My husband and I stayed at the Urban Cottage for a long weekend in Austin and had a blast! Melissa was a wonderful host even though we didn't get the chance to meet in person. All communication was seamless, the cottage was very clean and there were even some great refreshments, coffee and tea for us upon our arrival. Melissa even extended checkout on our last day as we had a late flight out of Austin giving us a chance to freshen up before heading home. The location is great to access all of what East Austin has to offer (food, bars, music, dancing, etc.) and is very walkable or a quick bike ride to downtown, SOCO and the capitol building. I would definitely recommend Melissa's Urban Cottage as it makes you feel like a local and less like a tourist.