The Austin Formula 1 track and facility is located in southeast Austin and is within a 10-mile radius from hotels, downtown Austin and the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The site offers convenient access to major highways and other transportation. Ludus guests will have the option of staying at either the Hilton Garden Inn or the Drury Inn.

Hilton Garden Inn
The Hilton Garden Inn is located 15 minutes from downtown Austin, in the northern part of the city. The hotel features a 24-hour business center, an outdoor running/walking trail, a fitness center, an outdoor pool and a casual restaurant. Rooms feature iPod docking stations, mini-fridges, flat screen TVs, luxury bedding and their signature Garden Sleep System beds.


Drury Inn
The Drury Inn is located close to the heart of Austin, only 3 miles from downtown. The hotel features free hot breakfast for guests, free wireless internet and local phone calls, free popcorn and soda (3-10pm), an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Rooms feature HBO, microwaves, mini-fridges, in-room coffee service and flat-panel LCD TVs.

Experience the 2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix and All of Austins VIP Hotspots

6th Street
Notorious nightlife district

Texas State Capitol
The granite Texas statehouse stands as a testament to the history of the Lone Star State.

University of Texas Campus
Home to the Texas Longhorns

Music Scene
Austin, Texas hosts nearly 200 music venues, more then anywhere else in the nation. From Sixth Street to the Red River and Warehouse Districts, the East Side to South Lamar, you won’t be disappointed. These are quintessential live music venues. Others, like the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, are sites that no music lover should leave town without seeing!

Good Eats
The Gruene Market Days are held during the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Perfect timing! Nearly 100 vendors offer uniquely crafted items, and packaged Texas foods. Market hours are 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. Free admission.

Shops
Leave some room for one-of-a-kind shopping finds, because Austin has an eclectic array of shops and boutiques. Head to South Congress, or SoCo, for unique and vintage treasures from apparel to jewelry, artwork and more. For 700,000 square feet of designer shops, try Austin's newest shopping destination, the Domain.

Outdoors
Want to experience a big part of Austin's culture? The great Austin outdoors includes; Hill Country vistas outside the city and Lady Bird Lake in the center of town. Austin has miles of hike and bike trails, more than 200 parks and around 300 days of sunshine each year.

Barton Springs Pool
Austin’s most popular swimming hole includes natural spring water and is home to hundreds of sunbathers and swimmers.

Mount Bonnell
One of the highest points in Austin, with beautiful views of Lake Austin, downtown, Westlake Hills and the 360 Bridge.

Congress Bridge Bat Colony
Hundreds of spectators congregate around dusk each evening between March and November to watch 1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats emerge to feed. This is the largest bat population in North America and the bats live under the Congress Avenue Bridge.

Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail
10 miles of trails through downtown Austin and serve as a social hub for runners, walkers and cyclists.