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Pet-Friendly Austin Home w/ Deck, Yard, & Views!

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A spacious living room with a wooden ceiling, a red leather sofa, a dining table with wooden chairs, and large windows offering a view of the outdoors.
A kitchen with a black sink, white cabinets, and a wooden countertop. There is a dining area with a table and chairs visible through an open doorway.
A wooden deck with two Adirondack chairs, a small decked-over structure with a window, and a stone wall in the background.
A living room with leather sofas, a wooden ceiling, a TV mounted on the wall, and a large window with a view of trees.
A living room with a red leather sofa, a matching armchair, and a wooden coffee table. A kitchen is visible in the background.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Bring your furry friends
    Top-rated for creating memorable stays with your pets.
  • Private fenced-in yard
    One of the few properties with a fully fenced outdoor space.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Internet access
  • Air-conditioning
  • Washer/dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Austin, TX
  • Place, Lake Travis
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Lake Austin
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, University of Texas at Austin
    ‪45 min drive‬
  • Airport, Austin, TX (AUS-Austin-Bergstrom Intl.)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Full Bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area

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About the area

Austin

Apache Shores, a neighbourhood in Austin, is home to this holiday home. Travellers eager for a bit of culture can stop by Austin City Limits, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lake Travis and Lake Austin. Ready for a night out? Consider Steiner Ranch Steakhouse and Beachside Billy's. Discover the area's water adventures with nearby power boating, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails.
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Austin, TX

What's nearby

  • Lake Travis - 2 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Lake Austin - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Zilker Park - 40 min drive - 40.7 km
  • University of Texas at Austin - 45 min drive - 47.7 km
  • Sixth Street - 46 min drive - 44.4 km

Getting around

  • Austin Station - 29 min drive
  • Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) - 45 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Vaqueros Cafe & Cantina - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Don Mario Mexican Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Firehouse Subs - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Farmand’s Kitchen - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Sundancer Grill - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Pet-Friendly Austin Home w/ Deck, Yard, & Views! pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Pet-Friendly Austin Home w/ Deck, Yard, & Views!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Pet-Friendly Austin Home w/ Deck, Yard, & Views!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Pet-Friendly Austin Home w/ Deck, Yard, & Views!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Pet-Friendly Austin Home w/ Deck, Yard, & Views! located?

Located in Apache Shores, this holiday home is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Lake Travis and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Lake Austin. Colorado River and Mansfield Dam Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 22 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 22 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 22 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 22 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful stay! The home was very clean and comfortable, and we really enjoyed the beautiful backyard view. The owner was also very responsive and quick to answer any questions we had. We would definitely recommend this stay and would happily stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect place to relax and unwind after exploring Lake Travis area

Property was clean and comfortable. It is tucked away in a quite neighborhood which made for a great stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Cozy with Great Views

This is our favorite place to stay. It has a big back yard, great for pets or kids. It has nice deck with great views.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 12 April 2025
From the owner: "Hi, Aaron. Thank you for the great review! You are a great guest, please come back anytime!"
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Clean, quiet, cute

Beautiful property. Clean, convenient, comfortable. Will stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 26 April 2024
From the owner: "Hi Nora. Thank you for the 5-star review. You were a great guest and we would love to have you back."
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place for a weekend getaway!

We enjoyed this little house so much! It had character and style. Lots of places nearby and perfect location too. Thank you for sharing your house.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 1 December 2021
Thank you, Ryan. We are so happy that you all enjoyed it, and hope you come back again. - The Homeowners
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Comfortable Holiday Cheer for 3 Days

Perfect spot for us next door to family! Very clean accommodations, plenty of kitchen necessities, comfy beds & great fenced outdoor space for our small dog. We will stay again sometime.Thank you for a lovely Christmas experience!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great home

We really enjoyed staying at this house but I think our dogs enjoyed it even more! Fully gated backyard with enough space to hangout on the deck, or the bottom level grass with the dogs. Close to lots of nice restaurants and not a far distance from shopping. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great first experience staying at a VRBO

Accurate to the listing. Clean and a great location for the event we were attending. Comfortable for 4 people.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 May 2023
From the owner: "Thank you, Ann. We very much appreciate your great review, and are glad that you enjoyed your stay."
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great yard for dogs.

The property was as described. The yard and deck were great for our two dogs and offered great scenic views.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 14 June 2023
Thank you for the great reviews, Sherry. You were great guests as well. Hope to see you soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Charming Home, Good for Dogs

Charming home that worked perfectly for my husband and I, our young daughter, and our 2 dogs while in town. Convenient location - easy drive to all the venues we needed to visit during our stay. Our 2 dogs enjoyed having the yard to hang out in. Owner was very accommodating and allowed us to check in a little earlier due to the start times of the event we were attending. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Great location but house could use some TLC

The house was in a great location and had good views. The back yard was great for our dogs and there was plenty of room for them to play. The house definitely needs some TLC (front door had to be lifted up in order to latch, the flooring upstairs was sinking in to the point that we did not feel safe to utilize upstairs, railings upstairs were not very stable [would be nervous to let kids play up there]). If there was some handyman work done to the house, it would be a great place to stay and we would consider going back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent stay

We had a fantastic stay! The house and the yard were great. A perfect spot for our relaxing weekend. Our dog loved it too. The large back yard was great for him. We had a fantastic stay. The house was stocked well with kitchen utensils and pans. The shampoo and conditioners smelled wonderful. Having a washer and dryer, so we didn't have to take dirty clothes home was great too. The only things I would suggest would be some sharp knives for dining, and a dog door. Also, possibly a place to hang clothes, that is not upstairs.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 14 June 2023
From the owner: "Thank you for the great review, Angie. We will definitely take your suggestions into consideration."
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

This place beyond amazing

Beyond amazing, very clean and even womens stuff was available in the toilet, dishwasher liquid, cleansing stuff was amazing, the only bad thing is i messed one day by leaving early on Jan 2nd instead of leaving on 3rd , i put a wrong date and i don’t think they will refund me. If you have a famil kr
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Great location but needs a lot of work.

Location was perfect. . . Close to lake travis and lake austin. Bathroom needs some serious renovations. Open holes in the sheet rock, original tub, worst bathroom we have been in by far. Yard, shrubs and trees were way over grown, so you could not really enjoy the yard at all. No grill to use for grilling which is what most like to do at the lake.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Great 2-Bedroom Home near Lakeway

The older home shows its age but it was very clean, nice beds (king & queen), adequate kitchen with range/dishwasher, spotless refrigerator, convenient washer/dryer. We enjoyed the deck & our pup loved the fenced backyard. The only bathroom could use some sprucing up but it met our needs. The spiral staircase leads to game room upstairs which we didn’t use. Entry & lockup was easy. Biggest concern: Hosts didn’t answer our questions before we arrived. Communication could have been much better. This property is on the west side of Austin near Lakeway. We did enjoy our time there & have already booked it again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
From a partner site

4/10 Poor

House Great, Evolve Not So Much

The house we stayed in was great, fully supplied. The fenced back yard was wonderful for our dogs. What you see in the pictures is exactly what you’ll get. And Lakeway is a fantastic area. The property manager Evolve is where my recommendation breaks down. They shortened my stay by one night on the back end, even when I clearly told them the dates of the nights we wanted to be there. Since there were 2 separate charges for our stay and we got extra insurance because of our dogs, we didn’t pick this up. We were out, and got a call from the host asking why we hadn’t checked out yet, so we had to rush back and clear out our stuff. I have booked several vacations through VRBO that didn’t involve Evolve, and never had confusion on the dates. If they are involved beware and check your dates!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Check-in

Have a screen shot of the listing handy

We arrived late in the evening to a very very dark house with no house numbers on it to identify it. Definitely have a screen shot of the listing handy so you know you’re at the right house. We figured it out by finding the lock box and correctly entering in the numbers. The house is quirky but met our needs. No screens on any windows so not able to get fresh air. Don’t look too close at the bathroom either😵‍💫. The patio furniture was a bit dirty and the yard overgrown. Our dog enjoyed the backyard. After we were paid in full we received the vast check out chore list along with the early check out time. It truly made us wonder why we had to pay for a cleaner when we were taking out the garbage to the far side of the house (found the mailbox over there tho!!), washing and putting away dishes, stripping the beds etc. If you want a good yard for your dogs then this is the place to stay. Otherwise…
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 12 December 2023
Hi Julie, we passed your comments on to the homeowner who would like to share the following: We strive to make all of our guests happy, and we put a lot of thought into what we like when we stay at short-term rentals and then apply those amenities to our home. We are sorry that you didn't enjoy your stay.-The bathroom is not updated, but guests can rest assured that it's professionally clean and completely functional.- We appreciate your feedback on locating our home. It's the first instance of this issue, and we'll improve visibility by adding address numbers.- We don't have screens on the windows, but that is because people comment on the view, so we don't want to obscure it.- As we aim for guest satisfaction, we always do our best to accommodate our guests. If you had contacted us with your request for a later check-out time, it would have been no problem.- In our short-term rental experiences, receiving a checkout list for tasks like trash disposal and dishwashing is fairly common. It's surprising that you found this unusual and questioned the cleaning fee, especially given our cleaning crew's videos documenting an extended cleaning time of 4.5 hours, compared to the usual 3 hours. It's not something we take pleasure in addressing, but we believe in providing full transparency for anyone who may come across this review.We have made a note of all of your critiques, and we do take them seriously. We truly do all we can to make our home the best possible experience, and we look forward to this property hosting many satisfied guests.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Description of property accurate

Easy to work with management team
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Cozy little house…

This was a cozy little house. The upstairs was much smaller than expected from the pictures. But, it all worked out. Great views of the sunrise out back. Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Unique house with a great fenced in backyard

It is a unique lay out, has a nice large family room to hang out in with a long table and lots of seating. The fenced in yard was really nice to have with young kids.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
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