The hosts were nice and check-in was a breeze, so that is why we are giving 3 stars. Needed a place to get some rest while we prepared for our Kalahari trip the next. This place had a lot of positive reviews so we took our chances.
Unfortunately, the room was very hot. We are people who need a cooler room to sleep well. It felt like 80 degrees. The only source of cooling was the ceiling fan, which was like putting out a wildfire with a water gun. I guess the positive reviewers are people who like sleeping in ovens.
The AC was more locked down than Fort Knox. Which I get, but maybe provide extra cooling units for your guests.
There were no stores nearby to buy a fan unless we wanted to spend a lot on Uber or waste hours to use the bus.
It was a cool night, so the solution would be to open up the window and let the cool air in, right? Nope. Due to their alarm system, opening the window was forbidden.
The bed was okay, but a bit creaky.
We got poor sleep. At 7ish in the morning (early for us,) we couldn't go back to sleep because the blinds poorly covered the sunlight. $20 spent on blackout curtains and a rod could solve this issue.
Luckily we're not too mad because we got early check-in at the Kalahari and were able to take a long nap.
But next time, we'll spend the extra money on a hotel. Sadly this is our second negative experience with Austin airbnbs.