Carmen was very accomodating, went as far as allowing even more guests to stay. She provided us with enough towels and blankets for us all. After checking in, she had left us booklets on transport and tourist sites of Melbourne city, myki cards to use (ticket for public transport that can be topped up) and even provided us snacks, cereals, cutlery etc..

The dogs are absolutely lovely, they may be big but are very friendly. They seem use to seeing strangers around the house and so they don't act violent (from my experiences), they are friendly and there's no reason to be afraid of them.

Around the corner there is a nice lake which you could either walk or a catch a bus past to the local train station (Reservoir train station) and from there traveled to the CBD, MCG, and Melbourne Zoo.

The wifi and television were reliable and good. It was very cold at the time of my stay but it was no problem with the heater in the unit and blankets provided. If you're doing your own cooking all you'd need was to buy some food since everything else was provided!