Stuart and his young son greeted us when we first arrived and provided a tour of the space making sure we knew how to unlock and lock the front door, to take our shoes off as we entered the house, and that we were aware of which doors were double-locked and separated the Airbnb rental space from the "suite" space Stuart and his family would be occupying during our stay.
However, after touring his property and determining that it was not, in fact, two separate living spaces as indicated in his detailed description, I chose to cancel my reservation. The kitchen/dining area was separated, in part, from the "suite" by a plexiglass window covered in paper. Stuart told us that when he would open the door to access the "suite" where he and his family would be staying during our stay, the plexiglass would flex. Next to this "window" was a glass-paneled door covered in paper with double locks.
I was under the impression we would have the entire home to ourselves since when I did an Airbnb search for properties in the Austin area I indicated I only wanted to view entire homes and Stuart's listing states, "Each space is 100% INDEPENDENT from the other space". We were only given access to two bedrooms and were not given the option to choose the rooms in which we wanted to sleep.
The inside of the house otherwise appeared clean and its location would have provided easy access for my business appointments in Austin. My co-worker and I did not feel comfortable with the set-up and separation of spaces.