As it happened, Chris was there as we drove up. He showed us around and showed us how the lock worked, etc. He was there because we had been emailing about my husband and my coffee habit. He was dropping off sugar for our morning coffee :-).

The casita is cozy and great for two people. The neighborhood is quiet and very restful. My husband and I are birders and we saw an amazing variety of birds from the back deck (while drinking coffee) - my kind of birding!

The neighborhood is convenient to the airport and also getting to the hot spots in Austin. I am a former 20 year resident of Austin. Staying at Hyde Park Casita was like coming home!