Bed Breakfast Small Hotel for Austin Innkeepers

Running a B&B or small hotel in Austin means reservation calendars, occupancy and ADR that track together, and breakfast supplies that reorder themselves.

The most competitive rental market in Texas. Cap rates compressed hard 2020-2023, then softened 2024-2025. Operators here need meticulous underwriting because deals that pencil at 5% cap don't survive 6-7% interest rates. The tech corridor is real. So is the tenant sophistication.

Austin market context

Real estate + rental framework

Median 1BR rent: $1,850. Rapid rent appreciation from 2020-2022 has moderated. Travis County property tax rates run about 2.3% effective. Short-term rental (STR) regulation has tightened significantly. Austin's Type 2 STR license system limits investor Airbnb plays.

Economy + tax load

Median household income: $86,600. Top industries: tech (Tesla, Oracle, big tech satellites), state government, live music and entertainment. UT Austin is a massive economic anchor. No state income tax. Sales tax 6.25% plus 2% local.

Regulatory notes

Texas Property Code baseline. Austin's STR ordinance is restrictive. Type 2 licenses are capped by neighborhood. Business licensing at city level.

Climate + seasonality

Hot summers (Jun-Sep), mild winters with occasional severe cold snaps (Feb 2021 was existential). AC service is year-round demand core. Landscape businesses handle year-round work but shift modes.

Local flavor

East Austin, South Congress, Round Rock, Cedar Park. Each corridor has different rental depth. West Lake and Barton Springs zone are their own markets entirely.

Bed Breakfast Small Hotel for Austin Innkeepers

Room rates, reservation calendar, breakfast food cost, and a monthly P&L. The inn, managed from one file.

$14.39$8.63

✓ Excel + Google Sheets · instant download
✓ 30-day refund, no questions asked
✓ Works anywhere in TX

What it does

A small inn runs on room nights and food cost. The margin lives in the difference between what you paid the vendor and what you charged the guest. This workbook holds the room rate card, the reservation calendar, a guest CRM for repeat bookings, and a breakfast food-cost tab that tracks the actual plate cost by menu item. The monthly P&L ties it all together.