A beautiful house and really helpful and friendly hosts – who went beyond expectations in providing really useful info and help on not just Austin itself, but also Marfa where we headed for a road trip.
House is as the pictures show and the neighbourhood is very nice, seems safe and fairly close to the action on E6th/ 7th etc. There are some fantastic restaurants/ food places etc that are bike/walking distance (all recommended by Kate). The yard is perfect for hanging out in and the space inside is cool, clean and spacious, with all the amenities you could possibly want. Really comfortable beds and nice bathroom. They kindly included some bikes to use in the rental price – which is great – as you will need them if planning on heading into town or South Congress. Otherwise we found using Uber the cheapest transport, plus a little more convenient as was attending SXSW, so in and out of different venues all day (although a lot of people do bike around for Southby and there are a lot of places to lock your bike in town). I would say to walk into downtown would take approx an hour (depending on how fast you walk and what route you take) and not ideal if during a really hot time of year (or if you are on your feet all day at SXSW..) However, it was close enough if using bikes/ Uber for this. Great if you want to be a bit out of town and in a cool and less frantic neighbourhood.
Kate and Rob were always at the end of a phone if needed and happy to help. Really nice people and place to stay.