We were traveling for my birthday with young children and this was an awful experience. The location is far from everything and a solid 35 minute walk to a decent restaurant. We wanted to check out the area so went to a restaurant/bar suggested in the welcome binder that said “walkable. It was is not exactly a nice walk, especially with kids. There was also raging party next door from the time we moved in around 4pm until 6am. Nobody slept a wink all night.
When I complained to the host she essentially called us racists for not appreciating the ‘diversity’ of the community. I would highly encourage you to look elsewhere if you want enjoy a better Austin experience. We cut our time short (left after our dinner walk and overnight stay) and moved closer to Barton Springs which was so much nicer and quieter!
P.s. this is not east Austin. Our local friends told us the neighborhood is called Springdale