Melanie and Brian's place was the perfect spot for a Dark Mofo home base with friends.
Adequate heating for the southern chill, and two nice balconies for viewing the sunrise and sunset.
I travelled with seven others, and it was nice to have eight place settings at the dining table, and big comfy couches to lounge en-masse, a huge fridge big enough to fit all our different food selections, as well as gas hot water so we didn't have to ration shower time.
The main part of the city is about a 40 minute walk, and cabs home at night were around $12.
It was also nice to stay in a large holiday home that wasn't full of apparatus for families like sticky toys/high chairs etc. - as is normally the case for these kinds of accommodations.
My only teeny qualm was that there weren't any locks on any of the internal doors - including the bathrooms. That made for some slightly awkward "intimate" encounters between fellow housemates.
I would definitely recommend this place to groups of friends.
Thank you for having us!