MTC cost guide

Austin Trip Cost: Six Dated Examples

Use these six fixed examples to compare the selected lodging products and meal baskets in Austin. Read the source dates and qualifications beside each amount before using it in a travel budget.

Scope, dates and party

Two adults, one accommodation unit; 10–16 November 2026; six nights and seven calendar days. Planning estimates only; flights excluded.

What is specific to this budget

  • Style labels describe selected lodging products, not official stars or a cheapest-to-most-expensive ranking.
  • These amounts are not calculator defaults and are never scaled to another party size or stay.

How to read the examples

These are dated selected-component planning amounts for two adults sharing one accommodation unit, six nights over seven calendar days, with 42 meals and 42 nonalcoholic drinks. Hotel styles are selected products, not official star grades, citywide budget bands or an ascending price ranking. Unknown mandatory extras are unknown, not zero; a required extra service must be repriced. Flights, visas, insurance, shopping, optional tips and unselected activities are excluded. Deposits and card holds are liquidity or part-payment, not automatically additional spending. No hotel meal credit, repeated discount or arbitrary contingency is applied. Availability, foreign-card compatibility, dietary/allergen/halal suitability and continuous accessible door routes are unverified. Recheck prices, menus, taxes, fares and terms before travel. These examples are never scaled to another party or duration.

Dated cost examples

Six dated planning examples for Austin, 10–16 November 2026: two adults sharing one accommodation unit, six nights over seven calendar days (14 person-days), 42 meals and 42 nonalcoholic drinks. Three named hotel products, each with meal baskets A and B.

Dated selected-component estimate — no booking, held inventory or guaranteed payable total.

All three products are at Hotel Van Zandt, not three different hotels. Its rounded six-night Total Including all fees is an approximate anchor, not exact payable cents; do not add another 210 USD amenity-fee base or apply the 25% offer again. Junior-suite area differs between 510 and 515 sq ft. Meal basket A repeats a shared 16-inch pizza lunch and Harvest Chicken dinner; B uses Franklin lunch Tuesday–Sunday, Home Slice on Monday 16 November, and salmon dinner. Kerbey’s menu is an operator-wide benchmark mapped to its University branch. Tax is modeled per meal bill; queues, sellouts and dietary suitability can require a different meal. CapMetro is a finite 35 USD allocation: two adults × seven 2.50 USD daily caps, not a weekly or 168-hour pass. Each rider needs a separate accepted payment medium and the same instrument for the cap; Amex is excluded. Exact hotel last-mile routes are unverified. Activities are 30 USD for two ordinary Blanton admissions on Thursday 12 November and a conditional free Capitol tour; neither is reserved inventory. Paid music is excluded.

Hotel Van Zandt — Deluxe Queen/Queen · Example A

Total for two adults

3,419.67 USD

Dated qualified planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

244.26 USD per person per calendar day (14 person-days)

Stay in the Groove is a public offer for four or more nights, bookable by December 31,2026, subject to availability and new-reservation restrictions, with a major credit-card guarantee. The observed six-night whole-dollar Total says Including all fees and anchors an approximate qualified planning amount; the line-item tax/fee breakdown, precise payable cents, deposit and payment timing remain unknown, not zero. The mandatory $35 per room per night plus tax amenity fee is not added a second time to that total; its precise inclusion/tax treatment needs refresh. The 25%discount is already reflected and is not applied again. The public offer has no stated membership requirement, although a generic engine member banner remains in conflict; actual Exclusive Member Rate cards are excluded. Cancellation conflicts: official offer 4 pm 48 hoursbefore arrival versus engine 6 pm 2 daysbefore arrival; use November 8 at 4 pm hotel local time as a conservative planning deadline, not a resolved guarantee. Offer late penalty is one night plus tax, exact amount unprinted. Generic FAQ debit authorization is room+tax plus estimated$150/night ($900 for 6 n) temporary liquidity, not extra spending; selected authorization/payment details remain unverified. No drink/meal/amenity credit is deducted. Alcohol benefits require 21+ and are not included in this model. The generic FAQ instead states 4 pm 24 hours before arrival; this third rule is retained as conflicting general context and does not silently replace the selected public offer.

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  • Observed rounded six-night Total Including all fees; qualified approximate anchor, fee/tax unitemized

    Reference quantity 1 × stay = 2,565.00 USD ≈ 2,565.00 USD

    be.synxis.com — checked 2026-10-17

  • Breakfast Platter: two half-size buttermilk pancakes,two eggs,seasonal fruit

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 188.86 USD ≈ 188.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fair Trade drip coffee

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 59.50 USD ≈ 59.50 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Medium 16-inch cheese pizza shared bytwo adults

    Reference quantity 1 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 138.25 USD ≈ 138.25 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fountain soda

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 49.00 USD ≈ 49.00 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Harvest Chicken,with sweet potato medley and broccolini

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 244.86 USD ≈ 244.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Iced tea

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 49.00 USD ≈ 49.00 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Qualifiedtaxsummedpermealoccasion

    Reference quantity 1 × case = 60.20 USD ≈ 60.20 USD

    comptroller.texas.gov — checked 2026-10-17

  • Cap Metro Adult Daily Cap

    Reference quantity 14 × adult_service_day = 35.00 USD ≈ 35.00 USD

    www.capmetro.org — checked Check date not recorded

  • Blantonadultordinary Thursdaytariff

    Reference quantity 2 × adult = 30.00 USD ≈ 30.00 USD

    blantonmuseum.org — checked Check date not recorded

All three products are at Hotel Van Zandt, not three different hotels. Its rounded six-night Total Including all fees is an approximate anchor, not exact payable cents; do not add another 210 USD amenity-fee base or apply the 25% offer again. Junior-suite area differs between 510 and 515 sq ft. Meal basket A repeats a shared 16-inch pizza lunch and Harvest Chicken dinner; B uses Franklin lunch Tuesday–Sunday, Home Slice on Monday 16 November, and salmon dinner. Kerbey’s menu is an operator-wide benchmark mapped to its University branch. Tax is modeled per meal bill; queues, sellouts and dietary suitability can require a different meal. CapMetro is a finite 35 USD allocation: two adults × seven 2.50 USD daily caps, not a weekly or 168-hour pass. Each rider needs a separate accepted payment medium and the same instrument for the cap; Amex is excluded. Exact hotel last-mile routes are unverified. Activities are 30 USD for two ordinary Blanton admissions on Thursday 12 November and a conditional free Capitol tour; neither is reserved inventory. Paid music is excluded.

Hotel Van Zandt — Deluxe Queen/Queen · Example B

Total for two adults

3,693.00 USD

Dated qualified planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

263.79 USD per person per calendar day (14 person-days)

Stay in the Groove is a public offer for four or more nights, bookable by December 31,2026, subject to availability and new-reservation restrictions, with a major credit-card guarantee. The observed six-night whole-dollar Total says Including all fees and anchors an approximate qualified planning amount; the line-item tax/fee breakdown, precise payable cents, deposit and payment timing remain unknown, not zero. The mandatory $35 per room per night plus tax amenity fee is not added a second time to that total; its precise inclusion/tax treatment needs refresh. The 25%discount is already reflected and is not applied again. The public offer has no stated membership requirement, although a generic engine member banner remains in conflict; actual Exclusive Member Rate cards are excluded. Cancellation conflicts: official offer 4 pm 48 hoursbefore arrival versus engine 6 pm 2 daysbefore arrival; use November 8 at 4 pm hotel local time as a conservative planning deadline, not a resolved guarantee. Offer late penalty is one night plus tax, exact amount unprinted. Generic FAQ debit authorization is room+tax plus estimated$150/night ($900 for 6 n) temporary liquidity, not extra spending; selected authorization/payment details remain unverified. No drink/meal/amenity credit is deducted. Alcohol benefits require 21+ and are not included in this model. The generic FAQ instead states 4 pm 24 hours before arrival; this third rule is retained as conflicting general context and does not silently replace the selected public offer.

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  • Observed rounded six-night Total Including all fees; qualified approximate anchor, fee/tax unitemized

    Reference quantity 1 × stay = 2,565.00 USD ≈ 2,565.00 USD

    be.synxis.com — checked 2026-10-17

  • Breakfast Platter: two half-size buttermilk pancakes,two eggs,seasonal fruit

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 188.86 USD ≈ 188.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fair Trade drip coffee

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 59.50 USD ≈ 59.50 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Brisket sandwich

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 6 identical source rows combined = 252.00 USD ≈ 252.00 USD

    franklinbbq.com — checked 2026-10-02

  • Single potato salad

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 6 identical source rows combined = 60.00 USD ≈ 60.00 USD

    franklinbbq.com — checked 2026-10-02

  • Canned water

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 6 identical source rows combined = 24.00 USD ≈ 24.00 USD

    franklinbbq.com — checked 2026-10-02

  • Pesto Glazed Salmon,with brussels sprouts and whipped garlic potatoes

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 321.86 USD ≈ 321.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Iced tea

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 49.00 USD ≈ 49.00 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Medium 16-inch cheese pizza shared bytwo adults

    Reference quantity 1 × menu_item = 19.75 USD ≈ 19.75 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fountain soda

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item = 7.00 USD ≈ 7.00 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Qualifiedtaxsummedpermealoccasion

    Reference quantity 1 × case = 81.03 USD ≈ 81.03 USD

    comptroller.texas.gov — checked 2026-10-17

  • Cap Metro Adult Daily Cap

    Reference quantity 14 × adult_service_day = 35.00 USD ≈ 35.00 USD

    www.capmetro.org — checked Check date not recorded

  • Blantonadultordinary Thursdaytariff

    Reference quantity 2 × adult = 30.00 USD ≈ 30.00 USD

    blantonmuseum.org — checked Check date not recorded

All three products are at Hotel Van Zandt, not three different hotels. Its rounded six-night Total Including all fees is an approximate anchor, not exact payable cents; do not add another 210 USD amenity-fee base or apply the 25% offer again. Junior-suite area differs between 510 and 515 sq ft. Meal basket A repeats a shared 16-inch pizza lunch and Harvest Chicken dinner; B uses Franklin lunch Tuesday–Sunday, Home Slice on Monday 16 November, and salmon dinner. Kerbey’s menu is an operator-wide benchmark mapped to its University branch. Tax is modeled per meal bill; queues, sellouts and dietary suitability can require a different meal. CapMetro is a finite 35 USD allocation: two adults × seven 2.50 USD daily caps, not a weekly or 168-hour pass. Each rider needs a separate accepted payment medium and the same instrument for the cap; Amex is excluded. Exact hotel last-mile routes are unverified. Activities are 30 USD for two ordinary Blanton admissions on Thursday 12 November and a conditional free Capitol tour; neither is reserved inventory. Paid music is excluded.

Hotel Van Zandt — Spa King Junior Suite · Example A

Total for two adults

3,880.67 USD

Dated qualified planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

277.19 USD per person per calendar day (14 person-days)

Stay in the Groove is a public offer for four or more nights, bookable by December 31,2026, subject to availability and new-reservation restrictions, with a major credit-card guarantee. The observed six-night whole-dollar Total says Including all fees and anchors an approximate qualified planning amount; the line-item tax/fee breakdown, precise payable cents, deposit and payment timing remain unknown, not zero. The mandatory $35 per room per night plus tax amenity fee is not added a second time to that total; its precise inclusion/tax treatment needs refresh. The 25%discount is already reflected and is not applied again. The public offer has no stated membership requirement, although a generic engine member banner remains in conflict; actual Exclusive Member Rate cards are excluded. Cancellation conflicts: official offer 4 pm 48 hoursbefore arrival versus engine 6 pm 2 daysbefore arrival; use November 8 at 4 pm hotel local time as a conservative planning deadline, not a resolved guarantee. Offer late penalty is one night plus tax, exact amount unprinted. Generic FAQ debit authorization is room+tax plus estimated$150/night ($900 for 6 n) temporary liquidity, not extra spending; selected authorization/payment details remain unverified. No drink/meal/amenity credit is deducted. Alcohol benefits require 21+ and are not included in this model. The generic FAQ instead states 4 pm 24 hours before arrival; this third rule is retained as conflicting general context and does not silently replace the selected public offer.

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  • Observed rounded six-night Total Including all fees; qualified approximate anchor, fee/tax unitemized

    Reference quantity 1 × stay = 3,026.00 USD ≈ 3,026.00 USD

    be.synxis.com — checked 2026-10-17

  • Breakfast Platter: two half-size buttermilk pancakes,two eggs,seasonal fruit

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 188.86 USD ≈ 188.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fair Trade drip coffee

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 59.50 USD ≈ 59.50 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Medium 16-inch cheese pizza shared bytwo adults

    Reference quantity 1 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 138.25 USD ≈ 138.25 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fountain soda

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 49.00 USD ≈ 49.00 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Harvest Chicken,with sweet potato medley and broccolini

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 244.86 USD ≈ 244.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Iced tea

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 49.00 USD ≈ 49.00 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Qualifiedtaxsummedpermealoccasion

    Reference quantity 1 × case = 60.20 USD ≈ 60.20 USD

    comptroller.texas.gov — checked 2026-10-17

  • Cap Metro Adult Daily Cap

    Reference quantity 14 × adult_service_day = 35.00 USD ≈ 35.00 USD

    www.capmetro.org — checked Check date not recorded

  • Blantonadultordinary Thursdaytariff

    Reference quantity 2 × adult = 30.00 USD ≈ 30.00 USD

    blantonmuseum.org — checked Check date not recorded

All three products are at Hotel Van Zandt, not three different hotels. Its rounded six-night Total Including all fees is an approximate anchor, not exact payable cents; do not add another 210 USD amenity-fee base or apply the 25% offer again. Junior-suite area differs between 510 and 515 sq ft. Meal basket A repeats a shared 16-inch pizza lunch and Harvest Chicken dinner; B uses Franklin lunch Tuesday–Sunday, Home Slice on Monday 16 November, and salmon dinner. Kerbey’s menu is an operator-wide benchmark mapped to its University branch. Tax is modeled per meal bill; queues, sellouts and dietary suitability can require a different meal. CapMetro is a finite 35 USD allocation: two adults × seven 2.50 USD daily caps, not a weekly or 168-hour pass. Each rider needs a separate accepted payment medium and the same instrument for the cap; Amex is excluded. Exact hotel last-mile routes are unverified. Activities are 30 USD for two ordinary Blanton admissions on Thursday 12 November and a conditional free Capitol tour; neither is reserved inventory. Paid music is excluded.

Hotel Van Zandt — Spa King Junior Suite · Example B

Total for two adults

4,154.00 USD

Dated qualified planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

296.71 USD per person per calendar day (14 person-days)

Stay in the Groove is a public offer for four or more nights, bookable by December 31,2026, subject to availability and new-reservation restrictions, with a major credit-card guarantee. The observed six-night whole-dollar Total says Including all fees and anchors an approximate qualified planning amount; the line-item tax/fee breakdown, precise payable cents, deposit and payment timing remain unknown, not zero. The mandatory $35 per room per night plus tax amenity fee is not added a second time to that total; its precise inclusion/tax treatment needs refresh. The 25%discount is already reflected and is not applied again. The public offer has no stated membership requirement, although a generic engine member banner remains in conflict; actual Exclusive Member Rate cards are excluded. Cancellation conflicts: official offer 4 pm 48 hoursbefore arrival versus engine 6 pm 2 daysbefore arrival; use November 8 at 4 pm hotel local time as a conservative planning deadline, not a resolved guarantee. Offer late penalty is one night plus tax, exact amount unprinted. Generic FAQ debit authorization is room+tax plus estimated$150/night ($900 for 6 n) temporary liquidity, not extra spending; selected authorization/payment details remain unverified. No drink/meal/amenity credit is deducted. Alcohol benefits require 21+ and are not included in this model. The generic FAQ instead states 4 pm 24 hours before arrival; this third rule is retained as conflicting general context and does not silently replace the selected public offer.

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  • Observed rounded six-night Total Including all fees; qualified approximate anchor, fee/tax unitemized

    Reference quantity 1 × stay = 3,026.00 USD ≈ 3,026.00 USD

    be.synxis.com — checked 2026-10-17

  • Breakfast Platter: two half-size buttermilk pancakes,two eggs,seasonal fruit

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 188.86 USD ≈ 188.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fair Trade drip coffee

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 59.50 USD ≈ 59.50 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Brisket sandwich

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 6 identical source rows combined = 252.00 USD ≈ 252.00 USD

    franklinbbq.com — checked 2026-10-02

  • Single potato salad

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 6 identical source rows combined = 60.00 USD ≈ 60.00 USD

    franklinbbq.com — checked 2026-10-02

  • Canned water

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 6 identical source rows combined = 24.00 USD ≈ 24.00 USD

    franklinbbq.com — checked 2026-10-02

  • Pesto Glazed Salmon,with brussels sprouts and whipped garlic potatoes

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 321.86 USD ≈ 321.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Iced tea

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 49.00 USD ≈ 49.00 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Medium 16-inch cheese pizza shared bytwo adults

    Reference quantity 1 × menu_item = 19.75 USD ≈ 19.75 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fountain soda

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item = 7.00 USD ≈ 7.00 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Qualifiedtaxsummedpermealoccasion

    Reference quantity 1 × case = 81.03 USD ≈ 81.03 USD

    comptroller.texas.gov — checked 2026-10-17

  • Cap Metro Adult Daily Cap

    Reference quantity 14 × adult_service_day = 35.00 USD ≈ 35.00 USD

    www.capmetro.org — checked Check date not recorded

  • Blantonadultordinary Thursdaytariff

    Reference quantity 2 × adult = 30.00 USD ≈ 30.00 USD

    blantonmuseum.org — checked Check date not recorded

All three products are at Hotel Van Zandt, not three different hotels. Its rounded six-night Total Including all fees is an approximate anchor, not exact payable cents; do not add another 210 USD amenity-fee base or apply the 25% offer again. Junior-suite area differs between 510 and 515 sq ft. Meal basket A repeats a shared 16-inch pizza lunch and Harvest Chicken dinner; B uses Franklin lunch Tuesday–Sunday, Home Slice on Monday 16 November, and salmon dinner. Kerbey’s menu is an operator-wide benchmark mapped to its University branch. Tax is modeled per meal bill; queues, sellouts and dietary suitability can require a different meal. CapMetro is a finite 35 USD allocation: two adults × seven 2.50 USD daily caps, not a weekly or 168-hour pass. Each rider needs a separate accepted payment medium and the same instrument for the cap; Amex is excluded. Exact hotel last-mile routes are unverified. Activities are 30 USD for two ordinary Blanton admissions on Thursday 12 November and a conditional free Capitol tour; neither is reserved inventory. Paid music is excluded.

Hotel Van Zandt — Presidential Suite · Example A

Total for two adults

7,648.67 USD

Dated qualified planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

546.33 USD per person per calendar day (14 person-days)

Stay in the Groove is a public offer for four or more nights, bookable by December 31,2026, subject to availability and new-reservation restrictions, with a major credit-card guarantee. The observed six-night whole-dollar Total says Including all fees and anchors an approximate qualified planning amount; the line-item tax/fee breakdown, precise payable cents, deposit and payment timing remain unknown, not zero. The mandatory $35 per room per night plus tax amenity fee is not added a second time to that total; its precise inclusion/tax treatment needs refresh. The 25%discount is already reflected and is not applied again. The public offer has no stated membership requirement, although a generic engine member banner remains in conflict; actual Exclusive Member Rate cards are excluded. Cancellation conflicts: official offer 4 pm 48 hoursbefore arrival versus engine 6 pm 2 daysbefore arrival; use November 8 at 4 pm hotel local time as a conservative planning deadline, not a resolved guarantee. Offer late penalty is one night plus tax, exact amount unprinted. Generic FAQ debit authorization is room+tax plus estimated$150/night ($900 for 6 n) temporary liquidity, not extra spending; selected authorization/payment details remain unverified. No drink/meal/amenity credit is deducted. Alcohol benefits require 21+ and are not included in this model. The generic FAQ instead states 4 pm 24 hours before arrival; this third rule is retained as conflicting general context and does not silently replace the selected public offer.

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  • Observed rounded six-night Total Including all fees; qualified approximate anchor, fee/tax unitemized

    Reference quantity 1 × stay = 6,794.00 USD ≈ 6,794.00 USD

    be.synxis.com — checked 2026-10-17

  • Breakfast Platter: two half-size buttermilk pancakes,two eggs,seasonal fruit

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 188.86 USD ≈ 188.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fair Trade drip coffee

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 59.50 USD ≈ 59.50 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Medium 16-inch cheese pizza shared bytwo adults

    Reference quantity 1 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 138.25 USD ≈ 138.25 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fountain soda

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 49.00 USD ≈ 49.00 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Harvest Chicken,with sweet potato medley and broccolini

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 244.86 USD ≈ 244.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Iced tea

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 49.00 USD ≈ 49.00 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Qualifiedtaxsummedpermealoccasion

    Reference quantity 1 × case = 60.20 USD ≈ 60.20 USD

    comptroller.texas.gov — checked 2026-10-17

  • Cap Metro Adult Daily Cap

    Reference quantity 14 × adult_service_day = 35.00 USD ≈ 35.00 USD

    www.capmetro.org — checked Check date not recorded

  • Blantonadultordinary Thursdaytariff

    Reference quantity 2 × adult = 30.00 USD ≈ 30.00 USD

    blantonmuseum.org — checked Check date not recorded

All three products are at Hotel Van Zandt, not three different hotels. Its rounded six-night Total Including all fees is an approximate anchor, not exact payable cents; do not add another 210 USD amenity-fee base or apply the 25% offer again. Junior-suite area differs between 510 and 515 sq ft. Meal basket A repeats a shared 16-inch pizza lunch and Harvest Chicken dinner; B uses Franklin lunch Tuesday–Sunday, Home Slice on Monday 16 November, and salmon dinner. Kerbey’s menu is an operator-wide benchmark mapped to its University branch. Tax is modeled per meal bill; queues, sellouts and dietary suitability can require a different meal. CapMetro is a finite 35 USD allocation: two adults × seven 2.50 USD daily caps, not a weekly or 168-hour pass. Each rider needs a separate accepted payment medium and the same instrument for the cap; Amex is excluded. Exact hotel last-mile routes are unverified. Activities are 30 USD for two ordinary Blanton admissions on Thursday 12 November and a conditional free Capitol tour; neither is reserved inventory. Paid music is excluded.

Hotel Van Zandt — Presidential Suite · Example B

Total for two adults

7,922.00 USD

Dated qualified planning estimate; not a guaranteed final payable total.

565.86 USD per person per calendar day (14 person-days)

Stay in the Groove is a public offer for four or more nights, bookable by December 31,2026, subject to availability and new-reservation restrictions, with a major credit-card guarantee. The observed six-night whole-dollar Total says Including all fees and anchors an approximate qualified planning amount; the line-item tax/fee breakdown, precise payable cents, deposit and payment timing remain unknown, not zero. The mandatory $35 per room per night plus tax amenity fee is not added a second time to that total; its precise inclusion/tax treatment needs refresh. The 25%discount is already reflected and is not applied again. The public offer has no stated membership requirement, although a generic engine member banner remains in conflict; actual Exclusive Member Rate cards are excluded. Cancellation conflicts: official offer 4 pm 48 hoursbefore arrival versus engine 6 pm 2 daysbefore arrival; use November 8 at 4 pm hotel local time as a conservative planning deadline, not a resolved guarantee. Offer late penalty is one night plus tax, exact amount unprinted. Generic FAQ debit authorization is room+tax plus estimated$150/night ($900 for 6 n) temporary liquidity, not extra spending; selected authorization/payment details remain unverified. No drink/meal/amenity credit is deducted. Alcohol benefits require 21+ and are not included in this model. The generic FAQ instead states 4 pm 24 hours before arrival; this third rule is retained as conflicting general context and does not silently replace the selected public offer.

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  • Observed rounded six-night Total Including all fees; qualified approximate anchor, fee/tax unitemized

    Reference quantity 1 × stay = 6,794.00 USD ≈ 6,794.00 USD

    be.synxis.com — checked 2026-10-17

  • Breakfast Platter: two half-size buttermilk pancakes,two eggs,seasonal fruit

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 188.86 USD ≈ 188.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fair Trade drip coffee

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 59.50 USD ≈ 59.50 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Brisket sandwich

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 6 identical source rows combined = 252.00 USD ≈ 252.00 USD

    franklinbbq.com — checked 2026-10-02

  • Single potato salad

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 6 identical source rows combined = 60.00 USD ≈ 60.00 USD

    franklinbbq.com — checked 2026-10-02

  • Canned water

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 6 identical source rows combined = 24.00 USD ≈ 24.00 USD

    franklinbbq.com — checked 2026-10-02

  • Pesto Glazed Salmon,with brussels sprouts and whipped garlic potatoes

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 321.86 USD ≈ 321.86 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Iced tea

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item; 7 identical source rows combined = 49.00 USD ≈ 49.00 USD

    www.kerbeylanecafe.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Medium 16-inch cheese pizza shared bytwo adults

    Reference quantity 1 × menu_item = 19.75 USD ≈ 19.75 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Fountain soda

    Reference quantity 2 × menu_item = 7.00 USD ≈ 7.00 USD

    homeslicepizza.com — checked Check date not recorded

  • Qualifiedtaxsummedpermealoccasion

    Reference quantity 1 × case = 81.03 USD ≈ 81.03 USD

    comptroller.texas.gov — checked 2026-10-17

  • Cap Metro Adult Daily Cap

    Reference quantity 14 × adult_service_day = 35.00 USD ≈ 35.00 USD

    www.capmetro.org — checked Check date not recorded

  • Blantonadultordinary Thursdaytariff

    Reference quantity 2 × adult = 30.00 USD ≈ 30.00 USD

    blantonmuseum.org — checked Check date not recorded

All three products are at Hotel Van Zandt, not three different hotels. Its rounded six-night Total Including all fees is an approximate anchor, not exact payable cents; do not add another 210 USD amenity-fee base or apply the 25% offer again. Junior-suite area differs between 510 and 515 sq ft. Meal basket A repeats a shared 16-inch pizza lunch and Harvest Chicken dinner; B uses Franklin lunch Tuesday–Sunday, Home Slice on Monday 16 November, and salmon dinner. Kerbey’s menu is an operator-wide benchmark mapped to its University branch. Tax is modeled per meal bill; queues, sellouts and dietary suitability can require a different meal. CapMetro is a finite 35 USD allocation: two adults × seven 2.50 USD daily caps, not a weekly or 168-hour pass. Each rider needs a separate accepted payment medium and the same instrument for the cap; Amex is excluded. Exact hotel last-mile routes are unverified. Activities are 30 USD for two ordinary Blanton admissions on Thursday 12 November and a conditional free Capitol tour; neither is reserved inventory. Paid music is excluded.

Not included: Flights, visas, insurance, shopping, optional tips and unselected paid activities, Unknown mandatory charges, card holds and payment-media costs are not certified zero

Source currency USD; identity FX only, no conversion, card-fee assumption or buffer.

Practical notes

All three products are at Hotel Van Zandt, not three different hotels. Its rounded six-night Total Including all fees is an approximate anchor, not exact payable cents; do not add another 210 USD amenity-fee base or apply the 25% offer again. Junior-suite area differs between 510 and 515 sq ft. Meal basket A repeats a shared 16-inch pizza lunch and Harvest Chicken dinner; B uses Franklin lunch Tuesday–Sunday, Home Slice on Monday 16 November, and salmon dinner. Kerbey’s menu is an operator-wide benchmark mapped to its University branch. Tax is modeled per meal bill; queues, sellouts and dietary suitability can require a different meal. CapMetro is a finite 35 USD allocation: two adults × seven 2.50 USD daily caps, not a weekly or 168-hour pass. Each rider needs a separate accepted payment medium and the same instrument for the cap; Amex is excluded. Exact hotel last-mile routes are unverified. Activities are 30 USD for two ordinary Blanton admissions on Thursday 12 November and a conditional free Capitol tour; neither is reserved inventory. Paid music is excluded.

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These are dated selected-component planning amounts for two adults sharing one accommodation unit, six nights over seven calendar days, with 42 meals and 42 nonalcoholic drinks. Hotel styles are selected products, not official star grades, citywide budget bands or an ascending price ranking. Unknown mandatory extras are unknown, not zero; a required extra service must be repriced. Flights, visas, insurance, shopping, optional tips and unselected activities are excluded. Deposits and card holds are liquidity or part-payment, not automatically additional spending. No hotel meal credit, repeated discount or arbitrary contingency is applied. Availability, foreign-card compatibility, dietary/allergen/halal suitability and continuous accessible door routes are unverified. Recheck prices, menus, taxes, fares and terms before travel. These examples are never scaled to another party or duration.

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