Lovely apartment within the old Pentridge prison walls. It’s on the 3rd floor so the views are quite good although there is a bit of building work for new apartments going on nearby. There is a bit of noise from the building work and local traffic but surprisingly it isn’t as loud as you would think it should be.
The apartment has two decent sized bedrooms with queen beds and a decent sized lounge diner. It has enough facilities to keep you going. There is also a balcony for those warmer evenings - we sadly couldn’t take advantage as it is winter in Melbourne but it’s a good space to have.
Good points
- there is a fantastic coffee shop downstairs and a great little shopping complex with a high end IGA and a cinema literally across the courtyard.
- close to local amenities and transport in Coburg. Tram stop a couple of minutes walk away and Coburg rail station is about 10 minutes walk.
- apartment is well laid out with decent wifi, Netflix available for free on the TV as well.
- washing machine and dryer in the laundry/bathroom
- built in robes with drawers in each bedroom
- little nook with a desk if you need to work
- two spare fold up beds available if you have children with you
Bad points
- only one for us really. The parking space allocated is a decent walk away when you’re bringing in luggage (probably about 400m uphill to the apartment). There is some free parking closer (timed for 1 or 2 hours) and the shopping centre has free parking for 3 hours but none of them give great access for loading. The parking is a temporary arrangement whilst they build new spots nearer but it will be inconvenient for a few months yet!
It was only a pain for us on moving in and out of the apartment and we had more than the average Airbnb person - we have just moved to Melbourne so had a bit more luggage than most!
All in all it was a good stay. Justin, Marisse and Hometime gave good comma throughout and were helpful when we had some initial queries. Once we settled in, we can’t complain about anything. Definitely worth considering if you want a place in the Northern suburbs!