This was the worst Airbnb experience I have ever had. Period..full stop.
The picture they show is deceptive in my view. The unit is made to look both on the inside and outside that it is a modern one like those you can find on Rainey St. That is what the headline reads It is not. IF it is "modern" it has not been kept well at all. The finish in the unit is terrible.
More troubling is that there are steep stairs and no elevator. IF YOU ARE OLDER OR HAVE A DISABILITY DO NOT RENT THIS UNIT. There is a set of fairly steep steps up to the unit and no way to get you and your luggage up there unless you carry it.
Once we got in the unit and started to look for a glass for water we found that all the dishes were filthy. Essentially all the dishes had to be washed before we used them.
One of the bigger issues is NOISE. This is not a finished unit. The ceiling which has a drop ceiling in places is not insulated for noise. Not sure what they did here. Looks like it started out as a commercial property and when that did not work out they converted the unit into a residential unit. The problem is they did not finish the ceiling. For that reason the noise is terrible.
Parking is a very dangerous proposition. There are signs on the outside warning that if you do not park in your assigned space you will be towed. In this unit space, 33 is the landing zone. The problem is..and I have thought about this a lot..I came in one afternoon to find another car had crossed the line and was in part in "my space." It was not full in but enough to discourage me from trying to park my new rental car in space 33. The other car came over a few inches into space 33. Instead of risking it..I moved to the next space over. DO NOT DO THAT. I was towed within a few hours. Keep in mind this was despite there being ample parking. When I called the tow company J&J towing...need to really compliment Noah for this choice of a towing company....When I called the tow company J&J towing...need to really compliment Noah for this choice of a towing company....the guy asked me if the car was still in my spot...he wanted to come and tow that person too. I said if it was I would not tell him. $240 dollars and two trips out to J&J i got the car back. The response from the property manager..not Noah...is to "leave a note" for the offending car...if that does not work...tow them." Yep...I am not sure about any of you...but calling to have people towed from my Airbnb is not the way I want to spend my time off. If that is your idea of FUN....this is the place for you!
Jamie the property manager was a reasonable communicator. But let's be honest, you cannot put lipstick on a PIG and sell it like it's a high-end show horse. Its still a PIG. Jamie rolled with it and as I said tried to do what she could which was to listen. The first night she did offer us a "full refund" but the town was totally full with the Austin Marathon and several other events were going on. We would not have been able to find a place and we did not want to have to move even if we could.
Our advice skip this one and get an actual clean, new high-end unit on Rainey street. Despite the noise outside, we slept great over there. Those units are finished.