John and Melissa and their lovely place are the absolute GOLD standard for Airbnb places and hosts. Simply the best Airbnb and hosts I've ever experienced on Airbnb (and all my hosts/places have been awesome). The place is beautiful, comfortable, and exactly as pictured. It was a wonderful way to start my permanent move to Austin from NYC. I was in the Airbnb for 1 month and could have easily stayed for many more months. Indeed their place became my comparison for apartments as I was apartment hunting! Location is awesome, close to Zilker Park, Barton Springs and several excellent bars and restaurants (Odd Duck and Loro are my usual spots now). From a host perspective John and Melissa are excellent - super responsive, helpful, and always available. When I have friends/ family visit I will highly recommend they stay here. But most importantly, John and Melissa are such awesome and cool people. I'm so happy that we became friends and will stay friends as I make my move to Austin permanent. From paddle-boarding, to evening beers on their porch, to meeting and becoming friends with their neighbors, and generally just knowing I had two friendly faces next door during my transition from NYC to Austin where I didn't know anyone - I couldn't have asked for a more perfect situation. Thank you so much to John and Melissa for the perfect Airbnb. Truly.