lastclock-co-uk|Last Minute Holidays

If you have waited this long to make travel arrangements to SXSW in Austin, you last minute travel plans could get a bit tricky, especially in the lodging department.

The first and best thing to d is contact any friends you know that will be attending the conference and see if you can share their hotel room. At this point, the official SXSW hotels are all sold out, so finding a hotel near the conference will be almost impossible. Another option is to check out sites like CouchSurfing, iStopOver or airbnb for short-term, local rentals. You can expect to pay between $50-$250 a night depending on the location. Of course, there are still hotels in Austin which are available that are not part of the SXSW room block. You can rely on convenient public transportation from the convention center, and expect to pay $150-$500 a night.