We had a great stay in Austin. Michaela was very sweet to us and gave us as much advise and help as we needed. The room was clean and comfy and the kitchen area was really useful to make breakfasts. (It is very basic so you might need to pick some plastic coffee cups up like we did). The area is safe and quite but is a good distance from downtown. However there are lots of nice places to eat near by and 'The Drag' in the Uni area of Austin is only a easy 30 min walk away. Lots of good stuff happening around there in the evenings. Check out the 'Spider lounge' we had fun hanging out there. All in all a really good experience and for the price a really good deal.