Our time staying in Francis' flat in West Hobart was a complete success.
We met Francis at the beginning of our stay and he filled us in on the local and very local places to go to satisfy us, body and soul. He was then available for us at any time, however we just met on one more occasion the evening before we left when we said good-bye.
Before we left Sydney I thought that we were crazy choosing to travel to Hobart in mid winter, in fact the opposite was true as having such a cosy and comfortable place to stay meant that we could rug up and face the elements knowing that we had a comfortable nest to return to. The flat has everything you need: heating if required in every room including in the bathroom where your bath towel warms on the heater for you for after the bath, luxurious bedding and towels and a fully equipped kitchen. There are two sofas in the living room so we had one each to curl up on in front of the tv, and then one converts to a sofa bed for sleeping, if two bedrooms are required.
The position and the aspect of the flat are excellent. Picturesque views extend over West Hobart's variety of delightful homes and down to the Derwent River. The north easterly aspect of the flat means that at this time of year the sun pours into the front and side of the flat for most of the day, so a part of the heating in the flat is passive solar until the sun leaves the building.
We were completely satisfied with our six days spent at Francis's flat, and have already recommended his place to some of our family and friends.
Eve Russell and Brian Crowley