Where is the Best Rainy-Day Date Spot in Austin, Texas?
A well-trained chimp could have provided the “service” that the rentals person at Laguna Gloria did for my brother’s commitment ceremony this spring: Show up to initial meeting 30 minutes late. Pull out approved vendor list and other photocopies. Make sure we know that we aren’t going to be happy with our experience at Laguna Gloria unless we spend at least $20k, basically. Give stern, disapproving look when told budget for small gathering is considerably less and that we are planning something basic. Tell tale of woe about couple who did not listen to this warning, and make said couple and their families out to seem like hillbillies. Never answer telephone. Provide the most basic of information (not on photocopied sheets) about the facility as if doing so while undergoing a root canal.Guess what? Bro and his partner spent around $7 to 8k on the entire ceremony and reception, including the Laguna Gloria site rental fee (saved money by having it on Friday night), and everyone had a gr
I like this mall, a good experience usually. Austin’s biggest mall, so if you can only pick one to have this is it. Food court is weak though, and that’s the biggest disappointment. Maybe 5/6 eateries, and nothing nice, all fast food. Little food variety too. Plenty of stores–all are respectable, some are pretty nice and few are crappy. Nordstrom is around too, as well as an AMC. It’s no Galleria but it gets the job done. Nice Finish Line–this is the only athletic shoe store I go to, the rest are trash. Clientele here is better than Highland. Location is hilly and nice, but not in the bustling cityPros + scenic, spacious, movie theaterCons – food court, remote
not only a good full selection book store, but a coffeehouse, a reading room, and a lecture and discussion center as well. i have whiled away hours here reading, refreshing with coffee and a pastry, and seen everyone from bob edwards from npr to tommy chong. they bring in many authors to speak and even host spike gillespie’s annual sex in public valentine’s day music and storytelling event. really a community center
Halcyon is good for smokes coffee and booze, has a relaxed atmosphere and is good for winding down with some friends. Not so great for pick-ups or dancing (they are a coffee shop). They do make some good coffee drinks but their bar is limited. They just had a face lift, so their sevice is a little slow. I liked the old Halcyon. I would have given the old Halcyon five stars.Pros + ConvenientCons – Poor liquor selection
