The apartment was central to everything. It was particularly easy to get to Southern Cross Station which was a 5-minute walk. It was close to the King St Backpackers as well (3 minute walk) which was a prime pickup location for the tours I did. Penny was amazing and efficient in helping me change the pickup location from the one I originally listed to be picked up from (which was all the way over the other side of the city). This was one of the first things she asked me when I got there to make sure everything was made more accessible and easier during my stay.

Penny is a vivacious and energetic woman which really livened up the apartment, along with her two indoor cats Wembley and Mokey. These little guys were fun to play with. She has a stack of information and long list of awesome suggestions on "things to do" in and around Melbourne. While I had a rough idea already what I wanted to do during my trip, Penny was more than happy to assist me with transportation to get to where I wanted to go and allowed me to use her Myki Card so I did't need to fork out money for my own! Penny even helped me cook my dinner I had bought locally (because I was lost on how to work the oven - not a fault of the oven just my own silly incapacity to use one as I have never been one for cooking!).

Penny is a good conversationalist but also allowed me down time after the action packed adventures of the day which was a good balance. The shower was also amazing to get under after a chilly day out and was just like being under a waterfall!

Thank you Penny for providing me with an experience far better than any hotel ever could have.