Our stay at the SoCo Cottages was perfect for our first visit to Austin. Check in and out was very easy, the Cottage we stayed in was clean and well maintained, with a good bathroom with shower/tub, little sitting area and mini kitchen. There's a couple of places not far away, on S Congress, to pick up some breakfast items (which we did for our 2 mornings; ate out for lunches and dinners). It's easy to get to the SoCo shopping and entertainment area - it's a bit of a long walk, but doable: we drove since we didn't want to walk back late at night. The Cottages are easy to get to, not far off the highway, and it's also easy to drive into the downtown or to other areas of the city.