Four adults and two children (ages 5 and 2) stayed a week at this rental. The host was very responsive to every question and matter that occurred during our stay. We felt that the house was in a safe part of town, has a wonderful location and very close to Kalahari Resort, Play for All Park, Old Settlers Park and various restaurants and is a beautiful home. The use of the HOA pool was also a wonderful amenity.
However, I would not consider the house overly family friendly. The proximity to the train tracks caused a lot of sleep disturbances for the kids and adults (despite sound machines and lullabies playing all night to combat the train horns). It has limited lighting in the kitchen table area and bathrooms. The master shower is stunning but had a high efficiency/low flow shower head that made showering tedious. One of the bedrooms listed would function best as an office space as it did not have a closet for storage or hanging clothes. Since the garage only had two overhead fans and is not air conditioned, we were unable to use the ping-pong or foosball tables as it was too hot in the garage. There were three games (Rack-o, Uno and Connect 4) and one puzzle in the house; and although we loved completing the puzzle that was provided, we were glad we brought our own cards, board games, dominoes, pencils, paper, etc. A pack and play was provided which was wonderful. We brought our own booster seat/high chair which may be difficult for guests flying. As a family that typically cooks breakfast & dinner in-house often during our stays, we had to purchase numerous items: crockpot, strainer, vegetable peeler and had to be creative working with only two dish towels and two hot pads. We had to also purchase kids’ plates/cups/bowls, plastic utensils, aluminum foil/plastic wrap, food storage containers, zip lock baggies, all laundry washer & dryer needs, extra dish liquid soap and relocated a bathroom soap dispenser to the kitchen for readily available hand soap. The BBQ pit was rusted out at the bottom so we choose to not use the grill. Overall, the house is very nice though it gives a very sterile feeling with a display home atmosphere; but it has a great location with wonderful hosts. Accommodations would probably best fit a group of adults, family with older children or groups that plan to fully enjoy Round Rock’s cuisine rather than cooking and eating meals in home.