JW Marriott Austin

110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 · 2-min access to JW Marriott Lone Star & Grand Ballrooms (On-Site) + Fairmont/Marriott Unconventional ATX Campus (4-Min Walk) · Downtown / Congress / Warehouse

The largest JW Marriott in North America and the 1,012-room workhorse of Downtown Austin's 'Unconventional ATX' connected convention campus—boasting 120,000+ sq. ft. of stacked column-free meeting space, $0 daily resort fee, and 5th-floor Edge Rooftop Congress-skyline views steps from 2nd Street and the Warehouse District.

Scope event or room block at JW Marriott Austin Audit Encore Global (JW Marriott Austin Convention Levels 3–5 Desk) AV estimate

Event & Meeting Footprint 120,000 sq ft

Guest Room Inventory 1,012 rooms

All-In Group Nightly OTD $338–$696/nt Incl. $0 amenity fee + 17% Austin HOT

In-House AV Partner Encore Global (JW Marriott Austin Convention Levels 3–5 Desk) Patch/Liaison fee: ~$1,250/day

Ideal Program Fit

Best event formats at JW Marriott Austin

500–2,200 attendee single-roof B2B user conferences, tech summits & association annual meetings
SXSW, Consensus & AfroTech corporate headquarters wanting $0 resort fees at 2nd & Congress
5th-floor Congress-skyline sunset buyouts at Edge Rooftop + Lone Star Pool Terrace

Producer Contract Notes

Logistics & BEO details to verify first

Mandatory 25% banquet service charge is fully taxable at 8.25% under Texas Tax Code § 151.007 (+35.3% effective '++' F&B multiplier) plus 17% Austin Hotel Occupancy Tax on rooms
Always strike the Outside-AV Liaison Fee in your master hotel addendum before signing the room block

Outside-AV & Patch Rules

Encore Global (JW Marriott Austin Convention Levels 3–5 Desk) Policy

Backed by Texas Right-to-Work rules (Texas Labor Code Ch. 101), vetted independent Austin AV warehouses are permitted across the 30,278 sq. ft. Lone Star Ballroom and 23,100 sq. ft. JW Grand Ballroom with a 30-day $5M COI, mandatory Encore overhead rigging points, and a ~$1,250/day AV liaison/patch fee (waivable during master room-block negotiation). Zero daily destination fee ($0/nt) on standard rooms.

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Freight Dock & Texas Labor Rules

Load-In & Jurisdictions

Multi-bay subterranean commercial loading dock accessed off Brazos St between 2nd & 3rd Streets with oversized high-speed freight elevators feeding Levels 3, 4, and 5; reserve timed 45-minute dock slots 14 days prior during SXSW and F1 weeks.

Texas Right-to-Work Open-Shop Jurisdiction (Texas Labor Code Ch. 101) Encore Global Exclusive Ceiling Motor Rigging & Ballroom Power Tie-In

Connectivity & Bandwidth

Conference Wi-Fi & 5G

Marriott Bonvoy guest-room Wi-Fi does not cover Levels 3–5 conference halls: captive Encore conference SSID and dedicated hardlines start at $1,350–$4,800+/day.

Moderate 5G Signal — Test Deep Ballroom Bays Before Skipping Hardline

Zero-Attrition Group Room Rates · 17.0% Austin HOT Disclosed

Live Out-the-Door room block pricing at JW Marriott Austin

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Instant Rooms (1–8)

Adults / Room

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