This is a very cool place with very difficult check-in instructions and some major drawbacks. First off, the check-in instructions are complicated and lengthy, especially the parking instructions. Whereas I appreciate the fact that there was parking, as street parking downtown is very difficult to find, I found parking at this rental a serious pain. The owner asks you to park on the 8th floor of the parking structure. The unit, however, is on the first floor. So every time you want to take your car out, you have go to the complete opposite end of the building to get to your car. It's a very large building. Further complicating parking is the app you must download and install on your phone so that the building management doesn't tow your car. What happens if you don't have a mobile phone? If you don't do what the owner/management requests, the check-in instructions threaten you with $30 or $500 fines. That's not a very hospitable way to be introduced to a new stay. If the check-in is complicated, as others have reviewed, then the host should walk guests through in person, instead of writing a very lengthy document to review. When we got to the unit, the towels were smelly and damp. There was laundry in the dryer that had been left unfolded and not put away. The wifi did not work, when we checked in. Had to correspond with the host to figure out someone had unplugged the router. Also the Apple TV did not work, despite having fixed the wifi. The building itself is about 100 meters from the I35 highway. So freeway noise is a constant but muffled by windows that don't open.
The major drawback of this place is that it's on the first floor, right next to the dog walk for a very large building. So, we didn't want to open any of the shades on one of the two sides of the unit with windows. The other side of the unit faces a huge wall next to a building about ten feet away. So we basically kept the shades drawn the whole time.
Now for the positives: The building is very cool! The gym, lounge, pool, and top floor views of the building are totally awesome amenities. The location could not be better, if you'd like to stay in the thick of Austin's nightlife. However, if you're looking for quiet at night, you won't find it until 11P on weekend nights, when the music for a dozen venues less than a block away stops.
We also appreciated the fact that the unit itself is spacious with a well appointed kitchen.
Perhaps the best thing about this building, next to the building amenities, is the location. It's a couple blocks from trails along the river where Austinites are running, walking, and biking. All the bars, restaurants, food trucks, and services you could ask for are one or a few blocks away. There's easy access to the I35 freeway for quick get aways.
However, at close to $400/night, we won't be staying at this place again. You could probably find a better value nearby.