Chris' cottage was amazing. My wife and I were visiting for SXSW and we had looked at airbnb's months out from the event. The first surprise was Chris did not charge any additional or outrageous festival prices. I had been burned in the past of hosts forgetting to change their rates during SXSW and then trying to change it after the fact. Chris was upfront he didn't feel it was necessary to charge more just because demand was higher.
He kept in great communication with us. He took us for a drive on our arrival to show us the area, and surprised us at dinner and bought us drinks.
His cottage is so funky and well-decorated and had all the amenities that one could need. It was cool having goats in the backyard and a few dogs that come with Chris. Location being between SoCo shopping district and 1st Street, you really couldn't ask for more in terms of shopping, restaurants, and bars (only minutes walk to Torchy's!).