I recently relocated to Austin for a new job, and stayed at Joe's place for about two months while I looked for a long term rental. I highly recommend Joe's home for anyone needing a place to stay in Austin!
It was more house than I needed, as it was just me, and the house is very spacious. I booked in advance from out of state, arrived on Friday night and started my new job on Monday, so I appreciated showing up to a home that was well set up, stocked with pretty much everything I needed, impeccably clean, and very comfortable. The location was perfect for me, with an easy commute to SW Austin office, but also very close to downtown, ALL shopping you could need within 5-10 minute drive, and convenient to all highways.
The things I really appreciated about the house:
Very clean, and hard floors throughout.
Nice, top quality appliances, and a really spacious kitchen great for cooking.
Small touches in the kitchen that were convenient like a range of food containers for meal prepping.
Both a large dining table and upstairs desk options for working from home.
Nest thermostat, ceiling fans, and easy, fast heating and cooling.
Spacious bathrooms and bedrooms, nice showers, good water pressure.
Huge walk in closet in the main bedroom with lots of shelves. Lots of closets and garage space as well, which is really helpful if you are living out of lots of boxes and suitcases, but don't want to feel cluttered.
Both driveway and garage available for parking.
The only thing missing was a full length mirror surprisingly; I had to go buy one when I arrived. Maybe he will update this soon.
Joe was a great host, and worked with me to extend my stay while I searched for a long term rental in an extremely difficult housing market. I so appreciated all his help. I really enjoyed my stay, and would recommend to anyone visiting or moving to Austin.