Location is only two streets away from Crown casino which has trams and buses to anywhere in the town. Not too many restaurants nearby but you can go to the mall at crown which has restaurants serving up pretty good variety of different cuisines. DFO south wharf is another 10 min walk from Crown along south Yarra river where you can do your shopping and find more riverfront restaurants. The apartment itself is fully equipped with washer, dryer and cooking utensils which is great for us. You can see from many small gestures(myki cards, melbourne map, coffee powder, detergent, Google chrome, tennis rackets, unlimited high speed Wi-Fi, free parking) in the apartment that the host really make the effort to make our stay as comfortable as possible. Julian is also very responsive and is always ready to help if we've any questions. Really love this place! You'll not regret to use this place as a base to explore the city.