I really dislike downtown. Either I pay through the ass for a hotel parking spot or I pay through the nose for some lot that's a million miles away. In August. In which case I'll be showering for 30 minutes just to be clean enough for me to be with myself.
The nice thing about Austin is that, at least for me, The Domain is still only 15-20 minutes away, and SW is almost too much of a shame to start the car.
Now Dallas. Farmer's Branch to Plano was a horrible drive 15 years ago. I won't think about now. And North Central Distressway!