What a fantastic stay I had at the rose cottage. Great kitchen, great bathroom, tremendous and cozy bed, private access to LG washer/dryer, and they just got Google Fiber. A very quiet, well-appointed cottage in Austin's Crestview neighborhood. This cottage is connected to the host's home by her art studio. The hosts are long-time locals who are super laid-back, extremely gracious, and very, very knowledgeable about the Austin area. The front yard has been designed by the host and is about as green and cute as can be.
A five-minute walk to CapMetro's express line (just to the east on Justin Lane), and a five minute walk to a very cool, very small, local shopping plaza (with an Arlan's Grocery, Little Deli and their terrific pizza and sandwiches, a barbershop, a salon, a community center that sells ice cream, and a thrift shop all in the plaza which is just to the northwest). The neighborhood is eclectic and the folks are very friendly.
I actually had hip replacement surgery during my March-May2021 stay. It could not have gone better; the cottage has a wide hallway to the bathroom with grab handles on the shower walls and it's all one-story. The hosts went out of their way to be helpful in many ways. I couldn't have chosen a better place to recover from hip surgery outside a hospital, I think.
All in all a true Austin Airbnb experience. Great place in a great neighborhood with terrific hosts. I couldn't give it a higher recommendation.