Award-Winning Austin Lesbian Owned Hotel
We are The Frances Modern Inn (formerly The Cat Noir Hotel): an award-winning Austin lesbian owned hotel located in the heart of vibrant East Austin. Our namesake, Louie, the black cat, greets you at check-in and roams the outdoor patios while he waits for his next meal.
Our rooms and suites range in size to suit all travelers. Each room is uniquely styled with high-end custom walnut furnishings and handpicked details.
Our design embraces a seamless blend of indoor and outdoor space throughout the hotel with open-air hallways, in-suite balconies, a 360-view rooftop lounge, and a private courtyard.
We are a keyless property and use a unique numeric door code for each reservation. The ability to check yourself in, gives our guests traveling flexibility. We offer complimentary parking both on our property and in our off-site lot just down the street.
The lobby features local favorite Uncle Nicky’s, offering a full bar and restaurant to enjoy all-day libations and food. Just outside our doors, the neighborhood boasts countless restaurants, shops, bars, and green spaces to enjoy the often-beautiful Austin, Texas weather.
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Austin Gay Friendly Bed and Breakfasts, Hotels, and Vacation Rentals
Beyonce was born here. And with 2.3 million inhabitants, it’s the US’s fourth largest city, after NYC, LA and Chicago. But despite knowing the basics, gay Houston, Texas always remained a bit of a mystery to me. I guess I harbored a very ‘red’ perception of the city. I assumed that, like the rest of the Lone Star State – Austin aside – it was not for me.
But visiting H-Town last year, I got an education. Epitomized by its jagged, futuristic skyline (one of my favorites ever), the city was far more progressive and cosmopolitan than I expected.
Keeping politics out of it (although I will say Trump was in town, and there were protests), I was impressed by the locals’ openminded and welcoming nature.
When I visited Austin for the very first time last year, I didn’t really know what to expect. My plan was to spend a month in the capital of Texas, hoping this would give me a good amount of time to explore the city whose slogan is ‘Keep Austin Weird’. Even though this slogan had me suspect that I’d love the city, I had no idea just how much I’d fall for Austin.
With dozens of live music venues, excellent craft beer, countless food trucks, plenty of outdoors activities, especially along the river, and an overall laid-back attitude, the city won me over during my month there.
Because I had the advantage of being able to spend four full weeks there, I took my time to explore every nook and cranny of the city, but I know that most people come to Austin for a quick weekend getaway. And while I’ve already shared 33 Things I Love About Austin, I wanted to give you a more structured overview of how to spend a weekend in Austin.
Here is my perfect weekend in Austin for you – including places to eat and drink, what to do and what to see on a first-time visit:
Friday, 2pm: Welcome to Austin
Luckily, nearly all Austin hotels are conveniently located downtown, which makes it easy to explore the city on foot. If you’re not hugely into walking, I recommend you take advantage of Austin’s easy-to-use bike sharing system. The shared bikes, called B-Cycle, have a great ‘Weekender Pass’, which gives you three full days access to the bikes for only $15 and includes an unlimited number of free rides up to 60 minutes (a 24-hour pass is $12).
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My hometown city is a place I saw surprisingly little of despite living there for 18 years. My wasted youth was spent mostly beside a swimming pool, in an heavily air-conditioned mall or in the local ice cream shop. Can you blame a guy? A brownie fudge sundae for a couple of dollars is hard to resist! The suburban life can be so hard…
So, on my most recent trip home (I now live in Berlin, where I write my travel blog Travels of Adam), I decided to finally dive into the deep end of Dallas. Growing up, I never heard much about the gay scene there (but then again, I wasn’t really looking for it either).
But, over the years, Dallas has had an increasingly visible presence for its LGBTI locals. Dallas Pride has been running consistently for nearly 30 years, and the gayborhood of Oak Lawn is consistently ranked among the most gay-friendly places in the USA (despite some recent anti-gay attacks in 2015 and 2016).