Pakenham does not really have hotels, so this was a great spot. There is a big grocey store within 200m, which is great. There is an Indian restaurant and an Asian take out place too. The Asian takeout is absloultely amazing. This place has a shared living room and shared kitchen. Some rooms have a private bathroom and some don't. In my case, I had selected a room with a private bathroom, but somehow, anoher guest had taken my room and I had no choice but to stay in the room with a shared bathroom. Not a big deal in the end. The host does not live nearby, so they could not sort this out. The person who took my room left the next day but the host could not switch me. Apparently, the cleaning team was sick. I have a feeling this was BS, but my room was really comofrtable. Excellent bed. TV was average though. They did not seem to have regular TV other than Netflix. The place is quite new, but the windows are single wall. You hear cars on the street as if the windows were open.