Recently moved to Melbourne with my boyfriend and stayed here for the first month while looking for a long term place. Olga was a great host, always responding promptly during the booking process and during our stay. Our arrival date was actually delayed by 2 weeks but she was super accommodating and pushed back our booking so we could still stay for 4 weeks. We arrived late evening and she still came by the flat to welcome us with a box of chocolates, then drove us round the neighbourhood to show us where everything is.
The apartment is newly renovated and very clean and spacious, with all basic necessities included. Perfect size for 2 people. Pretty good sound insulation- we didn't hear any neighbours once. 7 -10 min walk to Clifton Hill station, and only a 10 min train ride to the CBD. Clifton Hill is a very quiet family friendly neighbourhood, close to Northcote and Fitzroy which are cool trendy neighbourhoods to go for dinner and drinks. The only thing I'd say is that as the apartment is situated on a main road, sometimes it's a bit noisy at night.
We hadn't purchased a car yet, but if you had one, there's a parking space for the apartment (can be a bit tricky to fit into if the car is big, as we discovered when we hired a car to move out), which my bf used for his bicycle.
Overall, a really great stay - highly recommended!!