Central Cottage - Bikes & Breakfast

Cabin - Entire home/apt · Ridgelea Dr, Austin, TX 78731, United States

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This clean and private cottage is in the peaceful, tree-lined Ridgelea neighborhood in Central Austin.

Walking distance to the orignal Kerbey Lane Cafe and Russell's Bistro. Central Market is less than a mile away. Close to Shoal Creek Greenbelt and bike routes.

Four to five miles from downtown music venues and even closer to UT. There is a city bus stop about 1/4 mile away that will take you downtown or to the airport.

Andy and Ellen are your hosts. The cottage is located behind our house. It shares a garden courtyard with our residence, but is a completely separate building, so you have lots of privacy even though we live on the premises.

The cottage is a fully-functioning residential space. There are three rooms: living/sleeping area, full kitchen with seating, and bath with shower.

Full-size bed with 8" thick mattress and comfy foam topper, sleeps two. 100% cotten bed and bath linens.

Kitchen has dining table, gas stove, fridge, microwave, coffee maker, toaster and basic cooking/serving items. We stock breakfast items, typically coffee, tea, juice, milk (regular and almond), yogurt, English muffins, butter, jam, eggs, cereal, oatmeal and fruit. Let us know if you have any special requests.

Bathroom has plenty of counter space and a closet. (Please note: the shower height is 6'6").

We have two bikes you may borrow (see pictures). They fit average-sized riders (we're both about 5'8"). If you are taller or shorter, you may consider renting from a nearby bike shop. We can assist you with that; please let us know.

Amenities also include stereo with ipod dock and CD player, charcoal grill, private back porch, iron and ironing board, hair dryer.

We enjoy meeting our guests, offering recommendations on places to eat and things to do, making new friends and being hosts, but we respect your privacy too.

The cottage is not baby/childproof. It is suitable for an adult and one child 8 or older, or two adults.

WE HAVE TWO DOGS, Emmy and Luna. Both are rescue dogs. Emmy is brown/bigger. She may bark a few times; she is sweet but fearful. Luna is black/smaller and she loves people. The courtyard and back porch are separately fenced from the dogs' yard. Our neighbors also have dogs. If occassional barking is unacceptable, this might not be the best choice, but we do our best to control our own dogs. If you are allergic, no worries, the dogs are not allowed in the cottage.

  • Room type: Entire home/apt
  • Bed type: Real Bed
  • Accommodates: 2
  • Bedrooms: 1
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Minimum Stay: 2 nights
  • Cleaning Fee: $20
  • Check In: 3:00 PM
  • Check Out: 12:00 PM (noon)
  • Country: United States
  • Size: 400ft2 / 37m2
  • Cancellation: Moderate
  • Pet Owner: yes dog(s)
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  • Really enjoyed our first ever airbnb experience in this cottage. Accommodation exactly as described. Andy and Ellen friendly, helpful and discrete. Location (a leafy residential area) is pretty, safe and quiet. Cottage is both pretty and practical, with luggage rack, big bathroom bench, full length mirror, stereo, bike maps, coffee maker etc. We loved the bikes but most especially we loved the abundance of food in the kitchen!

    May 2012
  • We had a great time in Austin and loved our little cottage. We were there visiting our son. Was a great location for us. We would stay there again.

  • We really enjoyed our time in this wonderful cottage. (it was our first airbnb experience and we were amazed) Andy and Allen created a really nice place with lots of little nice details. Further than that our review matches exactly with the one from Miranda. We also loved the bikes and this extraordenary dellicious breakfast.

  • Great place to stay in Austin! The cottage is in a nice central location and it was well outfitted with plenty of books and magazines on Austin and the area attractions. I was impressed with the quality and amount of food provided for the breakfast. Ellen & Andy were very nice and know the area well. Thanks guys!

  • This was my first time booking through airbnb. It was a great first experience. My boyfriend and I stayed 3 nights. We enjoyed the view of Andy and Ellen's little vegetable garden. The cottage was very clean, cute and comfortable. I will take this little cottage over a hotel room any time.

  • This was my first AirBnB experience, and after returning home, I can't wait to never ever have to stay at a conventional hotel room ever again and plan on exhausting this service as my shelter resource when I'm traveling to distant places. The accommodations were superb - very cozy, breezy, good healthy breakfast food, wonderful bikes to use, close to downtown Austin and the airport, accessible to public transportation, bike trails, and major roads. My boyfriend, who enjoys staying at high quality hotel chains, like the Four Seasons, even thanked me for choosing this location.

  • Andy and Ellen are awesome! After flying from London to Austin we arrived to a very clean and comfortable cottage. Communication with them was on point and would love to stay there again when I visit Austin next year.

  • We stayed here for 4 nights and could not have asked for a better experience! Andy and Ellen went beyond our expectations with the food and amenities provided. The cottage has everything you need and is stocked with really cool and interesting books. We will definitely stay here again next time we visit!

  • We had a great visit in Austin at the Cottage. Andy and Ellen were fantastic hosts and we felt right at home. The cottage had everything we needed with great breakfast selections. I wholeheartedly recommend staying here and hope to visit again.

  • We had a great time in Austin and the cottage made it really special for us, we loved this place. The listed description is spot on and the other positive reviews are well deserved. I will note they take the B&B breakfast 'B' seriously. The fridge and kitchen were really well stocked with breakfast items down to the kind of almond milk, kashi cereal and greek yogurt we love.

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