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Designed with you in mind, the treatment rooms at AWAY Spa allow flexibility to fit your schedule. Unwind in one of seven treatment rooms that welcome you to explore sensory delights and cutting edge-design that woos you with vivid colors, playful scents, imaginative sounds, energizing light, and detoxifying potions. A surprising space that unravels with every step inside as you encounter cool aqua tones, antiquated furniture accents and an art installation by local artist Jennifer Prichard.

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6th Street Detox

Delight in a full-body time-out. Exfoliate any dryness with a full-body sugar scrub. Warm towels gently melt and remove the scrub, and a blended detox oil is applied to nourish the skin. Your therapist will incorporate Swedish massage techniques during this step for ultimate relaxation. The whole body is then wrapped to allow the goodness to soak in. While cocooned, warmed oil is drizzled through the hair and combined with a relaxing scalp massage.

Over the Hills and Far Away (VIP)

Rock out to this Zeppelin-inspired VIP treatment with all of the features of an exclusive detox. Many guests describe themselves as “floating” after this one, making it a Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven”! It is a concoction of our best add-on services, beginning with a full-body dry brushing to exfoliate the skin, followed by a detoxifying parafango mud back treatment and foot scrub & paraffin treatment. Then flowing into a full-body Swedish massage, finishing with a Refuel Scalp Treatment including warm nourishing and a scalp massage.

AWAY Manicure

Welcome to the best manicure in town, hands down. With cuticle maintenance and massage, we’re completely hands on about this miraculous mani. Nails are topped with polish or left handsomely bare. Say hello to handsome.

AWAY Pedicure

Who’s got a foot fetish? We do. Our perfect signature pedi is designed to decompress and impress. Once buffed and scrubbed, we’ll give your soles a mini massage. Then we’ll trim, clip, file and polish. Happy feet. What a treat.

AWAY Mani-Pedi Combo

As it suggests, combine the AWAY Manicure and AWAY Pedicure to give you fabulous nails -fingers and toes.

Gel Manicure

All the benefits of an AWAY Manicure, but with application of gel polish. This allows a durable, chip-free, high-shine manicure that can last up to two weeks on natural nails.

Gel Pedicure

All the benefits of an AWAY Pedicure, but with the application of gel polish. This allows high shine, longer wear ability, and instantly dry.

Smooth Operator

If your feet are looking “rough around the edges”, this is the pedicure for you. Unwanted calluses are removed with a specialized Callus Blaster cream, then dry skin is exfoliated with a sugar scrub, and a balm is massaged in to moisturize and freshen. Plus enjoy all of the standard benefits our AWAY Pedicure. You will “walk on clouds” after this one.

Ready to Rock and Roll

Gel Manicure + AWAY Pedicure are a popular combination to make you feel shiny and new again, and ready to ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll’.

Gel Removal with Service

AWAY

Rest and recover with our signature massage. Designed to promote deep relaxation using light to moderate pressure.

Detox

Partied like a rock star? Let this detoxifying massage free your body of built up toxins, enabling you to recharge for your next big adventure. This service begins with a full-body dry brushing to exfoliate dry skin and assist lymphatic drainage of toxins, followed by a full-body massage with a blended detoxifying massage oil to make you feel new again.

Peace Out

Drift into a Lone Star State of mind with your choice of aromatherapy added to our AWAY massage. Sweet dreams, Austin.

Mother-to-Be

For all of those mamas out there, in need of soothing comfort and relaxation, this full-body massage is for you. The therapist can utilize our specialty cushions, which allow our expectant mothers a rare treat of being face down in their massage. If side-lying is your preference we can customize to you. This treatment is available during second and third trimester.

Walk On

This full-body Ashiatsu Massage uses an ancient Japanese technique in which the therapist utilizes their feet and body weight to deliver deep, broad, consistent pressure that results in an ultimate deep tissue therapeutic massage. Not recommended for guests who are pregnant.

• Waxing Services
• Brow Waxing
• Lip or Chin Waxing
• Underarm Waxing
• Bikini Waxing
• Full/Half Arm Waxing
• Full/Half Leg Waxing
• Back Waxing
• Brazilian
• Manzilian (All clients taking Retin-A, Accutane, or other drugs that cause skin sensitivity should abstain from waxing.)
• Lash Tint
• Brow Tint

Solo Style Packages

Illuminate

• 6th Street Detox Body Treatment - 90 min
• Brighten Up Facial - 60 min

Radiate

• Over the Hills and Far Away - 105 min
• AWAY Manicure and Pedicure - 75 min

Full Glow

• Ready to Rock 'n' Roll (Gel Manicure + AWAY Pedicure) - 105 min
• Detox Massage-90 min
• AWAY Facial -60 min

BFF Packages

• We require 2-4 friends only.

Fresh

• AWAY Massage - 60 min
• Detox Body Brushing - 15 min

Fab

• Detox Massage - 90 min
• Mud Back Treatment - 15 min

Glam

• AWAY Massage - 60 min
• AWAY Facial - 60 min
• Gel Manicure OR Away Pedicure

W Austin is located centrally in downtown Austin, TX in the 2nd Street District, 11 miles from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and close to heaps of things to do in Austin. The downtown W Austin hotel is located next door to the Austin City Limits venue and within walking distance to more than 50 shopping, dining and entertainment options. The Austin Convention Center is one mile away and the University of Texas is a quick drive, only two miles from the hotel. No matter what you enjoy, you'll find plenty of things to do in Austin. Magnify your W experience by booking our Best Available Rates, guaranteed.

You don’t have to go far to find to find the music scene. Austin City Limits, the legendary home to some of the most storied rock performances, is right next door. Step out into the world-renowned live music capital of the world, where independent rock, punk, garage, New Wave, Tex-Mex, Americana, alternative and progressive genres mash up on stages all around, culminating in the annual South by Southwest festival, one of the most important events in entertainment. Beyond the music, the 2nd Street District energy sends good vibrations around the clock—immerse in the rhythm of more than 50 specialty boutiques, dining destinations and nightlife hot spots in the country, almost all locally owned.

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Since being crowned the capital of Texas in 1893, Austin's friendly spirit and assorted industries have attracted an eclectic population defined by art, music, politics, and progressive thinking. These elements have created a mosaic of change and creative independence in an otherwise conservative state. The city's black sheep status was amplified in the 1970s, when artists like Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughn were looking for a place to escape the commercial pressures of Nashville and settled on Austin, laying the first pieces of what would become the city's vibrant musical scene. Subsequently, Austin has been named the Live Music Capital of the World and is host to the annual South by Southwest music, arts, and cinema festival and the Austin City Limits music festival.

Austin's official motto is the Live Music Capital of the World and its unofficial motto, "Keep Austin Weird." Together, these sayings-along with traditional Southern hospitality and a "peace and love" philosophy-summarize the heart of the city's social scene. During the day, the capital buzzes with politics, business, and endless outdoor activities. In the evening, its bohemian sensibility takes over with impromptu gatherings and jam sessions at over 100 nightly live-music venues, which draw a diverse crowd ranging from bikers to professors to organic farmers-and visitors are always welcome.

Located in central Texas, Austin is both the state's capital city and the home of the University of Texas. Its rivers, hills, and lakes are a dramatic contrast to central Texas' plains, providing numerous outdoor destinations. Within the city, the burgeoning 2nd Street District, where W Austin is situated, is a medley of destination shops, restaurants, museums, music venues, and City Hall-punctuated by communal green spaces. The hotel itself shares a space with the Austin City Limits, where all genres of musicians come to play. The studio steps are a pre- and post-concert hangout, providing a place for musicians and fans, locals, and visitors to mix and mingle. W Hotel Austin also hosts many events during Formula 1 Austin, which occurs in November each year.

Citygram Austin is the city’s mobile magazine. Download a complimentary issue on your smartphone or tablet to get connected to the best local events, restaurants, and boutiques.

Check out our W Insider's Cool Hunter Guide for the latest hot spots and happenings around town.

W Austin is the closest of hotels near Austin City Limits, proudly located right next door and providing convenient access to the venue during your stay at our downtown Austin hotel.

Austin City Limits (ACL) is the longest running music series in American television history. As it is officially referred to, the Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater is a state-of-the-art facility that sets the stage for live musical performances from your favorite artists and some of the world's best undiscovered talent within an intimate setting. And, as mentioned above, it is the new home of the KLRU-TV produced PBS program Austin City Limits.

The Austin City Limits Live venue hosts three intimate levels (2,700 + capacity):

• Level 1 - Stage & General Admission / Reserved Seats
• Level 2 - Premium Theater Seating, Suites, & Austin City Limits Gallery featuring Scott Newton's iconic photographs
• Level 3 - Theater Seating

• Address | 310 Willie Nelson Blvd, Austin TX 78701
• Venue Phone | 877 471 4225
• Tickets | 877 435 9849
• ACL Website| www.acl-live.com
• Music | Live
• Outdoor Setting | No
• Good for Groups | Yes
• Good for Kids | No
• Alcohol | Full Bar
• Coat Check | No
• Noise Level | Average
• Good For Dancing | Yes
• Smoking | Outdoor area patio only