Lorraine’s place is just a short walk to both a pleasant beach and a large local park. It is also quite handy to the local train transportation network so once you arrive in Melbourne, getting to and from her home is not difficult. We arrived in Melbourne by long distance train from Canberra and it was a simple matter of catching the local municipal train at the central station and then riding that train a relatively short distance to her stop. Her home is only about a ten minute walk from that station. Likewise, departing to the airport is a simple matter of catching one of the local trains back to the central station and transferring to a special bus service called “Sky Bus.” Due to a mixup with the reservation I made with Lorraine, we had to find alternate accommodation for our last night in Melbourne and ended up in another Airbnb that was off regular transportation routes, near a major traffic roadway and in a mostly industrial area. As a result of our experiences in that stay, we very much valued the location, amenities and the hospitality we had previously enjoyed at Lorraine’s.
I would have liked to have spent more time in the beachside centre of Altona. It’s close to Lorraine’s - just a short stroll along the beach esplanade which is famously lined with Norfolk Pines. While you are there, be sure to take a walk out on the Altona Pier.
Lorraine’s Airbnb is one of those places that you are almost reluctant to tell people about because you feel as if you have had the privilege of being participant in a well-kept secret. Thanks Lorraine!