Really Cute, like, I gave it 4 stars cute because it's so stinking cute...
but... It looks so cute that the lacking of the below mentioned make it, well... sorta a disappointment. Long story short, the amenities provided are lacking.
this host is banking on the fact that cute is enough. It was sorta laughable how skimpy certain amenities were. For a place this cute, I'd expect a lot more of the "homey" things that I've come to love about airbnb... ya know... bottled water, snacks, coffee, decorations that aren't TAPED DOWN... clearly, outside of design, there isn't any thought that goes into the place. For the price, I've had way way way better experiences (in more expensive cities). Still... 4 stars cause I get how particular I'm being and the host left a card, so that's cool (she missed the part that we were celebrating my birthday, which was in the note I sent her, but as you'll read... the details y'all... the details).
It's clean, but there is a big bug problem in the kitchen and there were huge wasps at the front door for our stay. It's Texas though, so this isn't uncommon at all... just worth noting for those that are coming from out of the area. Them bugs is big here in Texas.
While it's cute, I wouldn't say it's cozy. The decor is minimalist meets boho sheik but almost sterile. The cute wears off and the taped down decor (yes, the host has taped down a decoration) reminds you that you should probably not touch anything? Lol. I dunno...
There were 4 coffee pods left for the three of us, for two full days... And a used/open almost expired chiobani sweet creamer. The other coffee was all instant and decaf. Austin has phenomenal coffee y'all... lack of coffee is like lack of toilet paper imo. This review would've gone a lot better had there been reasonable supply of coffee.
The food in the kitchen had obviously been left by previous guests and not the host... random ice cream (a plus) 1 random can of orange soda (eew), and 3 random assorted malt beverages... like... ok.
Most of the furniture is uncomfortable. Don't bother sitting on the couch. The master bedroom is delightful, but my visitors who stayed in the other two rooms complained of uncomfortable beds
1 ply toilet paper. 1 ply toilet paper... like, you have to SEARCH for 1 ply. C'mon y'all. Give us the two ply.
All white everything (ladies, bring your own make up remover wipes cause you don't want to mess up their white towels) Maybe a black towel or three so that the ladies can remove make up... or the make up remover towelettes that all the rest of the air bnb hosts supply...
No extra: pillows. People like pillows and they don't bring their own. Another skimp here (my mom used the couch pillows).
Again, I'm being super picky, but I just felt that a superhost should be better about the details. Maybe I've just had the luck of the draw with past stays that we're also cute places and that were well stocked and cozy?
I suppose only time will tell.