Excellent house on the East side of 35 and about 1.5 miles to Downtown (and 6 Street). House was very well equipped and first impressions are the same as last impressions which are extremely positive.
Bedrooms and Bathrooms well equipped. Nice bathroom amenities like liquid body soap, shampoo and conditioner in each bathroom. Something unique which one of us really liked but others were unsure about were ‘white-noise’ generators. Never seen one before and used it each night. Beds were very comfortable - two Kings. Pillows just fine. Quiet neighborhood - no trouble with any kind of street noise. Alan L Chapa and 2nd Street aren’t very busy.
About 1 km away down Chicon (next street west) is access to the City of Austin River path system. Fantastic spot for exercise - the system goes for miles and safe with lots of runners, walkers, dog-walkers of all generations and genders. The Colorado river is wide there and lots of boats are on it - particularly sculling teams and kayakers. Can’t say enough about this park-path system.
Pretty neat neighbourhood where Crystal’s place is. Lots of little bars on Cesar Chavez, Tacquerias, Coffee Shops. We went every morning to Texas Coffee Traders (about a half-mile, maybe less) where they take their coffee seriously. They were teaching students about coffee 2 of the 3 mornings I went there.
Crystal kept us informed along the way, checked in with us once while we were there and had a comprehensive book of recommendations for groceries, wine, what-to-do etc.
We used Austin Ride Share and Uber. Both showed up promptly. In our case, Uber was maybe a bit better. Ride distances weren’t long and the prices were reasonable.
Can’t beat this location and Crystal’s house was excellent. Amenity-rich and lacking nothing of importance at all. Coming home from 6 Street or a restaurant, it felt like we were home when we got back to the house. Seemed very safe and we were glad to have lucked into this place. Would strongly recommend it for the quality of the home, the host and the location.