I really enjoyed my stay with Alycia. The room was great! Large and comfortable with a sense of privacy and convenience (private ensuite) that you don't often get with rooms on Airbnb. It also had a lot of light and a great vantage point from the second floor. Alycia was very accomodating and made me feel at home. I also really liked her dog Gracie, a spritely Jack Russel that reminded me of why I like Jack Russels so much.
The townhouse is located a short drive from Footscray, but I worked out that getting to Footscray and checking out the restaurants, market and pocket bars could easily be achieved by bus, a stop being located at the end of the street. I thought Footscray was really interesting. There is a wide range of food options (Vietnamese, Indian etc.) but I really focused on African food and had West African one night and then Ethiopian for the rest of my trip. Also checked out a few of the bars and could tell this suburb was getting hip by my encounters with Mr West bar and Hail Lilith.
Anyway, I had a lot of fun so would recommend people check out this side of town and found Alycia to be a fantastic host! I didn't even get a chance to really check out all the surrounding areas (Yarraville, Seddon etc) so will have to pop back sometime.