Very well located property. You’ll find everything you need in the apartment, which is very space efficient with loads of storage. There were thoughtful touches throughout, like toiletries in the bathrooms and chocolate in the kitchen.
Our favourite part was having Lygon Street right at our doorstep. This apartment is a 3 minute walk down a laneway to famed Melbourne foodie locations like Brunetti, Tiamo, Pidapipo Gelateria and Milk the Cow. Readings (and Readings Kids) deserve a mention too - they are excellent book shops with rare finds that are down the same laneway.
Venture a tiny bit further towards town and you’ll end up at DOC. We loved buying meats, cheeses and fresh pasta from DOC deli - about a 5 minute walk. Woolworths is in the same building as Brunetti if you need any other supplies.
If you are keen to check out other parts of Melbourne, there transport links within easy reach on foot. The Melbourne University tram terminus is a block away. You will be able to get to town, Southbank, St Kilda, Prahan Markets / Chapel Street easily from there. There are also buses down Lygon Street.
For those who don’t mind a walk, the apartment is about a 15 minute walk from Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. It has great restaurants and boutiques - and if you keep walking down that street towards the city you’ll end up on Gertrude Street (which has even more boutiques and and restaurants).
Melbourne Museum is about a 10 minute walk. It has an amazing permanent children’s exhibition that has both indoor and outdoor elements for kids under 5 years old.
Nina was an absolute joy to deal with. Always responsive, no matter what the time was. She was happy to accomodate our request for a later check out (which we were very grateful for, as we were flying out at night with a toddler). She was the perfect AirBNB host.
Brian came around to collect the keys as we left, and was also very warm and hospitable. He asked about our stay and was genuinely interested to know if we had any feedback.
We highly recommend this apartment. You cannot go wrong with a location like this!