Well what can I say! Peter and Helen were wonderful hosts. I only just moved from Perth to Melbourne and needed a place to live for a week while I found a place to rent. They and their son Walter welcomed me into their house, and Helen was even nice enough to pick me and my luggage up from Southern Cross Station and drive me to their conveniently located house in Richmond.

You get what you pay for in terms of the room; it's rather small and not very spacious but it's a sort of granny flat that oversees their leafy backyard. You certainly get your privacy as well as security with a lock and key to lock up the room when you leave. You can access the house through a backyard entrance with a key from the sidestreet next to their house which means if you come home late you don't have to disturb anyone. Even better the toilet and shower can be accessed without entering the main room of the house so you don't feel like you're being a nuisance!

Tram lines are literally on the front door step with quick access into the city, and their are plenty of locations within walking distance to eat, shop and explore.

A little more on the hosts:

Peter and Helen (as well as son walt) were very pleasant and accommodating! Along with providing the odd meal here and there (and offering access to fruit and chocolate), they both provide a wealth of knowledge about the surrounding area in regards to transport, places to eat you name it! But more importantly you genuinely get the feeling they want to help you and learn more about your life. Helen was so helpful it was like having a second mother in another state, and anybody would be lucky to board with her and her family

Also did I mention they have an awesome dog named buzz?