This is a great apartment in a fantastic location. So close to the city, trams right out side, walking distance (20 min walk) to AAMI park, MCG and Melbourne Arena. The Apartment was very clean, very quiet, and has all you need for your stay. Kitchen stocked with utensils, pots pans and crockery to make cooking easy. Large fridge and freezer, dishwasher microwave toaster and kettle. Beds were comfortable. We found the pillows a bit too soft. Still comfortable to sleep on though. Bathroom is small but functional. There’s not a lot of shelving unless you use the cupboard behind the mirror to store toiletries. There is also only one small towel rack for a hand towel, we ended up hanging towels on alternative items to dry them out. We didn’t need to use the air conditioner at all during our stay, and the hottest day was 30 degrees. The apartment stays nice and cool. Brea was very quick to respond to messages, check in and check out was easy and the instructions all made sense when we got there. Overall we had a great stay and would recommend to other travellers.
The below is neither a pro or con - just information for travellers.
- As noted by other guests the car space is very very small. We hired a small car specifically for this reason and I’m glad we did. We found it easier to reverse into than driving into it. Also it took us a while to locate as we went down the wrong isles. So when you go through the gate and drive down to B2 take the very first left at the bottom of the ramp. Then turn right. You will find the car park on your right side next to the storage containers.
- The IGA is very convenient, and you can get your MYKi cards from here for public transport. The grocery bar cafe staff are amazing and the coffee is superb. Kiwi fish and chips is fantastic. Very fresh, cooked perfectly and were very fast. The pizza pasta bar was not great. We waited an hour and a half and ended up asking for a refund and leaving to get kiwi fish and chips instead as we never got our food. The pizza place might be ok for takeaway, but I would suggest ordering with plenty of time up your sleeve just Incase.
- The pool area was good, however it needs some maintenance. The photos shown on the listing are from some time ago as the glass fence area along side the pool is rusted significantly at the base and there are several tiles missing from the pool. However the water was clean and fine for a swim which our son enjoyed. We did get lost getting there so If you go to use the pool go down to level P (ground level), walk across the court yard to the opposite building, use your keys to scan the entry point, take lifts to level 4 then turn right when you get out of the lift. At the end of the hallway you will see the entry to the pool. It’s not greatly signed. You need to scan your keys again to get into the pool/gym area.