We originally picked Samantha's place because we were attending a show at the Verizon Theatre, but we decided to stay a second night and enjoy the local area, and we are so glad we did.
First, we did go to the Verizon Theatre to see a show on Friday night, and the location of this AirBnB is great. It is right off the main roads, very close to entrances to two interstates, but still very quiet and residential. After the show we came back to the rental neighborhood and looked for a late dinner and a drink. We ended up at the Nova, a gastro-pub in Oak Cliff/Bishop Arts district on West Davis Street. Food was great for after 11PM and staff was friendly. The manager and bartender were awesome and rounded out the wonderful evening.
Second, after finding this rental we decided to stay a second night and play it by ear on Saturday. In the morning on Saturday, we went to the Dallas Zoo, which is literally a 10 minute drive maximum from this rental. After a big morning of walking the zoo, we needed to recharge with a good lunch. We again found the local area of the Bishop Arts District to have many great choices and found it difficult to choose. We went to Eno's for lunch where they have great super thin crust pizzas. We needed to refresh after lunch before the evening and went back to Samantha's for a shower and change. The location is so convenient to the whole area and downtown it took no time at all. Again rather than go downtown, we decided to stay in the Bishop Arts District and we saw a movie at the historical Texas Theatre, which is where Lee Harvey Oswald was caught. Reserved a table a Stock and Barrel, based off of Samantha's local destination recommendations in her rental guide, which there was conveniently a hard copy of on the night stand next to the bed. Dinner was spectacular and we finished it off by walking around the corner to Emporium Pies. They are so good we waited in a line that went out the door and to the street at 9PM....it was so worth it(a must have pie).
Overall we would highly recommend staying here. Everything was as described and the location is excellent. Unfortunately we never got to meet Samantha and thank her for such a wonderful stay, hopefully we will next time we book with her....thanks Samantha!!!