Karen’s place is full of character, a converted stable with a fun loft bedroom. A separate entrance from the back laneway provided privacy for our coming and goings and it was very quiet for sleeping at night. The place was very comfortable (the bed was particularly comfy with lovely linens) and stylishly decorated. The heating worked well in the evenings and the place stayed very cool during the warmer days (aircon available upstairs but it was not hot enough to need it). I was there with my 11 year old daughter and we were able to walk to Acland St comfortably (13 mins walk), about the same to walk to trams on Brighton Rd to go to the city. If you don’t know Melbourne well, it’s worth knowing that it takes about 40 mins by tram to get into the heart of Melbourne city from this area (after the walk to get to the tram).
Only draw back for us was that we stayed over a weekend and the family were making full use of the backyard on these days which made us feel a bit limited in our use of the balcony and windows that open onto that space.
With this in mind the space was great value for money and was perfect for the two of us for 5 days exploring St Kilda.