Overall the house was fine. Neighborhood is obviously a little bit on the older side. There are many houses on the street that do their best in maintaining their charm and then you have some slum homes... The house that has both a couch and love seat on the curb was an interesting touch. These are some things the host can't control. The house itself seems very dark... The host has low energy bulbs throughout which are green friendly but offer little in terms of lighting. A lot of animal hair throughout the property. Anytime you open or close the blinds, a plethora of dog hair flies thru the air. The back yard is unusable as the grass is dead but it is the middle of summer here in Austin and Texas is in a drought. The kitchen was fantastic! Entire house is updated with regards to appliances and we used the kitchen daily! Hard to get a response from the host during the stay. Emailed, texted, and left voicemails during the stay but they were never acknowledged. No biggie, I'm sure the host was busy. All in all in was a comfortable stay and I would definitely think of this property again if I needed one.