It was all ok ish, if it had been cheaper I would write a slightly kinder review but for what we paid it should have been a nicer accommodation. After a week in the Austin area, multiple stays, and Lots of restaurants/bars, this is my only non 5 star review so please don’t think I’m “that guy”.
The listing notes that the property is “immaculately” clean and has a very comfortable queen bed…. No and no…
The biggest issue is this is a basement, it smells musty, and moldy. To cover that up the cleaning staff is using horribly strong sent oil that made my wife have an allergic reaction. They also used such harsh cleaning chemicals that you could smell the sting of over spray. And after all that, it wasn’t clean let alone immaculate… The bathroom had mold/mildew, the floors are dirty… nah.
The bed is horribly uncomfortable and squeaky, the pillows are also very uncomfortable. The shower is to small to turn around in and has no light, moldy and mildewed. There is no normal coffee maker (French press and espresso machine are both disappointing) - which is noted in the listing but still, man it’s over $200 a night, put a Mr. coffee maker in the place…
Lastly, importantly and not at all mentioned in the listing, is that there is a stairway with just a glass door leading directly into this apartment connecting it to the main house. It’s not private, it’s not cozy, it’s actually super creepy - I always specifically look to make sure the places I rent are not set up this way when traveling with my family - if this had been noted I wouldn’t have booked it.
I will say the porch area is very cute, but not private at all. The neighborhood is also very nice.
For the money, it was poorly done, dirty, uncomfortable and kinda creepy. There is no way I’d stay here again. I hope management/owner uses this info to improve the property and provide a better value/experience for future short term tenants.