Superb!!

We could not have asked for a better place to stay during our 5-night holiday in Hobart.

Apartment 3 is in a very solid, mid-sized 1970’s building that melts into the quiet, inner-ring suburb of single-family homes, in part because it sits lengthwise on a slope that drops away from the street frontage. And just as the building is tucked into its surrounds, when inside this apartment one feels tucked cozily into a calm abode. Jodi and Lindsay have renovated it from tip to toe, and, as my husband noted, the space feels as if it has been done up with love.

The decoration is stylish, the furniture (including the queen bed in the main bedroom) is comfortable, the cheerful bed linens are a nice quality, the bathroom is crisp and modern, the kitchen is fully equipped and well stocked, and the apartment is spacious. But the love is also in the details, and they abound. For example, the apartment provides: a Nespresso coffee maker, a special egg cooker (to go with the eggs from the hosts’ farm), a range of spices and staples in the pantry, extra toiletries, a Dyson air circulator fan, a stack of DVD’s, a basket of books, a monopoly set, two smartphone/iPod device play docks, a market trolley and a sewing kit in the front hall drawer.

Both of the bedrooms and the lounge feature large windows that look out into a canopy of trees and provide distant views of Mt. Wellington rising above the hilly suburbs. Our only ‘problem’ was choosing among the several comfy spots in which to settle with a book! (This includes the main bed, with a padded headrest that forms a great backrest.)

The immediate neighbourhood offers a fantastic bakery and a whole foods/organic shop/cafe, supermarkets, a marvelous 5-star restaurant for a special meal, and reasonable Chinese food, pizza and pub fare. (It also has a swimming centre owned by the hosts, which guests at the apartment can use.) All this, and the area around the apartment is very quiet.

For trips into North Hobart next door (lots more restaurants) and the city, we found the bus unbeatable. The stop is about a block away from the apartment and the service is frequent.

Hosts Jodi and Lindsay were highly responsive and a dream to deal with. While we were happy being self-reliant, they made it clear they were available to help with anything should we have wished.