What a great experience! Sam's home was beautiful, spacious and peaceful, my room was awesome!, the neighborhood was beautiful and safe, and Sam was such a good host I couldn't be more grateful.
Definitely the best of both worlds between a hotel and staying with friends. Sam made sure that I felt right at home while having total privacy. He also gracefully provided sightseeing suggestions and offered a ride in the event that the car service was not available at that particular time. I feel like I made a new friend and if I'm going back to Austin at any time, I certainly hope one of his rooms is available :-)