We booked a very last minute stay for the long weekend - Nico was very responsive and accommodating and even offered a slightly lower rate so we ended up not picking the hotel so the family could stay together. When we got there, the location we knew was a bit away from the stuff you want to do in Austin (that's why it's cheaper) but we weren't expecting it to be walking distance to both a high school and a strip club... that was a weird combo!
House was not clean - dead bugs everywhere (at least they were dead!) and the sheets, although they may have been washed, had lots of stains of who knows what. We vacuumed ourselves, rewashed the dishes and asked Nico for new sheets which he did provide. Washer is tiny and dryer doesn't work. Also note - bedroom 5 is standalone outside in the backyard.
Bottom line, Nico was a good host and did refund the cleaning fee (I had to request it myself), although I wouldn't consider this a "luxury" home and in hindsight should have done a hotel.