Natasha was actually overseas when we stayed in her apartment - but her father, Robert, did a more than adequate job welcoming us and letting us in (thanks Robert!).
The apartment was spacious, well appointed and very comfortable - fabulous winter sun poured in the north-facing floor to ceiling windows from early morning to sunset which warmed the whole apartment. If I had felt like cooking the kitchen would have been great but with Northcote High Street at the door we only made cups of tea and a couple of pieces of toast!
This apartment is in such a great location - we ate at several of the great cafes, shopped for interesting gifts as well as books for ourselves, listened to live music and wandered around the neighbourhood.
All in all, we had a fantastic urban holiday so thank you, Natasha (and Robert) for making that possible.
PS And the apartment was wonderfully quiet - especially considering its location - so we had all the buzz of being on Northcote High Street without intrusive noise!