This is a nice house in a safe and quiet neighborhood, it’s a residential neighborhood but it doesn’t feel removed from the city like many suburban areas in Austin. You’re minutes away from downtown by car and many things are accessible walking, like a large supermarket, bagels, coffee, wine store, etc.
The nicest thing about the house is how well equipped it is- whatever you can think of it has and more than one of it, books, board games, toys for the kids. The kitchen in particular is amazing, it even had a slow cooker and coffee grinder, never seen those on a rental house before. I’ve stayed in homes that offered the bare minimum, like a battered pot and pan and two forks, and it’s horrible, it feels like whoever rented the house was afraid you’d break their stuff or take it with you. This house is the opposite, you feel like the priority for the hosts is making your stay as comfortable as possible, you can’t put a price on that. I contacted Greg a couple of times over minor issues and he was very responsive, quick to answer and resolve things, you can tell you’re dealing with someone invested in making things work, vs an indifferent middle person.
Finally, you can have pets in the house, which I’m sure is awesome for pet owners, I don’t have pets and it took a bit to get used to the pet smell, no big deal but something to consider.