My family of 4 stayed with Annette and Steve for 3 nights in March. As I had informed Annette about our reason for being in Perth (relocation), she went out of her way during our first morning at their home to brief us about various housing and schooling options in Perth. And when she discovered that we hadn't made any plans for one of our days, she gave us a tip which we readily took up, which resulted in our heading up north to Hillary's Boat Harbour for lunch and an afternoon look-around-the-northern suburbs drive. Not to be outdone, Steve succumbed to the temptation of a night of casual conversation with my wife and I, forsaking a precious night of work that he had to catch up on to regale us about his family's storied life in Perth and beyond - of giant lizards in the backyard and a trans-Australia driving accident!. And my kids kept getting delightfully scared whenever their dog, Buddy, appeared (especially during mealtimes). The only drawback that I must admit, that somewhat inconvenienced me (in my sometimes intense effort in researching Perth's educational and housing scenes) was that the wifi connection wasn't so good (as Annette readily admitted when we checked in). But considering their flexibility in allowing our 2 kids to 'crash' on mattresses on the living room floor (for a small fee) and our late checkout - on top of the very positive experiences we had with Annette and Steve - I would definitely say that we had a most relaxing, informative and enjoyable stay in the Mt Lawley environs indeed.