The host, Helen, was so helpful & responded promptly from the very first contact; I could not fault Helen.

The accommodation was excellent and in a fantastic location which is actually a lovely 30+ minute walk to the city, which is saying something for me as I'm not much given to exercise of any description! Great restaurants abound in the area and the tram into the city, which seems to run less than every 10 mins, is just around the corner. Supermarkets are also close by. Helen lives in the home but vacates for your stay; I was unaware this is a common Airbnb practice. This is probably why the garage is unavailable, presumably to store Helen's things. But the home was all yours with the bonus of some great books to peruse!!

I notice that there are no photos on Airbnb of the bathrooms which are both lovely, large & well stocked with great fluffy towels! There is a washing machine & washing products in the very large first floor bathroom.

There were 5 of us and we were in town for the Australian Open Tennis & family events and so were out fairly early each day & back late each night, so didn't spend a huge amount of time in the place. But it was so nice to come home exhausted to a comfy abode!

The only faults I could find was having to walk upstairs to the bedrooms and toilets; there is no toilet on the ground floor :-). But you are now aware of this and it's really just me being pernickety (or lazy??)! Apart from that everything is well stocked with soaps, handwashes, kitchen & bathroom cleaning products etc. There wasn't much we needed to purchase for our stay.

We're used to having a coffee machine but this didn't bother us as each morning we couldn't wait to get out and try a different cafe. Some recommendations for Smith Street cafes/restaurants are Alimentari, St Crispin, & the Vietnamese Phamily Kitchen. Oh and the Messina ice cream shop. On the walk into town Gertrude St (near George St) has a handful of great "breakfast all day" cafes that will sustain you for the day!

I have no hesitation in recommending this accommodation - I don't think you'll be disappointed. And thank you Helen for the great service you provide.