Location:
Overall this was a good spot for us. It was conveniently located North of downtown but only 2 blocks from freeway so only about 5-7 minute drive downtown and only 10-15 minutes from the Domain. The neighborhood is decent, right off the highway are a couple taco food trucks that are delicious and a good number of homeless, but they were never seen on our road. There is a small school so traffic can be busy during the beginning and ending times for school. Plenty of parking provided, and a small area for pets to use bathroom.
Inside:
When we arrived we did feel like it had a rushed cleaning job. We ended up sweeping the entire apartment and moving furniture to clean under prior to unpacking our things. The water lines for the shower were hooked backwards so we thought we didn’t have hot water at first. The water pressure for downstairs is poor, and even worse when the temp drops. The internet is spotty, so if you have business meeting plans or game, be very weary. The mattresses need to be replaced, they are both very bad on your back, the bed is the smaller room is significantly worse. For the prices they are asking the beds 100% need to be replaced! It was nice having washer and dryer available, never any issues with those or any other appliances. They do have monthly pest control, in 3 months I saw only 4 bugs total in the kitchen, but with having 3 sliding doors that we left open often I was not surprised or did not think this was an issue. No roaches were ever found by us.
Hosts:
Hosts were responsive when we reached out. The only issue they were unable to fix was the spotty internet, but they did offer to reset for us since we did not have access to router. The hosts are unable to provide a key for mailbox, so plan on not having access unless you talk with mail person when they are delivering then they will open box to check for your mail.
Pricing:
I think this place is priced on the higher end for what is offered, but with Austin housing is going up everywhere. Towards the end of our stay we asked about extending our stay and were notified they are no longer doing extended/monthly rates. The rate for 1 month would have been higher for the entire 3 months we stayed. I definitely don’t think they cost should have went up, but based on time of year/seasonal events in the area, this is what happened.