This is a lovely two-storey house in the Parkville area of Melbourne. It's situated next to very nice parks on both sides and Melbourne Zoo is less than 10 minutes walk. While there aren't many shops or cafes in the immediate vicinity - Brunswick and the many shopping and eating delights of Sydney Road are 15 minutes (by foot) up the road. Central Melbourne is easily accessible via Tram, Bus or Car. The house itself is tucked away off the street and is very stylishly furnished and decorated - it's got most of what you need and is a good space for a family of 4 or 5. There are two bathrooms (one downstairs) which is handy, and air-conditioning in two of the bedrooms (which means someone may have to make do with the fan on a hot night). We had a great few days here and it felt good to get back to the house after a day of museums, zoo and farm-visiting, shopping and walking. Contact with the host was excellent and we had no problems at all.