The studio is a great location for getting around Austin. Easy walk to 1st St, South Congress, Zilker Park for ACL. And a 10-15 minute drive from much of the rest of the city. The neighborhood felt safe and easy to navigate. The studio was comfortable and spacious and as described; there is a large kitchen and living area, and a comfy bed. Simon called to check in with us the day before we arrived.

We were in town for ACL weekend and seemed to have a different experience from many other longer term guests.

- Simon was out of the country for our stay so he called to let us know where he left the key. Other than that communication was pretty minimal. He gave us his wife's number in case we needed anything.
- We had to text to request WiFi info and additional details about the studio - garage door opens or no, bike situation, and step ladder for a burnt out light bulb. Simon's wife was responsive but was clear with us that she often wasn't sure and doesn't generally handle the airbnb details which led to some confusion on both our ends.
- The house that the studio sits behind is a rental house of Simon's and the folks have a dog and a bird that share the yard with the studio. We didn't know this until after the first 2 days and they didn't know we were there either.
- Once we met, they were super nice to talk with, gave us great tips and loaned us a blanked for ACL. They also acknowledged they would have been more mindful of noise and the animals and such had they known they were people in the studio for the weekend.

Overall the studio is spacious and in a great location. Having read the many other reviews I'll give the benefit of the doubt and say that it seems like longer term guests arriving when Simon is in town seemed to have a much different experience in communication.