My husband and I and another couple (friends visiting from Sweden) stayed at Richard and Colin’s place when we came for a long weekend to see U2. We loved it. It felt lived in in the nicest, quirkiest way possible. Everything you could possibly need is there, including a thoughtful supply of basics.
We walked everywhere from, including to/from the Marvel Stadium. It is very quiet given it’s very city environment.
There is a handy ‘all day breakfast’ café (Saporito) downstairs, along with boutique wholefoods store (Broad Bean) and a beautiful wine shop (Art of Wine) next door to BB. Then a ton of great restaurants very close in Southbank and across the river in Flinders Lane etc. not to mention all the Arts precinct stuff.
So if you want a really great Airbnb experience (-v- the sterile ‘no-one lives here’ experience), don’t look further. And did I mention the garden? Just lovely.