Staying at Joe and Susan's place was so much better than staying at the (not too far away) downtown hotels. It is like a spotlessly clean studio apartment, with a comfortable bed, lots of available water and coffee (and some beer) to drink, towels galore, and affable hosts ready to make suggestions and/or help out with anything. It's about a 20 minute walk to downtown along a main street with lots of interesting food spots close by. All in all, a great place to stay in Austin.