This is a lovely little house nicely renovated and close to all the attractions. The kitchen is especially nice and well-equipped to make whatever you want. It has quality appliances and also a washer and dryer if you need. However there were some kinks in the stay that prevent me from giving them 5 stars (and my prior airbnb was so great, it has set a high bar). If these kinks could be worked out I'd give it a higher rating. My main issue was the air conditioning. I arrived after having been up since 430 am, having travelled all day and then driving there in rush hour from the airport. TX was having a heat wave, and I had a headache. I expected to find a cool house waiting for me, but it was 80 degrees. Because it's a fairly sizable cottage, it wasn't cooling down much, and I left a message asking the host to call me, and then went to Walgreens to buy a fan. He called me promptly and I told him that the thermostat said it would take over 4 hours to get the house temperature down to 70, and I asked him what his experience was with this. He said "well, what’s YOUR experience with how long it take to cool down a house- instant cool?" The bedroom was warm for several hours and the carpet, when I stretched out on it, smelled slightly of feet, so could use a clean (otherwise the house seemed clean). Eventually it cooled off and I was able to sleep. However, the problem recurred the next day; the Nest thermostat wouldn't allow me to turn it down. It's a remote google thermostat set by the hosts. I'd be in the house working most of the next two days. I complained again and they fixed it remotely, and I thought it was resolved. NOPE. The next day I noticed it starting to get warm so I checked the thermostat and it said it had been set to an eco setting of 79 degrees from 1115-400 (not by me- by the host). I couldn't get the AC to turn on so complained again. This time they fixed it and apologized by offering a free donut breakfast (which I couldn't eat but appreciated the gesture and the apology). I understand the need to conserve energy but it was a heat wave- one night I was there i noticed it was 81 degrees outside still at 8 pm! And humid.
So this kink really needs to be fixed. I also didn't dig the auto messages, I'd prefer real human contact with personal messages, to make it seem that your hosts want to meet you- but perhaps this is just a personal preference. Just a warning to light sleepers, this house is 3 houses away from a 4 lane freeway, and the traffic noise was slightly audible even in the bedroom at the back of the house at morning rush hour (5 am). It is extremely audible in the front of the house, where I didn't spend much time.
However, it's great location , close to a great supermarket called Central Market, and a fast drive to everywhere- stock yards, downtown etc.