Elevated 5th-floor Congress Avenue & Lady Bird Lake sunset terrace perched directly atop North America's largest JW Marriott convention hub.
Transparent Out-the-Door Event Ledger
Contract basis: F&B Minimum Spend (Room Rental Waived) · Includes Texas's statutory +35.3% service-and-tax stack upfront.
| Statutory Cost Line Item | Standard Weekday | Peak Festival / Conference Week |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum F&B / Base Buyout Commitment | $20,000 | $48,000 |
| Dedicated Space / Room Rental Fee | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Pre-Fee Contract Subtotal | $22,000 | $50,000 |
| Mandatory Admin & Service Charge (25%) Taxable · TX § 151.007 | $5,500 | $12,500 |
| Austin / Texas Sales Tax (8.25% on Subtotal + Admin Fee) | $2,269 | $5,156 |
| 0% Municipal LET · TX Ch. 183 Mixed Beverage Rule | $0 | $0 |
| True Out-the-Door Total
+35.3% statutory stack above quoted minimum
| $29,769 $135 / guest all-in
| $67,656 $308 / guest all-in
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Statutory Note: Austin and the State of Texas impose 0% municipal live entertainment tax on private venue buyouts, live bands, weddings, or corporate concerts. Hosted open bars follow Texas Tax Code Ch. 183 Mixed Beverage tax rules; qualified 501(c)(3) charities exempt 8.25% sales tax via TX Comptroller Form 01-339.
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20-Point Architectural & Operational Dossier
Unredacted Venue Specification
Parent Hotel & Estate Integration
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.
Property Outside-AV 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.
Austin Corridor Egress & Arrival Timing
90-second escalator/elevator hop from JW Marriott's 120,000 sq. ft. meeting floors at 2nd & Congress; 2-minute walk from Brazos Hall and 3 minutes from Austin Marriott Downtown.
Tailored Texas Out-the-Door Event Budget
Single-Venue Out-the-Door Math (Standard Weekday Minimum): $22,000 base + 25% admin ($5,500) + 8.25% tax ($2,269)
Zero planner fee — compensated via standard commissionable venue & vendor partner agreements.
| Scope & Statutory Note | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Private Venue Buyout & F&B Minimum (220 pax) Standard non-compression corridor minimum spend benchmark. | $27,434 | $31,900 | $37,642 |
Mandatory Venue Admin/Service (24%) + 8.25% Tax Exposes the real "++" stack: 24% admin/service fee ($7,656) is subject to 8.25% Texas sales tax ($3,263). | $9,390 | $10,919 | $12,884 |
Independent Local AV, Audio & Stage Rig (1 day) Saves ~$5,631 vs. captive in-house hotel AV (~$13,452 with 25% AV service fee). | $6,648 | $7,821 | $8,994 |
| Total Out-the-Door All-In | $43,472 | $50,640 | $59,520 |
Synchronized 3-Venue Hold Strategy
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