My daughter gave birth in August 2016, and I rented this home for three months to help with the birth and the babe. Brooke was helpful and flexible during the reservation process, and was quick to address any issues that arose. The house has been fairly recently remodeled and is kitted out with everything most visitors might need. It's in a great neighborhood within easy walking distance of South Congress; there's a great little neighborhood cafe, Fair Bean, literally a block away. For me the location was perfect bc it was four minutes from my daughter's home, and bc they allowed my two little cockapoos to live there with me.
It was extremely hot in August and September, so I appreciated how well the air conditioning worked. The property has a little sleeping porch and outside sitting area off the master bedroom that was nice in October once it cooled off. Unfortunately, I encountered some fairly major plumbing problems. Brooke resolved them as quickly as she could, and the owners' credited me a portion of the rent for the month when things were bad, but still, it's a very expensive rental and should have been in better shape. That said, judging from how Brooke and the owners' responded, I imagine that future renters will not have to worry about the plumbing. If you are renting this property to use the outdoor spaces, be sure to ask Brooke what's going on construction-wise. There's a lot of remodeling and rebuilding going on around there and it can get noisy (you hear very little in the summer with the air conditioning on). This is true of the entire neighborhood between Oltorf and Barton Springs (south and north)and South Lamar and South Congress (east and west), so I would ask anyone I was renting from in that area the same question.