I rented Ben's wonderful one-room garage apt for my parents during their annual Christmas visit. Ben was very helpful during booking process, which was a unusually tricky for us since we had a gravely ill family member at the time. He also got in touch a couple of times to make sure things were satisfactory over the 10-day stay.

In addition to the info in his listing, I can tell you that the apt is in a super quiet and convenient location (visitors without a car can very easily take the local buses downtown or anywhere; see capmetro.org). It is close to the Shoal Creek Greenbelt for walking--you can go all the way to Lady Bird Lake if you're so inclined. It's just a few blocks to Austin restaurant favorites such as Kerbey Lane Cafe and Russell's Bistro, and a little farther to the Randall's grocery store and lovely Olive & June.

My parents found the accommodations very comfortable, Ben very nice, and they and I would be happy for them to stay there again next year.