We absolutely loved our stay at Marcus’s place in Thornton Flats. The apartment was spacious, well-lit, very well-equipped (kitchen + bathroom) and made our long stay comfortable. There’s plenty of plates, cups and kitchen equipment (if you plan to cook sometimes), modern tech (Google Fiber internet, Google Nest thermostat, electric kitchen range). It was meticulously clean too. The study nook was a nice feature to have as we were two people working from home.
The location is a quiet, quirky neighborhood with a lot of good food and drink options closeby. Its also just a 5 min drive downtown, or to S 1st Street or South Congress (places with good restaurants). We loved dropping over to ABGB often - a great brewery that was a 5 min walk from home.
As a most unexpected, seemingly random observation - we stayed here during the Texas freeze and power outage and the house’s quality of construction came to the fore - as temperatures outside dropped into the 10s, the temperature inside at the house managed to stay at 50s for 3 days on no power.
A small negative - the house does have google fiber but it would drop every so often and required a reset to pick up decent speeds. A minor inconvenience as we stayed on video meetings most of the work day.
Other than that, we highly recommend Marcus’s place at Thornton Flats. It’s an especially wonderful option for long stays too.