Garret was a fantastic host! My friend, his wife and I needed a place to stay for two nights leading up to a wedding here in Austin, but our plans were up in the air until the last minute. No matter — Garret hooked us up. He had some fantastic suggestions for places to go and things to eat, which were a boon even though we'd been here before. The neighborhood is nice and quiet, and it's an easy walk to the hot spots in South Congress (though not so close that you'll want to be walking back and forth too much in a day). The apartment is laid-back and very thoughtfully appointed, which we really appreciated, and he stocked us a few beers! It would've been helpful to have a car, but we ended up being fine without one.