Overall this was a fine place to stay during our week-long visit to Perth, and we recommend it very highly.

We stayed at Twin Gums while Gillian and her husband were traveling in Europe, so, to our regret, did not get to meet them in person. They seem like very interesting people. A friend of theirs acted as our host, was very responsive and accessible, and did a fine job of welcoming us to the apartment and showing us the ropes. Gillian send us quite a bit of helpful information in anticipation of our visit.

We really appreciated having milk, orange juice, cereal and coffee laid in for us. We used the kitchen extensively and it proved to be very well-equipped. We also appreciated having access to a pair of recently-checked-over bicycles, even though we ended up not using them. There is a quite complete AV set-up in the unit as well.

The location is great. We loved being able to walk easily to King's Park and to the commuter train station, and to cafés, food stores, and other essentials. Bus service is also excellent. The neighborhood (Subiaco and Shenton Park) is very pleasant -- a collection of ~hundred--year-old bungalows (American term) with a fair number of recent updates and some replacement houses. Close to the center of the city but very quiet.

The unit itself is very comfortable, well-equipped, and quite spacious for two people. The listing says accurately that the sleeping loft is up a fairly steep and narrow set of steps, and that was not in itself a problem for us. One should note, however, that the bathroom is on the first floor, separated from the sleeping area by the steps.