Anne and her representatives were strong on communication prior to moving in. As arranged we were met by Elena who showed us through the property, including the parking. Elena stayed in touch after we moved in and when we were moving out. The apartment was fully appointed. It was like being at home. We have experience of warehouse apartments elsewhere and this apartment was remarkably quiet. On some very hot Melbourne days the air con was useful. We were close to some great cafes and restaurants as well as both Coles and Woolworths. We particularly liked Proud Mary on corner of Oxford and Stanley Streets for coffee and great salads. A two hat restaurant Saint Crispin in Smith Street was a nice surprise and we squeezed in for an early sitting. The tram was close to get into the city and as long as it was fine and not too hot, it was easy to walk to Fitzroy and Carlton shops. The kitchen had just about anything you could ask for. We did not tackle the coffee machine in the apartment and would have liked to have a plunger so we went looking to buy one which we did in Smith Street. The TV did not include cable but that was no great loss as we hardly watched TV. We did enjoy supplementing our own CDs with Anne's eclectic collection. Our son lives in North Melbourne and we have stayed many times at Carlton but we would come back to Collingwood and Anne's apartment any time. There was just the two of us and the downstairs bedroom was very comfortable and there was a loft bedroom with double bed and sitting area.