I’ll start with the bad. The worst thing about the place is the noise, especially during the week. Tuesday and Thursday morning, sometimes before 7, are trash days, and the dumpsters are less than twenty yards from the bedroom window. You will be awoken by their crashing if not by the back-up beeping of the truck. Wednesday morning the leaf blowers start right outside your window around 7:30-8. The sound Insulation is generally pretty poor: if the upstairs neighbor has a conversation on the balcony, you will hear it. Plan to bring ear plugs.
There was a roach spotting (a big fella—I named him Phil) in the kitchen cupboard upon arrival. Later while I was watching TV, Phil scurried across the floor and died by the door. Roaches are to be expected in older apartments—and clearly they do use pesticide...RIP Phil—so I didn’t mind that much. That said, the pictures make the place look much, much newer than it is, which is a pet peeve of mine.
The disposal was not working upon arrival, though I did get it going later. I let the owner know and they offered to come take a look at it; they were very communicative and willing to help.
The place is decently stocked with dishes, cleaning supplies, cookware, etc. It is clearly cleaned regularly and upkept as well as it can be. The major problems are moreso due to the complex itself.
The location should be quite good for out of towners. It has good accessibility to decent restaurants, Zilker, the greenbelt, and downtown, which can be reached by bike or scooter if you don’t have a car; be warned it’s uphill from most of these things though, so the trek back will be more arduous if you bike.