We made 'the compound' our home for SXSW Interactive 2013 and it didn't let us down. A large group of work colleagues, the 'three building' approach enabled us to group nicely by gender and ensure that the group had sufficient space and not on top of each other.

David very generously assisted with air mattresses for our larger than planned guest numbers, this worked well, the bedrooms were very spacious and easily accommodated an additional Queen Size air mattress.

Mega size TV's everywhere and cable with more channels than I could count. Super speedy broadband covered most of the property - which catered for our large group without any speed issues, but didn't quite reach the pool house - keep this mind if you're booking a large group from who might need to be online the most.

It's only a 10-12 minute walk from Willow St to Convention Centre. There may also be some bikes available for your use - check in with David prior to your arrival. If you're a runner, you're in luck - literally a half mile down to the lake and there are miles of uninterrupted running trails East or West.

East Austin / Chavez really is emerging as the hip and happening part of town. The cultural melting pot combines incredible Mexican food as well as a coffee and breakfast scene that is showing the rest of the country how a real coffee is made. The best advice I can offer on the East-side - "Don't judge a book by the cover".

One of our guests summed it up as follows "a great space, close to town with great Mexican just around the corner" - I can certainly attest to the frequency in which Las Cazuelas was frequented.

Thanks very much David, we had a great stay.

PS. Our only regret is that the weather didn't let us put the pool to use - never-mind, there's always 2015...