Marcella was a GREAT host and was so available to us anytime...mostly because she was tending to the beautiful backyard and animals and kids that made this place so "alive!" The location of the cottage was super close to just about anything we wanted to drive to and we seemed to drive to EVERYTHING Austin had to offer from seeing the bats, the Willie statue to the University, Barton Springs and every food truck and wall painting in town. The Cottage was great and at night so quiet it was as if we were in a land all by ourselves. The record player was awesome and got us moving every morning for our adventures. We loved every minute of the stay and would recommend the Garden Cottage to anyone looking for a great little place to stay.