We couldn't help but be astonished by the development of an old pottery/brickworks site. Coming from a country town it is intriguing to see how architects can utilise space to maximum effect.
Julie was laid up in the hospital during the period we booked her apartment so her daughter, Celia, stepped in to help out. Both were excellent to deal with: Celia set a time to meet us to hand over the keys and was early and a delight to deal with. The apartment was a compact unit with everything we could possibly have needed, included. Celia even helped out by telling us about a couple of good restaurants in the area we should look up. I can now tell her about two other ones: the very very funky Empire Cafe just down the road and around the corner on Sydney Road, and Wide Open Spaces just down the road and very near the intersection with Brunswick Road. Wide Open Spaces is easy to miss even when you are staring at it but should be a MUST DO if you're looking for a great coffee/breakfast spot.
Parking, as pointed out can be very tight, in Pottery Court but we were lucky, grabbed a space and simply left the car there for the two days we were there and relied on trams and trains to the Melbourne CBD. They are easily walkable to the trams or the train station and made our trip to the Melbourne Comedy Festival a piece of cake.
Great value, lovely people to deal with. Our first experience with AirBnB and definitely going to be our preferred way to find accommodation from now on.