Meet Niamh
Creative, Conscientious, Introvert
On a typical day...
I'm a night owl.
When I host guests...
I like to chat with them when they are home but have my own things going on.
Family Hobbies
Camping, Reading, Watching movies, Interior design, Learning foreign languages
Hosting guests since
2023
Response Rate
100%
Response Time
Within two hours
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Located just off N. Lamar, 10 minutes from downtown by car, steps from an express bus stop that’ll get you downtown fast, and moments from all 3 highways, this is about as accessible as you can get to anywhere in Austin. With free off street parking, in unit washer/dryer, all mod-cons, it doesn’t get much more convenient. But what I really hope you’ll appreciate is its unique style - it’s genuine, creative and lovely, not unlike Austin herself.
Home share/private room/shared bath.
My Pets
Dog
House Facilities
- Laundry
- Parking
- Internet Access
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
The North Austin Civic Association is a largely latinx working class neighborhood. Like most of Austin it is an interesting mix of building codes. The area directly west on Fairfield is suburban style houses that I love walking Lila through, along with a high school with a great track that's open to the public after school hours. While the area closer to North Lamar is urban sprawl shopping centers and apartment complexes, and can seem a bit dodgy. The main draw is the proximity to all the city's major highways and the near-highway and express bus route that is North Lamar, making travel to and from anywhere in or out of Austin a cinch. But don't sleep on some of the neighborhood's offerings either. You can hardly walk outside without running into an authentic taco truck - I have been told wonderful things about the several on the nearest corner. I can only speak personally about the excellent local vegan food, like Nissi VegMex just 5 minutes up 183 and their to-die-for birria tacos. West Anderson Lane, about two minutes south is full of trendy coffee shops (I recommend Epoch for imo the best coffee in Austin, and Genuine Joe for the best atmosphere), an Alamo Drafthouse movie theater, restaurants, a comic book store, toy store, sporting goods store and lots more. 4 minutes down North Lamar you'll find Black Star Co-op, a very popular pub and brewery, Vigilante, a gaming gastropub, and Fat Cats, my 2nd favorite vegan bakery. (My recommendations do tend to lean towards coffee, vegan food, and nerd stuff, but you get the idea.)
Local Area Facilities
- Shopping Centre
- Bus Stop
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
This is a vegan household. Guests may bring dairy milk or ready to eat foods like yogurt and store them in the fridge, but I ask you to cook with only plant based foods.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.