We had a great weekend in Austin staying at this location.
Lots of pros to this place:
- Dustin was great to interact with. Very prompt on message replies and made a great effort to check in periodically for any questions
- Cant beat the location- easy access to restaurants, short Uber to downtown. And it is located on a quiet street.
- Plenty of space for a large group- bedrooms upstairs had multiple beds which worked great to sleep a lot of people.
- The place next door appeared to have a large group staying there, but we didnt hear them at all, so didnt have to worry about noisy neighbors.
- Well stocked kitchen with utensils, coffee maker, etc.
A few areas we saw that could be improved (none are necessarily deal breakers, just be aware going in). It is listed as "recently remodeled", but we found it had a few areas that could be improved in terms of maintenance and comfort.
- The AC works great downstairs (great for hot Austin days), but the air circulation upstairs was weak (if it was blowing cold air at all). We basically had to blast the AC downstairs to try and push cold air to the upstairs. It worked to cool the upstairs at night to keep us cool during a hot couple days, but be aware of this as a workaround.
- The downstairs shower did not work (we see a previous review made after we booked listed the same issue). Because of this, we had to cycle 7 people through the upstairs shower which took a while.
- The carpet is lifting up at a few locations in the house (particularly at the entrance to the upstairs bathroom), exposing nails that scraped a few in our group, so watch your feet at these locations.
- The mattress in the master bedroom was described as uncomfortable (though the rest were fine).
- We could not get the gas connection for the firepit in the backyard to work. The tank appeared to have gas, but we could not get it to flow to the firepit (maybe user error, but we had a lot of people try without success). Reach out to the host and he may be able to help.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay due to the location and space, and with a few easy fixes this could turn into a truly exceptional Airbnb.