This is an excellent apartment and Haydn and Katrina are very thoughtful hosts. The apartment is just east of Fitzroy Gardens, so not in the CBD, but pretty close. It has its own free parking, too (a tight squeeze, so if you’re a bad driver or have a huge vehicle, be aware).

Haydn and Katrina renovated and stocked this apartment strictly for guests (they live a few minutes away), and they’ve given careful thought to what visiting guests may need. There’s a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom, as well as a washer/dryer. The whole place is very clean. Since they don’t live there, you’re not “living with other people’s stuff” (which I liked), yet they’ve tried to make the place stylish and homey.

They’re also very thoughtful hosts: they were very flexible on check-in and out times, and when we accidentally locked ourselves out, Katrina popped by a few minutes later to let us in.

Also, if you need transportation to/from the airport, the local Skybus can pick you up or drop you off 2 minutes away (ask Haydn for details).

I would definitely recommend this place – very good experience all around.

One caveat: I think we were the first people to stay here, and there was no internet installed at the time, but I think there may in the future (possibly by the time you’re reading this), so be aware. We bought a prepaid Wi-Fi setup from a nearby Telstra store for $100 and it worked perfectly (as long as you’re not doing any major downloading, which would get very costly). There’s also free Wi-Fi available at the public library 2 minutes away during daytime hours.