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Beautiful 5 rm.Hardwood Austin Home!

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A traditional Japanese torii gate in a garden with a Buddha statue and a turtle.
A living room with a blue sofa, a coffee table, and a ceiling fan. There are paintings on the walls and a window with curtains.
A kitchen with a stainless steel refrigerator, a bar area with bottles, and a dining area with a wooden table and chairs.
Rm.#1 'The Art Room'. Queen bed, closet, mirrors, beautiful art.
A room with a chair, a painting, and a lamp.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • On-site fitness centre
    A rare find - enjoy convenient access to fitness facilities during your stay.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Austin Community College Highland
5 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Austin, TX
  • Place, Austin Community College Highland
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, The Linc
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Highland Village Shopping Center
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, Austin, TX (AUS-Austin-Bergstrom Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Double Futon

Bedroom 5

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Beautiful 5 rm.Hardwood Austin Home!

If you're looking for a uniquely 'Austin' experience, look no further! One owner is a well-known Austin artist , the other a violinist for the Symphony. You'll walk in to an artistic, stylish, quirky home filled with art and interest. It's the type of place where you can take time exploring each rm.
And the stunning Asian Garden in the back is perfect for grilling or guest parties.
Beautiful hardwood living rm, sunny, 2 couches. Modern kitchen with filtered water, pre-washing dishwasher, stove-top microwave and more.
The rooms are just as fun, 5 rms, beds (one has futon), furnished, spotlessly clean. All rooms have separate locks and extra doors that lead into the beautiful backyard party area.
Rm.1: The Study
Cute, sunny and clean, comfortable queen bed.
Rm.2:The Art Room
The art easel set up in the corner shows you this rm gets the best light in the house. queen bed, steps from bathroom.
Rm.3:The Kid room
This is my girls room when she's in town, small, with a very comfortable queen bed, cute and lively. It also has locks and a separate entrance onto back porch, main door is just 3 ft. from bathroom.
Rm.4:The Koi Room
An addition built onto the back of the home, also has a separate entrance, connected right to the bathroom, reading and sitting areas. books.
Rm.5:The Tea House
The Tea-House (*note.seperate from the house), is a little bungalow in the back Asian Garden. Small, but unique and fun, get your zen on in this fully insulated, cutely furnished room. flat screen tv, wifi, heated and A/C.Steps from outside bathroom.
4 rms have separate entrances that open into the backyard, which is a beautiful party area, Asian rock garden, 2 koi ponds, footbridge, large propane grill, fire table, heated deck, gazebo, porch, pavilion sitting area, plenty of chairs, lit at night,
Other amenities:
*Free wifi,
*Free Netflix , TV, DVD.
*We pride ourselves in a clean, beautiful home. All bedding, including comforters and blankets, linens, pillowcases, are washed for each guests stay.
*Central Air & Heat.
*Driveway & Street Parking.
*Nice, safe, walkable neighborhood

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 12:00 PM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

Events allowed: family gatherings, birthday parties, weddings
Additional guest fee may be required.
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Pets

Pets allowed: limit 2 total
Must ask first! And a $40 pet fee.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Outside is fine, and areas with ashtrays.
- $20 lost key charge. -liquor shelf, freezer&pantry food off-limits. -Don't move furniture -Cars: limit of 4. -Recycle

Important information

You need to know

Property # 3770389
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events (including family gatherings, birthday parties and weddings) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 12
Note from host: Additional guest fee may be required.
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Austin

North Central Austin, a neighbourhood in Austin, is home to this holiday home. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake, while Moody Theater and Austin City Limits are cultural highlights. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Moody Center or Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium.
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Austin, TX

What's nearby

  • Austin Community College Highland - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Kick Butt Coffee Music & Booze - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • The Linc - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Highland Village Shopping Center - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Saint Johns Park - 5 min drive - 3.4 km

Getting around

  • Highland Station - 17 min walk
  • Austin Station - 18 min drive
  • Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Panda Express - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Home Slice Pizza - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Pluckers Wing Bar - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Whataburger - ‬13 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Beautiful 5 rm.Hardwood Austin Home! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 2 total).

How much does it cost to stay at Beautiful 5 rm.Hardwood Austin Home!?

As of 7 Aug, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Beautiful 5 rm.Hardwood Austin Home! on 6 Dec, 2026 start from S$859, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Beautiful 5 rm.Hardwood Austin Home!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Beautiful 5 rm.Hardwood Austin Home!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Beautiful 5 rm.Hardwood Austin Home!?

Checkout is at 12:00 PM.

Where is Beautiful 5 rm.Hardwood Austin Home! located?

Located in North Central Austin, this holiday home is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Austin Community College Highland and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from University of Texas at Austin. Texas Child Study Center at Dell Children's Medical Center and Mueller Lake Park are also within 3 miles (5 km). Highland Station is 17 minutes by foot and Crestview Station is 25 minutes.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 61 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 61 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 61 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 61 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 61 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christopher M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice personable host. Home was full of great artwork by the host. Definitely part of the Austin experience we were looking for.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jim P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay in Austin

This place is great and the host was wonderful.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Youssef A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was a great stay and we really appreciated how communicative the host was. The home was beautiful and the location was great. The haunted house and the Japanese garden were such fun bonuses.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Alene C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Host Tony was welcoming and responsive. The garden is lovely and the host’s artwork throughout the house is unique and beautiful.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

kevin s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Tony is a talented artist and great host
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Meglis D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Repeat customer, enjoyed our stay

My family enjoyed staying at this property during spring break. Easy access to Austin’s attractions. Tony is very helpful and responsive.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Hunter

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing stay!

Tony was and an great host! It was a awesome stay for us in Austin!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lora J R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfectly Imperfect Eccentric Getaway

This house definitely takes you to another place...if you love art and imagination...this is the place for you. Loved the artwork and backyard. Beautiful.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Bryce B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic backyard and owner

Very artsy house and cozy house. Great for a group of people. Tony (owner) is awesome!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

kevin s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun Hideout

Tony is a great host. He met us on arrival and gave us a tour. We all enjoyed is artistic creations
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ronnie E.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Memorable central Austin place.

We really had a good time. It was an unusual house, eccentric and fun, and filled with really cool art. It worked great for our group and I would happily stay there again!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Daniel C. C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing birthday weekend

Tony was an amazing host who provided a perfectly Austin experience. I would highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Thomas B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great experience

Tony was awesome. My sister and her friends fell in love with the tortoise. Beautiful art in all the the rooms. Serene back yard and meditation area. We really enjoyed playing the games he had in the living room. Would love to stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Cheryl B.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Art Everywhere!

The house is so fun! Tony's art is everywhere and is lovely. There are so many thoughtful touches and everything you might need. The backyard is wonderful and clearly a labor of love. The only downside is that the house is not as clean as I would have expected it to be. The only downside to this is that
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Garrett S.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Weekend trip

It was okay! Owner was a nice guy and the property was cool. Bugs in some rooms and his housekeeper went into labor apparently so he had to clean the house. House was okay clean
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Meredith W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quirky and fun!

We rented this house for my son’s graduation. It was a fantastic weekend. The Japanese yard was amazing and we found new things to ponder at every turn! Shelly the tortoise put on quite the show and enjoyed lots of strawberries. Tony the owner was very informative and everything in the house and the art had a story.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Analicia A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ruth’s Bday

Me and my friends came to this place for my bestfriends birthday and everyone was in shock on just how beautiful everything was in the house, all of his paintings and even his tortoise shelly was awesome
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Elias L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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Great
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Meghan S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Keep Austin Weird!

This was a really cool place to stay. Though it may not be for everyone and the layout was a bit strange, we really enjoyed our stay. 10 adults can sleep comfortably, including 2 elderly grandmas. The backyard is a paradise and Shelly (the Turtle) was so cool. We had a blast feeding her. Tony was a lovely host and answered all our questions. He even gave us suggestions for the area and accommodated our last-minute late check-out request.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Brad L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Austin Oasis!

This is probably the best property I've stayed at in Austin, and I've stayed in about a dozen Central Texas properties. Incredibly eccentric in a good way! The owner is an incredible artist and you are reminded of his talent in every room, with finished pieces or paintings that are works in progress. And the the backyard has had some serious love poured into it, with a heavily Japanese design influence pervasive through the structures, Zen gardens, standalone tea room, and multiple areas lounge and relax amongst your live-in cat and tortoise co-occupants. I will be returning here the next time I need a relaxing break!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Meglis D.

Accessible location, comfortable home

Pros: Easy to get around Austin. The house is comfortable. We loved the turtle and enjoyed the backyard. My 3 year old daughter loved the place. Tony was very welcoming and easy to reach. Cons: place needs dusting and we had to wash things in the kitchen before we used them. We had a little bit of rain and didn’t like seeing 2 big cockroaches inside the house. Overall, good for our needs.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Anyone in Texas will tell you that Palmetto Bugs (a type of cockroach) will get into the house, particularly after rain. They don't breed in the house and they die in a day or so. But you won't find one open crack in my house, I keep things fairly sealed for just this reason, someone not knowing about the local nuisances. And families need to realize that an $80 cleaning fee doesn't include an entire house free of dust. And all dishes are clean, we have a very good dishwasher for that. I think these guests were a bit over-zealous in how clean they expect things. Most areas are cleaned very well, and it takes a cleaning crew from 7-2pm to clean.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Michael D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Hidden Gem

Tony is the man! A true artist who takes pride in the work he has done with his property. I fought with myself to even write this review because this place is Austins hidden GEM. A true retreat for people wanting the full Austin experience. Tony was very accommodating with our large group of 9 guests. We were very comfortable the whole time and felt right at home. Each room is an experience with his art and to cap it all off the backyard is a sanctuary in itself. We bbq, had a fire pit, and enjoyed the overall vibe of this property. Were all artists ourselves so that was a major PLUS. We will be back for sure.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Donna F.

Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
While Tony is a very amenable host, the property isn't well maintained & the description isn't accurate. It's listed as 2 baths. However, 1 is outside the house. That's not mentioned. It was chilly & rainy & you had to get wet to get to the outside bath the motion detector light was out where needed. Had to take cell phone to see. Put my toiletries on back of tank - tank was covered in dust. Shower curtain is torn & partially off rod.Inside Bath, tub is moldy & there was a ring in the toilet, not masked by the blue Tidy Bowl stuff. Dust is everywhere - on glasses & bottles in kitchen, on tea caddy box, furniture. Major furniture pieces were dusted but plenty w/ heavy dust. Books all over made place smell like a used bookstore. The place is so full of personal stuff that there's little room for guests things. Febreze spray bottles in every room - not a good sign. The place is quirky & would be cool if it was clean & not packed w/ stuff. If you like Meow Wolf, you might like this place. I love Meow Wolf, but the dust & clutter & poor condition are a turnoff. The reviews were mainly 10/10. I'm gonna be honest to save guests from our experience.Beds - some comfortable, some not. Had to go thru 4 coffee mugs to find 1 w/out stains or caked food. There was a dirty bath towel & cleaning items hanging right outside our bedroom door. I moved the towel a hall closet - gross! I could go on but you get the picture. Back garden sold me but it was too cold & rainy to use.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Jennifer E.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Very awkward layout

Well. We booked this place because of the glowing reviews so we felt we needed to tell the truth about this place. The art is very cool. The yard is nice. The neighborhood seems safe and is quirky. Really nothing much to walk to, but I learned Austin is a place where you drive everywhere. You can tell it’s well loved and inhabited by a creative. However. In order to access the yard you have to walk through either the bathroom or a bedroom. The house is so cluttered it could never truly be clean. We made it through the long weekend but we all could hardly wait to be out of there.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Linda B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Son's wedding

This property was very enjoyable. Tony, the owner, is an artist who clearly has spent years loving this house, decorating it with his art and a collection of items he loves and has collected from his travels. From the art on the walls to the Japanese garden to Shelly the tortoise you never run out of things to look at, corners to explore, and places to relax. We had three different generations of family staying at the house and there was literally something for everyone to enjoy from flat screen tvs to antique and vintage furniture. We enjoyed the living room which is not large but very comfortable with plenty of seating for everyone as well as time spent sitting in the gardens in the evenings. If you are looking for a modern day cookie cutter home this is not for you but if you are looking for something distinctly Austin then this is your place. Thanks Tony for the great tour and for sharing your home and art!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

About the host

Hosted by Tony

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I'm a professional artist and childrens book illustrator who has run an art studio in Austin for 15 years. My partner Elise is a violinist for the Austin Symphony, so the house is very creative and artistic.

Why they chose this property

Beautiful home in a safe, friendly neighborhood, close to downtown yet far enough away to be quiet and not have some of the other downtown issues. We strive to do everything in our power to make sure you have a wonderful experience, whatever that may be for you.

What makes this property unique

The creative flourishes are the houses main attraction. Austin is known for being quirky, creative and artistic. This home truly gives you that experience. Every room is filled with adventure and surprises.

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English

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