Housing

The first Lindy Exchange occurred on December 4–6, 1998, between the cities of Chicago and San Francisco. Nineteen dancers from Chicago, contacted some dancers in San Francisco and asked, “can we come dance in your town, explore your venues and …. Oh, by the way, can we stay with you?” … pretty bold, right?!

Maybe, but it totally worked.

Later, the San Francisco group would go to Chicago and do the same thing, and the Lindy Exchange was born. The idea caught on quickly, and soon several other cities were offering exchanges.

Our favorite part of an exchange is the sense of community that comes from staying with dancers from other towns and we hope to keep this tradition alive. For ALX, we are using a Facebook page to assist guests and hosts in finding each other. Once you have purchased your ALX pass, go to our Facebook page and post a little blurb about yourself and whether you are hoping to be a host or a guest during ALX. You can also comment on posts from hosts.

We also have a list of hotels to choose from close to our main venue.

Hotels:

Moxy Austin - University (Closest hotel to the Fed)
2552 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, USA, 78705

The AT&T Hotel and Conference Center
1900 University Avenue, Austin, TX 78705

Hampton Inn at the University
1701 Lavaca St. Austin, TX 78701

Aloft Austin
109 East 7th St. Austin, TX 78701

The Westin Austin Downtown
310 East 5th St. Austin, TX 78701

Budget Hotels:

Days Inn by Wyndham Austin/University
3105 N I35, Austin, TX 78722

Rodeway Inn
2900 N I35, Austin, TX 78705

Transportation

https://www.capmetro.org/planner