Unfortunately, I was not willing to stay at this said property so I will be unable to give a full colour picture of my experience. I raised some concern with the owner and subsequently with Airbnb custormer service. I recieved a full refund from Airbnb. I will not go into the full details of my complaint as that would be unfair on the hosts. As I am sure the host will put some time, effort and money into rectifying the issue I saw with the property.
Generally speaking; the apartment is not brand new. It requires repair and maintainence to bring it to the level you would expect from Australian Airbnb properties. The furniture will also require extensive updating. The property was not adequately clean upon my arrival.
The location is good, that part of Melbourne is a great access point to the city and the surrounding suburbs. The checkin process was as describe, lockbox. The host did communicate well in the lead up to the booking, however I did need to move to Airbnb customer support after I raised my concerns.
If the hosts do put time and money into the property it will a fine place to be.