Sandy was great about responding in a timely way and making me feel welcome. She was very gracious about giving me a good price even though I was there during South x Southwest! She contacted me a few days before arrival to make sure I could find her place easily and to arrange everything. She left me welcome notes in the apartment and greeted me as soon as she could make it. She left chocolates and other goodies and breakfast food. I really can't imagine a nicer or more welcoming host! The apartment is beautiful and spacious. It's very quiet and surrounded by plants and trees and birds and squirrels. If you want to cook, it has a great, well-equipped kitchen. It's a very comfortable living space. The neighborhood is interesting, with a mix of quiet streets and small, cool houses, along with a nearby semi-industrial strip. Hard to describe ... like Austin itself, it's "weird" in the best way! ("Keep Austin weird" is the local slogan.) If you don't have a car, you can easily get to the local bus line, and the Cap Metro app makes it easy to use. I would love to go back.