We stayed at John's place for two weeks in December. The location is convenient to everything! Literally ten minutes in any direction to everything Austin. The trade-off there is that there is some traffic noise that can roar up depending on wind direction BUT for the most part this really didn't hinder our stay at all. The neighborhood is gorgeous and we found a lovely walk that took us over to the Colorado River. Absolutely wonderful neighborhood.
The house is truly two bedrooms and two baths with a third bedroom that is a passthrough room if people use the garage/bedroom door. For us, it wasn't a problem, but for others, if you want three real dedicated bedrooms, then you might plan to not use the back door or to put someone in the fourth bedroom which is really a garage that's been transformed.
I'm admittedly sensitive to chemical smells or environmental smells and John was kind of enough to not wash the linens with anything strong. That really was terrific.
It was so warm while were there that we could open the windows and sit out on the deck which is where we spent most of our time in our COVID time with family.
If you're air quality sensitive this is an older home, I found myself grateful I could open the house up for fresh air.
But overall, with the location, large kitchen and fenced backyard for dogs, plus the deck, this house checks a lot of boxes. It was really challenging finding a home that was somewhat affordable over the holidays that could meet our needs.