Shanti' apartment is really nice with a very large living space. It is very well fitted out. It is situated in a very quiet residential neighbourhood but is further from the city centre than we had understood. It is advertised under the style of space +light. It certainly gets a lot of light and apart from the living space is a bit cramped.
We booked the space for five adults but in the event only four of us travelled to Melbourne. Just as well as the bedroom for three would have been to cramped for three people. We had to remove the trundle bed to ensure that we could get two suitcases into the room.
Also the balcony that could be accessed from the living space was unusable as it was overgrown with ivy and had not been tended to for some time.
A major disappointment for us was that the Internet and wifi did not work. We had advised that reliable internet was important and was critical in us selecting this accommodation. We contacted Shanti about the issue and he asked us to deal with the service provider. they, correctly, refused to engage with us as they would only deal with the account holder. We were very disappointed that Shanti did not make any serious efforts to sort out this matter.
Despite the problems we had a wonderful time in Melbourne which is a great city.