The neighborhood is very calm and familiar, but yet 10 minutes walking to Congress Avenue and 5 minutes walking to South Lamar, South Congress and 1st, which are nice places to take a walk. There are many people practicing sports, walking dogs and going around with kids on the streets. We felt very safe around the neighborhood.
During the winter time - we were there in a untypically cold week -, the hot water is enough for a 15 minutes shower, which will not be a problem in the hot Texas weather.
The house was clean, pretty and comfortable. The communication with Adam was fast and easy. We loved staying at Adam's place and will stay there again if coming back to Austin sometime!