The apartment is great--exactly how the pictures make it seem. It's clean, well-equipped, and wonderfully cool in the Austin heat. Christina does a fabulous job of making it feel like home--from emails checking in to make sure everything was alright to the well stocked kitchen and thoughtfully equipped apartment overall. I stayed in the apartment for a month and found it to be a great home away from home while doing research at UT. The one drawback to the place is the building, which is mostly populated by undergraduates, whose considerateness leaves a fair bit to be desired. I would not want to stay here--at least for any duration--during the regular school year and found a couple of nights pretty aggravating even during the less populated summer month that I was there (one party immediately next door and others that spilled into the public space outside the apartment). The public spaces (namely the elevator) also are not as promptly cleaned up as one might wish, which makes for some less than ideal rides.

All that being said, I would definitely stay in this apartment again (during the summer), as the location and the place itself can't be beat! My particular situation also set me up for being less tolerant of late night noise than some might be, so that can be taken with a grain of salt. Stay at Christina's place! The apartment is totally worth it, and she does a great job making it a good place to be.