This was my family's first trip to Austin. Ivan and Christina sent us a list of places that we could visit - and everything was never more than 25 minutes away. As we were there to explore Austin - it was a very convenient location as it was relatively close to any popular places to visit. If you just need a place to stay - within 5-7 minutes of their place were supermarkets, places to eat/shop (The Domain) and places to hike and ride bike (Walnut Creek Park). For us, it was a great location for just staying close to home base and very convenient if you were venturing out into any neighboring city.