We were disappointed with our stay. I encourage any potential visitors to carefully look at the other reviews and to look at the location before assuming it is a cool Austin spot. We're not the picky types, but here were some of our discouraging experiences.
- The AirBnb was notably dirty. The rug had not been vacuumed, the shower curtain had a foot of mildew stains, the master bedroom had an odd smell, and the bed covers had dark splotches. We could tell the owner had cleaned before we arrived, but there was a lot that was left to be desired.
- The location is NOT good. The pictures may suggest that it is in a hip area or modern construction. It is a much older building behind a Jack in the Box and across the street from a cornerstore/bus station where people tend to loiter.
- We arrived at night and saw some of the windows in the complex were boarded up. It is a unit that has been carefully re-purposed to look like a cool downtown condo, but it is actually an older, downtrodden complex.
- We saw nothing crime related, but the crime statistics while we were there were high and people do tend to loiter or drink in the parking lot. If that is something that concerns you, look elsewhere.
- We believe that the air conditioning was programmed so that we could not make it cooler, despite warm weather. We ended up having difficulty sleeping due to the heat and left the windows open for much of our stay.
- A representative from the City knocked on the door to drop off a notice of violation regarding the water temperature. It did not impact us and may have been a building-wide issue, but a pretty funny representation of our stay.
- The owner did not send us the door code prior to arrival. (Thankfully, he was very responsive and responded to a call when we arrived.)
We have stayed in four Austin AirBnBs over the last year and are frequent visitors to the city. This is the first bad experience I've had, especially considering the oddly high price.