Vacation Rental Description
A warm welcome awaits you in our cozy gingerbread cottage.
The Hancock Guest Cottage is located in Hyde Park in central Austin, and it's the ideal base for exploring town. You can walk to the adjacent shopping center or down the block to regular bus service with easy access to places of interest.
The Hancock Guest Cottage features two comfortable queen bedrooms with crisp cotton linens and en-suite bathrooms plus a Sun Room with futon sofa bed. The Sun Room overlooks a pleasant garden with native Texas plants, a pond, an aviary and a large deck with BBQ.
The kitchen is beautifully equipped with all new stainless appliances. The Cottage has a 42" plasma flat-screen TV with digital cable, DVD player, and Wi-Fi wireless Internet.
GOLF
The Hancock Guest Cottage is across the street from the oldest golf
course in Texas. The Hancock Golf Course is a 9 hole course created in
1899.
DOWNTOWN
Visit the Capitol, 6th Street, Warehouse District, 2nd Street Design
District, Convention Center, Long Center for Performing Arts, Whole
Foods Headquarters Flagship Store, Town Lake Hike and Bike trail and
river for kayaking, and watch millions of bats.
UT CAMPUS
The UT campus has the Harry Ransom Center, Bass Performing Arts
Center, Blanton Museum of Art, President Lyndon B. Johnson's Library,
the UT Erwin Center.
SOUTH AUSTIN
South Austin sights include the South Congress SOCO District, Zilker
Park, Barton Springs Pool, Barton Springs Restaurant Row, and St.
Edward's University.
LIVE MUSIC
Austin is the Live Music Capital of the World, so come join us for
South By Southwest (SXSW), the Austin City Limits Festival, or for
concerts at any of our numerous live music venues at the 6th Street
district, or at The Backyard.
AUSTIN FILM
Attend one of the many great film events sponsored by the Austin Film
Society. The Cottage is just five minutes from Austin Studios.
SHOPPING
Enjoy shopping at the new Mueller development, Whole Foods Market, the
Central Market organic grocery store, Triangle Park, and Farmer's
Market. The Domain in North Austin offers fine shopping Dallas-style
and IKEA fulfills your Swedish modern dreams.
NATURE
Get out in nature at numerous Texas State Parks all within one hour
drive. Visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center or the Botanical
Gardens at Zilker Park. Enjoy sailing or skiing at nearby Lake Travis
and Lake Austin.
BUYING REAL ESTATE, RE-LOCATING, OR REMODELING?
Re-locating or looking for real estate in Austin? As realtors we have
experience assisting individuals and families repatriating from around
the world. We help homebuyers search for real estate in Austin and
offer competitive rates on short leases. Are you in transition? If
you are moving or relocating to Austin or are renovating your
property, this is the perfect location for your family.
TEMPORARY WORK
The Hancock Guest Cottage is ideal for filmmakers, professors, or
anyone here on temporary work assignment.
GETTING MARRIED
Getting married? Why not host your family in the Cottage rather than
renting two or three hotel rooms?
BOTH OWNERS ARE LICENSEES OF TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION (TREC), TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (TAR), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (NAR), AUSTIN BOARD OF REALTY (ABOR), INTERNATIONAL ESTATE AGENTS.
Numerous ways to rent:
1. Cottage with 2 bedrooms plus sun room. (sleeps 4-6)
2. Guest Nest zen studio (sleeps 2)
3. Hancock Loft Hideaway (sleeps 2)
4. Cottage + Guest Nest + Hancock Hideaway (sleeps up to 10)
Hancock Guest Cottage is centrally located in the Hyde Park Hancock
area just minutes from Downtown, the University of Texas, the Medical
Center, and the the new Mueller shopping development.
Facilities
Cable Satellite
Cleaning Service
Cooking Utensils
Dishwasher
Dryer
DVD
Heating
Ice Maker
Kitchen
Amenity Parking
Refrigerator
TV
Washer
The Hancock Guest Cottage is located in Hyde Park in central Austin, and it's the ideal base for exploring town. You can walk to the adjacent shopping center or down the block to regular bus service with easy access to places of interest.
The Hancock Guest Cottage features two comfortable queen bedrooms with crisp cotton linens and en-suite bathrooms plus a Sun Room with futon sofa bed. The Sun Room overlooks a pleasant garden with native Texas plants, a pond, an aviary and a large deck with BBQ.
The kitchen is beautifully equipped with all new stainless appliances. The Cottage has a 42" plasma flat-screen TV with digital cable, DVD player, and Wi-Fi wireless Internet.
Activities
Biking
Boating
Cinema
Fishing
Gym
Hunting/Rock Climbing
Kayaking
Mountain Biking
Restaurant
Sailing
Shopping
Theater
Water Skiing
Water Sports
Hancock Guest Cottage vacation rental homes are ideally located in central Austin minutes away from Downtown, museums, the Capitol, the Medical Center, the Domain, and the UT campus.
Travel Options
- Nearest Airport : ABIA at 10 kilometers distance;
- Nearest Train Station : Amtrak at 5 kilometers distance
- Nearest Town : San Antonio at 100 kilometers distance
- Travel Info: Hancock Guest Cottage vacation rental homes are ideally located in central Austin minutes away from Downtown, museums, the Capitol, the Medical Center, the Domain, and the UT campus.