I attended a conference at the Melbourne Showgrounds for two days and the location was within a comfortable walking distance with plenty of coffee shops along the way - I thoroughly recommend The Gather on Union Road. Union Road has plenty of restaurant and cafe choices with a couple of supermarkets to pick up any groceries required.

The granny flat in reality is much better than the pictures on Airbnb being clean, modern and spacious. Unfortunately due to the timing of flights and conference obligations, I didn't get to meet Corrie until the very last day and our correspondence seemed to be via text, email and hand written notes (thanks for the extra coffee!).

Both Corrie and John are warm and gracious hosts who couldn't do enough to make my stay comfortable. At the same time, the granny flat in their back yard is extremely private, secure and self-sufficient to the point that Corrie was wondering if their was someone even staying there. Due to time constraints, I used Uber to get around Melbourne however the location is close to trams and the train station making the location an excellent base to explore the Melbourne CBD and surrounds.

This was my first Airbnb experience and if all stays are like this, I am certainly a convert. Thanks again Corrie.