Very nice, quiet location in a FANTASTIC area (if you’re a feminist or in any way partial to the idea of leveling the playing field for women, I highly recommend Handsome Her café which is basically just around the corner and down the street and serves great vegan food!).
The hosts are both very friendly and super chill while at the same time also genuinely caring about their guests’ wellbeing. Reuben made me some delicious herbal tea before bed my first night and Ben gave me some really helpful travel advice. Also very nice is that there’s often music in the air during the day from either one of the hosts practicing their already great piano/guitar/singing skills, which I really enjoyed listening to! The bed in the guest room is so comfortable I ended up sleeping in late almost every day... (^_^;)
As someone who by nature just leans a bit more on the shy/reserved side, I found it a bit tricky at times to navigate the fact that there tend to be a number of people in the house all at the same time (not just the two hosts, but their girlfriends and on one occasion a friend as well as a different time a cleaner too) without feeling like I might be in the way, so I unfortunately ended up just staying in my room most of the time when I wasn’t out exploring Melbourne. Definitely believe that someone more outgoing and less anxious could’ve very easily made friends with them, though! The few times we did talk, everyone around was always super easygoing and understanding.
Thanks for making my first solo travel experience awesome, guys! =)