It was great staying at Kate's apartment. As stated in the listing, the location was very central and we walked to all the places we visited- queen victoria market, the botanic gardens, the opera house, les mis theatre, Chinatown etc. New double glazing has been installed so generally no issue with noise. However we realized that the apartment does not come outfitted with ac, which is a mild annoyance on hot summer days - reached up to 30+ deg when we were here- other than that, the apartment was clean, wifi faultless, and we enjoyed our stay