The location was great for walking to everything and being close to things. However note if you have never been here don't be alarmed by the homeless under the viadock. We were completely surprised when we got off the exit, saw rows of homeless and it said your destination is on the right. haha. So we drove around to consider option B and found this to be very common every where in Austin. We decided to check it out, and felt very safe with gated parking and Wholefoods and Target just steps away. The area is growing and to the area away from down town, there are tons of shops, parks and restaurants, once you walk under the viadock you downtown and minutes to restaurants, bars, shops, hotels etc. I would definitely stay there again. We then found the homeless are in the parks, nice areas, bad areas, riverfront..... The location ended up being a great location, and all we spoke with mentioned "wow that is a great location".
Awesome awesome experience!!!!!