Alex and Jen gave us a very warm welcome, and were very open and friendly.
Nothing was to much hassle for them from explaining the AFL rules (ozzy footy) to giving route ideas for me and my friend to cycle on, some of which are very scenic from Mount Dandenong to Arthur Seat.
The place is just like they describe it, and very spacious with Wi-Fi, the room we stayed in had it's own large plasma TV as well as the lounge which had lovely dark leather sofa's.
Everything was clean and tidy and the toilet/bathroom had plenty of space to keep your toiletries there. Also they have a washing machine which came in very handy over the 2 weeks, and outside you can hang your stuff to dry.
The back garden has nice set of table and chairs and gets a lot of sun, which is handy in the summer, and although we didn't stay in the summer we still got to make good use of them on more then one occasion. They also have a large BBQ, which we got to take advantage of once, but i'm sure others could put it to more use in the summer.
The place is situated in Elwood, this is a nice quiet area of Melbourne, yet still only 5mins walk to the 96 tram on Ackland Street, which takes you into the heart of Melbourne, Ackland Street itself is in St Kilda, and has a lot to offer with it's bars and coffee shops, also a host of other shops.
Your also only 10 mins to the trains from Elwood, which also run nicely into Melbourne, passing by Richmond which is handy for AFL games at the world famous MCG!
I really enjoyed my stay in Melbourne and would highly recommend staying here if you get the chance, the price was very cheap, easy access to transport, and the hosts Alex and Jen like i said, were very friendly and helpful,but also not intrusive and gave us plenty of space, and if you don't mind dogs your love Bentley the Panther! He's a big softie.