We really enjoyed our stay overall at Lois’ place in Austin! We were there for an entire month (Feb 1-Mar 1 2020) so our review is probably more in depth than most. We both agreed that had we been there for just a weekend, this would probably be a 5 star review. We absolutely loved the art and quirky personal touches about the condo. The fish is just too cool! For those wondering... yes, you do feed the fish. It’s super easy. There’s instructions. If you don’t want to, there’s also instructions on an alternative.
Lois is super helpful. You can tell she really knows Austin and wants to help you get the most of your stay. My husband and I are more hands off with our travels, so we declined her offer to meet up to help us navigate the area — but heads up, in person meet-ups seems to be her forte.
The location was good for us. Pretty quick walk to the Zilker trail & to the Barton Springs Pool (7 mins). Parking is very easy with two dedicated spots. The actual street itself looked a little questionable to me, but I walked it all the time and never had an issue. It was pretty quiet and desolate which is surprising as it’s filled with apartments and condos.
It may be difficult to tell in the photos, but this condo is 1 of 4 in a building. There’s 2 floors. Top floor has the bedroom with a walk-in closet and a full bathroom. I was a little disappointed how thin the walls were in the building. I don’t think the other tenants were necessarily loud, but you could hear a lot. If I was just there for a weekend, I wouldn’t mind, but it definitely was different than being in a stand alone house.
A few improvements I would suggest: the bed... a lot of people seemed to love it on these reviews... but I found it to be very squeaky. Another thing, the showerhead leaked pretty badly. Also — we are not even TV people, but we were really surprised on how small the TV was, and there’s only 1. One is not really a problem, but with how inexpensive TVs are these days, I would think an upgrade could be made for the living room. Lastly, we were there for a month but each bathrooms was only stocked with a couple rolls of toilet paper. Same with the paper towel in the kitchen. Other properties we have stayed at for that duration have provided backup supplies.
With all that said, would we stay here again? Absolutely! Hence the 4 stars! It really is a wonderful and unique place. Lois is an attentive host and really does want to better your stay in Austin! So thank you for helping us have a memorable month. We hope to be back!