We are local to Lakeway and rented this condo for 2 weeks as a place to stay between when our current home sold and new home was ready to move in. This was not a vacation for us, but this place seemed to be convenient enough to meet our needs. Pros: The location was great. This is a beautiful, safe neighborhood with hiking trails and lots of nature to see. The condo was appointed appropriately to meet needs as a temporary residence, including a small backyard. The cons: The beds are miserably firm. I realize this is a preference for some. I had to sleep on the couch for 2 nights until the topper we ordered arrived. The morning after check-in is where the issues really began. We had no hot water for our morning showers. The host knew this because plumbers arrived unannounced just after our discovery to replace the hot water heater. While I appreciate the attentiveness to this issue, disclosure would have been nice. We spent almost 3 days without hot water and part of 2 days with no running water at all before the issue was resolved. There were constant interruptions with the plumbers in and out of the house, including one walking in on me while on the toilet.
The next big issue happened three days before we were to check out. We get a notice on the front door at about 5 pm stating that the roads in that part of the neighborhood were being resurfaced starting the next morning. Surely this was not the first notice of this work, but again there was no prior communication to us. The roads and our driveway would be blocked off and there would be no way in or out of the condo by car between 8 am - 6 pm for the next two days. We were allowed to park a car at the golf club which was about 1/3 mile walk from the condo. Aside from the hike in the 100-degree plus temps, the biggest issue for us was that we needed to start packing and moving things into our car to take to the new house during this time and this could not happen now. We ended up packing up everything and leaving by 7am a day early due to the inconvenience. The host never once offered any type of financial compensation for all of the problems, only stating there was nothing that could be done. When we finally asked for compensation, we never heard a word back.
I wanted to like this place, but due to circumstances, it was really terrible.