We spent 3 weeks at Maryanne's cottage in Camberwell for Christmas 2018. The Cottage was wonderful - clean and welcoming with a little christmas tree provided along with a bottle of bubbly. We had my son from England staying with us part of the time as well as my husbands sister and brother in law for part of the time.
The Cottage: Fantastic - the beds were extremely comfortable. The kitchen was fully functional and we had no issues cooking and hosting the various family members over Christmas. We actually hosted a New Year Day BBQ for my family - the BBQ functioned as well as our one at home. The cottage stayed cool in the heat of the day and on the one day we had to turn the air conditioning on - it kept the house very comfortable. Fans were also provided in both bedrooms for additional cooling. There was loads of cupboard/storage space in the bedrooms. A cart was provided to take grocery shopping which was a great help.
The location: Fantastic - We walked to Camberwell Market (10 mins away) every second day to get a selection of food for the day - wonderful meat market and fruit and vegetables and seafood for cooking at home. We also spent most mornings visiting Legacy Coffee shop for a coffee and croissant.- (5 mins away.) . We had access to 2 different tram lines to get into the city from Camberwell Junction as well as a brief walk to the train station. Coles/Woolworths and Target for other groceries etc are also a 10 minute walk. There are loads of coffee shops around to try. Tao Dumplings was excellent if you are looking for dumplings and other Asian style food.
We will most definitely be back - it was our home away from home.