Helen and Peter's home is in a residential part of the city, but not far from downtown Melbourne. To get downtown, the tram takes about 15-20 minutes, and Helen and Peter also offer travelers a bicycle. The house and the neighbourhood are quiet and very green, with a park and a farmer's market just down the street.
The house was clean and pretty cozy. It's an old house with a lot of historical flavour (really liked the stained glass windows), but also well-maintained. Helen and Peter offered all required amenities, eg shower and bath, space in the fridge, and use of the kitchen. The room itself is at the front of the house and quite spacious, with high ceilings and good air circulation, and a desk.
Helen and Peter are well-traveled and cosmopolitan folks who made me feel very welcome and made some good recommendations about what to see in Melbourne, and could tell me a lot about local history and practices. I felt like they always prioritized their guests and were also pretty flexible when it came to our schedules.