basic Trustee Training Saturday-before on March 29. The conference brings several hundred public-fund trustees, staff, and investment managers across three days of education, exhibit-hall meetings, and committee work. The Annual Conference is TEXPERS''s flagship event; the Basic Trustee Training is a same-week add-on for trustees on initial certification or recertification cycles. The closest commercial airport is Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS), 18 miles south, a domestic hub trending hub-tier per the directory''s airport classification. Typical drive time runs 25 to 35 minutes depending on Austin highway traffic. The hotel offers an airport shuttle service per its Cvent listing.