Staying at Nathan's has been the best airbnb experience so far.
The host was highly flexible with check in / check out times, making our trip as smooth as it could possibly be. You'll be paying 'private room' rates to essentially have an 'entire apartment' experience: with the whole living space never feeling crowed or contested, the value here is double than similar listings.
Nathan was very communicative with every question or request we had, and Tom the dog was always willing to come by and spend some time. The location was ideal, being a short train ride into the city; however some nights we were fully able to stay in Footscray, grab some food and visit one of the many bars.

Nathan's list of reccomendations for Footscray visits was extremely helpful; listing many food, coffee and bar options.