ACL Weekend 1 Special!

Great hosts and a lovely place that is well kept and with all the amenities that we needed. Keyless entry is really convenient.

Austin is a special place that people rave about, love, and adore. We felt it here, at this certainly charming, warm, comfortable, nook. Location. Southern Hospitality. Design. Attention to detail. Meticulous, yet laid-back, generous, and kind owners. All here. Location is bucolic, idyllic. Ridiculously close to everything, yet dreamily near stately mansions. Yet super friendly, chill, laid-back neighbors. Close to Lake Austin, Mount Bonnell (which we visited three times). Shawna, the owner, is an amazing woman! Super smart, kind, and deep. Books everywhere. She is a designer and it shows. Lights where you need them. Comfy, clean beds that seem like you're the only person who ever slept there. Seriously! We spent a month here. Not pictured: an amazing garden in the back. Succulents, vegetables, and flowers. Handmade planters from reclaimed pallets. A gorgeous garden shed that the owners happily shared their key to for our bikes. When we arrived, all the right lights were on (a lamp everywhere you need one). Fresh flowers everywhere! Wine, beer, and sweets in the fridge. More fresh bakery delivered by the owner's adorable twin boys on Saturday! Toys for my kids! Friends for my kids! Paths in the yard for my daughter to ride her bike on! The owner's husband helped us with safe bike routes for my 7 year old and I (and drove me to my birthday dinner since I didn't know what to do without Uber). When a problem or a few arrived (all caused by us), Shawna's response was literally immediate, as she lives next door. Unbelievable. Blew a fuse. Fixed in minutes! Broke the blinds. New blinds the next day! Son locked us out of the bathroom. Shawna picked the lock within minutes! This isn't a run of the mill rental. This is the Hills rental. They are kind, generous, smart, giving people (they even shared their babysitter twice and watched our kids themselves a few times)! Thank you for making our one month in Austin as amazing as it could possibly be. We will definitely be back, and will most certainly stay in touch!

Overall, it was a great trip and a lovely place to stay. First of all the location was perfect, just a few minutes from everything we wanted to do and see in Austin. And the cottage/bungalow itself was amazing. The attention to detail, and the overall relaxed atmosphere were at the top of our "why would we recommend" list. It was clean, had everything we needed, and great service. I don't recall the name of the 1st restaurant that was recommended, but it was great and I'm sure anywhere they would have sent us would have been the same. We did eat at Uchiko, and that place along with the other location Uchi, was super delicious! Thank you Shawna and Eric (and the cutest little ones ever!) for a great stay.

My husband and I decided to spend a weekend in Austin with another couple friend of ours to celebrate their birthdays. Instead of staying at a hotel downtown we decided to find a more spacious rental alternative. Not only was this place centrally located, reasonably priced, and beyond adorable, but the owners were so accommodating and hospitable as well. Even though we booked late and last minute, Shawna responded right away. Upon arrival we were welcomed with wine, fresh fruit, soda, bottled water, and even granola bars for our daytime adventures! The unit itself is nicely furnished with unique pieces perfectly representing the Austin vibe. It had everything we needed from a fully equipped kitchen to plush linens and comfortable bedding. And most importantly - it was extremely clean

Since we were meeting up with a number of friends we needed to stay somewhere central. This place was perfect as it literally took us 10-15 minutes to get anywhere - restaurants, parks, the mall, downtown, etc. Overall, we were extremely pleased with the unit and would definitely recommend this property!

Oh! My! We just spent a most delightful week! for Thanksgiving in Austin! This Home Away "home" was truly that! A "home" away from home! Shawna and Eric were wonderful hosts and helped us to create "forever memories" with our family by being able to host our Thanksgiving dinner, here! Everything we needed was graciously provided to make for a very relaxed and enjoyable day spent with the ones we love! :) The location was perfect and very close to our daughter who lives in Austin! We definitely plan on returning and referring this "home" to family and friends! :)

We feel like we have created amazing new friends with Shawna and Eric and their sweet boys! We look forward to continuing this new friendship! :)

Thank you !! for providing a "home" for us to be able to create many wonderful new Thanksgiving memories, in Austin! They are priceless! :) Merry Christmas and God bless you! Shawna, Eric! and boys!

~ Neil and karen