For us, Stephen's house was our introduction to Melbourne and Australia overall. The whole stay made us feel at home and always welcome not just in this house but in Melbourne in general. We stayed more than 1 month.
The house and the room are fully equipped for long-term stays and have everything you need from a warm and spacious room (amazing view with large windows) to a fully equipped kitchen and garden. We used the table as an office desk to work from home and with a quick and reliable wi-fi it was a breeze to do any online work. So we highly recommend the house and the room for anyone looking to stay not just for a couple of days and weeks but also months.
The location is great as it is a quiet area at the same time you have easy and quick access to CBD and Brunswick, which both give you a lot of options where to shop and eat.
Stephen and his guests made the full experience, they were supportive and very interesting to talk to.
As a note - We had no issues with sounds, the house always was very quiet.