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Guest Spotlight: Dale on the Rail

This month, we sat down with Dale, a last-minute business traveler from up North. Way up North.   Top Trip Rentals: So what brings you to town Dale?  Dale: Well, I recently earned a promotion (my boss is a Saint!) and my first assignment sent me to Austin to spread holiday cheer. I rarely get to…

12/19/2019 | by lodgewell | | Happenings

Swag Bags Serve up Local Austin Flavor

When you stay with Top Trip Rentals, you get more. Our goal is to make sure that you have a great stay when you come to Austin. We know that the fastest way to know a city is through its food. So, waiting for you in your room is our local Top Trip Rentals’ swag…

11/22/2019 | by lodgewell | | Live Like a Local | Our Properties

Visit Austin’s Mecca of Meat

It was just after dawn and another sticky, sweltering Texas Tuesday morning was just beginning. My colleague Sandra and I sat outside an unremarkable brick building in lawn chairs along with 50 or so other people in the early morning haze, waiting. The line of people and lawn chairs grew, forming a line that zigged…

04/10/2019 | by lodgewell | | Eats & Drinks
Three delicious cocktails await its owners.

A Speakeasy Tour of Austin in three acts

There’s no better place than in a hidden bar, a bar with a reservation requirement for achieving cruising altitude on a gin trip. I don’t like exclusivity for the sake of snobbery, but if you’ve got something special, well, it’s best to protect it. On a recent night out, I had the good fortune to…

02/28/2019 | by lodgewell | | Eats & Drinks

Bloomhouse and West Elm Partnership Bursts with Style

With a home as special as the Bloomhouse, Chereen Fisher, owner of Top Trip Rentals, sought to provide an unparalleled guest experience to complement the architecture and setting. To achieve this, she partnered with modern home furnishings company West Elm to bring the ethereal vision of the Bloomhouse to life. “It’s a work of art that guests can…

12/25/2018 | by lodgewell | | Our Properties | Vacation Rentals