I’m going to do a bit of a rant here about the difference between a home and a place to stay on AirBnB. First of all though let me say that this is a great value apartment in an excellent location. If you’re just looking for a pad to crash, with all the basics in a great location I don’t think you’ll find better value for money. But what I’d like to pint out is I have noticed using AirBnB in melbourne that more and more places are managed by third parties or estate management services - I have come to the conclusion that I prefer to find an Airbnb that is actually set up as a home and let directly via the owner. These types of homes tend to be set up with full functioning kitchens, comfortable couches and lounges, soft lighting /lamps , good bedding etc. I find when you book a place managed by an estate management company you get the bare basics and not much more. This was one of those experiences - for example when I went to cook I found two small saucepans and two rusted, bent and scratched frypans. You couldn’t even cook a bowl of pasta with that. To Di’s credit she spoke to the owner and they brought around a brand new set. But it just goes to show no one really keeps a close eye on the place. I also locked myself out the first night and had to pay 160 for a locksmith as it wasn’t convenient to get a spare Friday night. That’s my own fault, but again when you hire directly from the owner in all of my previous experiences the owner was always close by, or there was a family member close by with a spare key etc. I guess the point is i would probably only rent from owners rather than estate management services as in my experience you get more of a ‘homely’ experience. The other comment I would make is it was quite noisy in the bedroom with the traffic on Brighton road - bring earplugs if you’re a light sleeper.