We had a wonderful stay at Mary's little yellow cottage. The house was absolutely spotless, to the point where it felt like we were the first to ever stay there. Mary left an abundance of fluffy white towels as well as beach towels to use outside or for a trip to Barton Springs. She even stocked the fridge with some breakfast items and the Keurig coffee maker was stocked with lots of coffee pods. The beds were super-comfy, and so was the couch! (My aunt joined us last minute and was perfectly comfortable sleeping there.) The location was great, just a few blocks walk to SoCo, and we even walked downtown (about 2 miles). There are quiet residential streets to walk on if you don't want to walk on the busy roads. The house is a block or so from a busy street, so there's some traffic noise, but it's not bad. Our favorite part of this cute little house was the shaded patio outside the kitchen. Cool and breezy during the hot days, festive at night under the colorful Christmas lights lining the roof. Just a wonderful experience all around. If I'm ever back in Austin, I'll be giving Mary a ring.