Mervyn's place was our temporary home for the first month of our new live in Australia. The house was perfect for our family of 5. It had absolutely everything we needed to cook the most varied meals (even condiments and some basic supplies were in the pantry for us to use), kids enjoyed netflix and the trampoline in the back yard, laundry was easy with the washing machine, iron, iron board, and the beds were quite comfortable and main room even has electric blankets!
Location was ideal for exploring the Eastern suburbs, the house is located right across the street of a lovely park with a playground, lots of open spaces and this great aquatic complex "aquanation" where we all enjoyed the pools and gym (free entry from our host was a lovely gift). Also the newly renovated Eastland shopping center is very close to the house and has everything you might need and some beautiful restaurants in the town square. If you have a car you can easily connect with the city or the southern suburbs via the Eastlink or if you don't, Ringwood Station is not far from the house.
But the best part of the house is definitely the hosts. Mervyn and Esthele went out of their way to make sure everything was ok with the house and to help us get settled in Australia. We will always be grateful for their help.
Thanks Mervyn and Esthele we had a great stay!