Fantastic Cottage

Rachel & Nick,

Thank you so much for your amazing hospitality! We truly loved and felt at home in the cottage, and all the little extras were extraordinary! Will never forget a wonderful Austin adventure at the Hancock Guest Cottage!

Your East Coast friends,

Michael, Laura, Nichole and Kristin

Lovely time - Thanks for everything!
We hope to be back soon.

Billy, Anna, Oliver & Sara Heaslip

Sept. 20-25, 2008

What a wonderful stay! A quaint, comfortable cottage. We were referring to it as out "home" the first day. The accommodations and amenities exceeded our expectations. The weather was super, 65-75 degrees every day and sunny. (In Minneapolis it was closer to 0 - 20 degrees.) Rachel and Nick were excellent hosts and did a marvelous job of preparing the cottage for guests. We felt like royalty. Thanks Nick and Rachel - you have done a great job!

Tom and Sue Judd

My husband (US) and I (Belgium) wanted to do something different for Valentine, so we decided to have a romantic weekend in the Hancock Cottage. That sure beat sleeping in our truck camper (in which we are travelling around the States)! What a splurge and oh-so-worth it! The location was great, with ample parking space, and the cottage gave us a very homey and roomy feeling. We wish we could have stayed longer, but it was time to move on again. We would recommend the Hancock Guest Cottage to anyone wanting to stay in the Austin area and not wanting to book the typical hotel room.

I used to live in Austin in the Hyde Park neighborhood (the best neighborhood in Austin in my experience). When I visited Austin with two of my friends who had never been there, I wanted to find something that would feel just like living in Austin feels. And I found it at this inn. This place is a sweet older house that has been beautifully converted to a guest house. It's a great combination of old and new - the old is the classic house style and the stone on the outside (that you see all over Austin) and the new is the beautifully designed interior that had everything we needed in addition to the very comfortable, stylish bedroom (a kitchen, sitting areas, great bathroom). The house is very close to the UT campus and central Austin. The house would be really fun with a group of friends because of the shared kitchen and the sitting areas inside and outside (we're thinking about coming here with friends for SXSW). I can't imagine a better place to stay if you want something special and comfortable and the opposite of a stuffy, generic hotel room.

If it were not for the poor mattress in one of the bedrooms (a good night sleep is so important”) and the furniture in the living room being a bit small and uncomfortable, I would have been totally thrilled with the cottage. Other than these two complaints, the cottage is absolutely wonderful and I would highly recommend it. The place is wonderfully appointed in everything you could possible need. Huge flat screen TV! Both bath rooms were appointed very well and featured great showers with strong water pressure and lots of hot water. The owners have tried to think of everything (including fresh flowers). You will find books, travel guides, movies and even an antique sewing machine to keep you amused. It works well with a group of people (terrific kitchen) as it has been opened up to flow very well. The deck and back yard is an added bonus only to be outdone by the incredible location. Within easy walking distance to a 24-hour gym, grocery store, coffee house, bank, bus stop, barbershop, liquor store, department store, Radio Shack and I could go on! This place is a charmer!

I recently came down from Canada and stayed at the Hancock Guest Cottage for a week.

First of all, the owners of this place are a really darling couple who are so helpful and really have thought about every little detail in order to make ones stay fabulous. There's a high definition TV, ipod player, washer and dryer and full size kitchen plus an amazing spa like bathroom.

The yard and deck are really beautifully landscaped - there's an herb garden fresh for the picking. I especially love the water fountain and the finches.

All in all my stay was wonderful and I highly recommend this bed and breakfast.

I stayed at Hancock Guest Cottage a few weeks back. What a charming little place! I loved the stone masonry, babbling fountain, and finch aviary. The place looked newly renovated. It was located in an old neighborhood in the middle of Austin and gave me easy access to downtown via IH35. The neighbors were friendly and the gardens were budding out. The area had an old school yet hip feel to it. It was easy to shop because Hancock shopping center was a quick walk away with a large 24 hour grocery store, a burrito place, a barbeque place as well as other stuff. I would highly recommend staying at Hancock Guest Cottage if you're going to Austin and need to visit the central part of the city and downtown. It's far better than a hotel and offers more privacy than a full BnB.