If you haven't stayed at Barbara and Robert's SoCo hideaway, you are seriously missing out. A perfect spot with plenty to do, easy and cheap access to all of downtown, and simply amazing hosts.
Not everything was exactly as they advertised...it was so much better! And everything was provided...forgot your soap or shaving cream, no problem!
We stayed for a week during SXSW and we enjoyed clear communication, easy directions, and they were so much more accommodating than we could have hoped.
Hands down, this is the best place to stay in Austin...except during SXSW; we'll be booking it again if we go next year!