We stay in Airbnbs regularly and Albert and Meg might have been the best hosts we've had yet!!
The good:
- Location! It's right in between every awesome thing Austin has to offer - tons of outdoor activities (kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing, running on the lakefront trail, etc.), East Austin bars/restaurants, Rainey St nightlife/food trucks, downtown, and more are all walking distance.
- Great place to work! Of all the places I've stayed this place has the best office set up, hands down. The office is probably the biggest room in the house. There's lots of natural light in this room if you open up the back door and windows. Also, a bird feeder's just outside the window so it was nice to watch birds drink or play while working.
- Super well stocked! There was plenty of everything but we were especially shocked to find the kitchen so stocked (I even texted them to confirm everything was left for us!). They left us beers, wine, snacks, some grocery items, pantry goods, about every spice you could ever need, and more. They would check in to see if we were running low on anything and even dropped off more laundry detergent/dishwasher pods when we ran out even though we said we were happy to just buy more.
- Comfy bed in the master (and dark for a great night's sleep)
- Refurbished kitchen with everything you could need
- Again the nicest, most accommodating hosts you could ask for
The not as great:
- Lots of family photos
- Older house that seems like it was the primary family residence for many years so it definitely feels lived in.
- Closet space - while there are over the door hooks everywhere, the closets are locked so if you have a lot of clothes that go on hangers and you don't want them out in plain sight, you'll have to make do with one small closet space next to the washer/dryer.
- Nothing to do with this space/them but we learned upon arriving that Austin has a homeless issue right now and there are people living under the bridge in between their house and Rainey St. It's actually one of the smaller areas (just a few tents and I never felt unsafe - one tent even had a table and incense and a "community" book exchange outside!). But you're likely to run into this (and probably on a much grander scale) if you want to stay anywhere in/near downtown.
Overall I had a great experience here, would definitely recommend staying, and would happily stay again! The pictures give you a really accurate idea of what the place is like and the location can't be beat.