I stayed here for 5x weeks - Feb - March 2022.
Pretty upset because she said I could rent until the end of May originally when I booked 3x weeks out, then changed her mind and made me leave right before SXSW so she can literally charge 5x's the price I was paying! So if you're renting this during SXSW I feel for ya.
Worst part of it all was she kept making lame excuses why I couldn't stay like she was putting in a fence and she was doing 'odds and ends' - she wasn't being honest w/ just telling me she wanted to charge more for SXSW. When I saw how much she was charging for SXSW my jaw fell to the floor - the attic is definitely not what she's asking per night.
Pros:
- Location
- 2 blocks away from the board/riverwalk
- Quiet location
- Google fiber internet
Cons:
- Shower: water pressure sucks, there's barely any pressure.
- When taking a shower, the temperature fluctuates - and if someone downstairs is using hot water at the same time you can just forget about taking a shower unless you like polar showers then be burned by scalding hot water.
- Everything is old - the furniture, appliances (except for fridge and stove), cooking utensils, blankets, TV, dresser, tables, I mean EVERYTHING is old. The office chair was super uncomfortable - you have to put a small pillow to sit on so you don't feel the metal part of the chair.
- If you're trying to sleep 2x people on the queen sized bed, you can only sleep 2/3 of the bed because of the slant of the roof. So if you're bigger people it won't be comfortable unless you like bumping your head on the ceiling and feeling suffocated.
- Even though she said the bed is relatively new, it's not. It squeaks like my grandma's bed and the mattress has prominent body indents. She did buy a mattress topper, but it didn't fix anything.
- SPIDERS everywhere! Literally everywhere I turned spiders were either descending onto my face when I waking up, hanging out on the shower curtains while taking a shower, and walking across the floor, curtains, and/or desk while I was working - multiple times a day! I'm pretty sure I'm on the most wanted list for spider's looking to revenge their family/friend's death in that house.
- The downstairs living room is right below the bedroom. So if the downstairs people like listening to TV loudly, then you'll hear what they're watching, and sometimes for me it was until 2 am.
- I stayed there during 2 winter freezes - one being pretty significant. She asked me to drip the faucets and some other stuff which was fine, I don't mind helping. But she didn't even offer to provide salt/sand for the stairs - and they had well over an inch of pure ice on them. And when I brought it up she said she'd provide it but I was trying to tell her I shouldn't have to ask for salt so I don't break my neck going down the stairs, especially for the 2nd winter freeze we had - it should automatically be provided. Long story short, she will only provide the bare minimum.
- The TV is a joke. It's more like an old computer monitor. Plus its location is less than idea. Found it annoying there wasn't a decent TV in the living room.
- There are strict instruction that you can't have the AC on any higher than 76 and heat 70. Not sure why, but what I can say is that the place is in an attic and heat rises. When the temp was 46 degrees outside, it was 74 inside. I did open the door, but when it's raining and windy outside leaving the window and doors open isn't ideal.