University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA- UT West Campus - Downtown

This is a great Vrbo for a weekend stay. The hosts are very attentive and were always helpful. We didn't understand why the temperature was 76 when the A/C takes more than 3 hours to start cooling the place and the weather in Austin was 93 outside—we recommend asking for the A/C to be set before you arrive. The beds are comfy; the bathroom and bath are a bit small, but really, you don't need them bigger. The fridge, washer, and dryer are good; they do their job. Something else was that we asked for an extended checkout, but we were told the cleaning team needs 4 hours to clean, and there was another client coming in at our checkout time. Doing the math, we could've gotten the extension for 1 hour, and there would still have been 5 hours for cleaning before 4 p.m. and the new client to come in. This bummed us out as we were obviously out all night and morning and got up early to a message from the host that we got 15 extra minutes, which wasn't really helpful or valued, to be honest, since we had already programmed the squad to roll out. Overall, it's a good place with good hosts. Maybe just 10% more common sense could make this a 5-star for us, but the squad debated between 3-4 stars; we landed on 4. Parking was good and safe.

Good points:1) secure area, surrounded by students.2) extraordinarily quiet. No noise whatsoever at night. Slept well. Beds were good.3) owners responded very promptly and helpful when calls were made for clarification and help. Owners are respectful and polite.Downsides:1 instructions for getting into the building were vague and unhelpful. I basically needed to call the owner and have her walk me through the whole process and she had not provided an entry code for the gate into the parking area which needs to be accessed first.2. The door lock/entry system is intolerable and unacceptable. It needs to be replaced. It is ancient and almost useless.3. The lighting system in the unit is weird and barely adequate. The lights run off of remotes only for the most part except for the kitchen and one of the main lights wasn’t working at all.4. The living room furniture is old and shabby and should be replaced or at least upgraded.5. The dishware in the kitchen is very scant and poorly placed. There were no wine glasses. Not sure why that is the case.I am making these comments because I really feel like the place needs some investments made, but they are minimal investments and really wouldn’t be very expensive and would be greatly appreciated. I think over all the place is very much worth renting if just some minor improvements could be made.

Great location near UT, hosts were communicative and helpful throughout. Property was as advertised. Would definitely recommend for visiting your UT student.

Check in was easy. Great communication with owner, who responds quickly on text for any questions we had. Quick and comprehensive. Space is very nice. Kitchen has all the basics for ones needs. Beds are comfortable. Parking is easy. I would stay there again when visiting Austin.