With the PaleoFX 2013 conference happening at the Palmer Center, this cute little cottage house was located just one-third of a mile up the hill. Most of the other attendees were in a hotel nearly a mile away from the event. This is a central location and within walking distance of most places you would want to visit.

The loft itself was pretty good. That big bed upstairs was amazing and I slept great. There's a second bed downstairs my roommate enjoyed with comfort. There are a few interesting noises you'll hear late at night/early in the morning like a train whistle or the occasional car driving by, but it's mostly pretty quiet.

There was only one incident that happened on the final night of my visit. I heard a gnawing sound downstairs around 5AM and went to investigate. When I didn't see anything, I tried going back upstairs to sleep but was again awakened by the gnawing sound. When I went back downstairs, I could see where a mouse had gotten on top of the refrigerator and thrown down on my almond butter and dark chocolate. EWWWW!

To her credit, Veronica did email me to apologize and asked what she could do. She is getting an electronic mouse exterminator thingy installed in the rooms. I didn't get much sleep that last night (about 4 hours) and the cost of the food I lost to the rodent was about $15. I'm not gonna fret about it, but it put a sour end to what was otherwise a great place to stay while you're in Austin, TX.