We didn't meet Ione, but did meet her lovely mother and her entertaining son who demonstrated his skills on the trampoline with sound effects! But she was friendly throughout our conversations on airbnb.
The room is brilliant, pretty, ' wish we had stayed there longer' and gorgeous, etc. They've kept the bricks, the uneven floor and the simplicity of its origins, but not skimped on the comfort one bit... It had one of the nicest shower enclosures we've come across in our 20 day trip! And when you're living from one bathroom to another - it matters!
Richmond is pretty... Was great to walk around all those old houses. And there is the Mountain Goat brewery close by - excellent brewery tour. Great location to discover that suburb of Melbourne.