My boyfriend and i visited Austin for a long weekend recently and stayed at Bryce and Rachel's place in East Austin. They were fantastic hosts - the apartment was clean and stylish, and they were incredibly responsive. I was nervous at one point because I realized when we were landing that I still hadn't received the lock code. I reached out to them and got a response within 15 min, which I was extremely happy and impressed by considering it was around 10pm. By the way, there was a glitch that prevented it from being sent the first time (I've heard of this happening before) so it wasn't their fault I didn't get the code the first time. I am only mentioning it because they rectified it so quickly.
We absolutely loved the location. There are tons of bars and restaurants in the area, many of which were in Bryce and Rachael's list of recommendations. We found it to mostly be a walkable city, but it was a quick and cheap uber/lyft/other car service ride to other key destinations (SoCo, the airport, etc), which was nice.
If there's a drawback, it's that there isn't a TV. However, Austin is a fun city, so we were out exploring most of the time anyway. Plus, they have decent WiFi, so you can always bring your laptop/tablet and stream what you want.
Overall a good value - we recommend!