I stayed at Jayne's place as soon as i got to Melbourne (literally off the plane and a cab to her place). Jayne's total awesomeness started before i even left the states through checking in with me around the time my flight was about to leave to see if things were in order. When i arrived she was a wonderful host of her own home which she clearly loves and cares for. Jayne is a wonderful human and we hit it off quickly. She even drove me around the neighborhood to show it off to me and to take me to the shops to pick up a few things i needed. But, most amazingly of all, she learned i would be staying there during my birthday and i came back one night to find a birthday card from her under the door. Wow. You could not ask for a better host.

The house itself is unbelievable. Whoever designed it (and Jayne had a lot to do with this) has an eye for detail, space, light, and sightlines. Its ones of the most unique living spaces i have been inside in a long time. I enjoyed every second of being there including some of the secret spaces she'll reveal to you after you book. She had everything you could need from excellent cookware to fresh towels and linens, cooking basics in the pantry, etc..

The house is very close to the 109 and 48 trams (two blocks), there is a recreation center at one end of the block and park and trail system at the other end which leads to about 20km of runnable paths. There is a cute coffee shop 5 minutes away which became my morning routine (its called Ora) and Kew Junction has everything you could want from excellent food stores to restaurants, etc..

I cannot say enough about the experience i was sad to leave the place i will FIND a reason to come back. 100 stars!