This is a 4th floor apartment in a great location on Spring Street, looking out over Parliament Gardens. There's a great view from the lounge and bedroom over the gardens with the spires of St Patrick's Cathedral in the background. It's a fairly busy area and you will hear the sounds of trams in particular. This didn't bother us at all though and we slept really well, the bed is large and comfortable, a medium soft mattress. The apartment is also located just next to Little Bourke Street with its many restaurants and cafes, Chinatown, Melbourne's main theatres and a short walk from the major department stores. There is a small grocery store about a hundred metres from the apartment, which is open 7am until 11pm. There are also several larger grocery stores within a few blocks. The Spring Street train/tube stop is just across the road, and there are several tram stops close by.
The flat is well furnished with good quality fixtures and fittings. The bedrooms have soft carpeting, with wooden flooring in the lounge/diner and kitchen area. There's a leather sofa and armchair in the lounge, a fairly large kitchen table, and a smallish kitchen but with a good electric/induction oven, very good dishwasher, and all the pots, pans knives etc you could need. The hosts let us know we could use kitchen ingredients and food (other than alcohol) which was really appreciated and helpful. They also left out a basket of items including museli bars, pasta etc which was great. These kind of touches made us feel welcome and just made things easier.
There's built-in air conditioning throughout the apartment with a central thermostat, which was very effective. The bathroom is quite large and really nice, and there's a washing machine in there too - we didn't use it but it looks like a good model. There's also a second toilet.
The apartment block itself is very nice and secure, it has a concierge and actually feels a bit like a hotel. We didn't experience any kind of noise or issues from other residents. We would love to stay here again if we return to Melbourne and we highly recommend it. It is one of the best apartments we have stayed in.