A watchful zebra is a note of wildness in the otherwise-refined rooms of this modern estate 20 minutes west of downtown Austin. Leather sofas, vintage rugs, and patterned tile feel contemporary-chic downstairs, and a sweeping staircase leads to bedrooms upstairs. Look out over Texas hills from the back of a swan float in the pool and drive 12 miles for a swim in the 3-acre Barton Springs Pool.

Watch the sun move across the trees from hillside living areas with a swimming pool, loungers, and an outdoor kitchen with a barbecue. As the lights switch on in the city below, heat up the grill for dinner or go inside to sip drinks from the bar, watch the cable TV, play impromptu tournaments on the pool and shuffleboard tables, and share holiday photos via Wi-Fi.

Cool tones of gray, charcoal, and white, along with high ceilings, give the living areas an airy feel, while details like hardwood floors and leather sofas add balancing touches of warmth. The formal living and dining rooms are open to each other, and there’s a separate open-concept family room and fully equipped kitchen, including a breakfast bar.

This vacation rental has 4 bedrooms with king beds; 3 have ensuite bathrooms, including a master bedroom with a honeymoon-suite-worthy jetted tub and its own private lounge area and balcony. The fourth bedroom shares a Jack-and-Jill-style bathroom with bedroom 5, which has a queen bed. A spare room with a double size bed and two bunk beds can accommodate those extra guests.

From the quiet hilltop setting of this luxury property, it’s less than 10 miles to the nearest golf course and less than 15 miles to Zilker Metropolitan Park, whose nearly 400 acres are studded with paddler-friendly Lady Bird Lake and local-favorite Barton Springs Pool. Drive 15 miles to downtown Austin for a free tour of the Texas State Capitol building and a night out sampling the town’s restaurants, bars, and live-music venues.

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