Dear travellers,
I can’t recommend this stay enough and unless you really need to stay in the city centre I encourage you to stay here in Hughesdale, which is better located for many attractions south of the city, for example Port Philip Bay to the west, Puffing Billy and the Dandenongs to the east and Mornington Peninsula to the south.
Don’t even bother researching motels in the Oakleigh area. If you do you’ll find, as I did, they all look really awful.
Just book the Dairy by Gill, who couldn’t be more helpful with checking in and advice on how to get there from the airport. I arrived to find the fridge and pantry stocked with enough delicious food to get me through the first breakfast until I could go shopping. The bathroom has been attractively renovated and the bed is clean and comfortable.
Gill has a local’s expert knowledge of Melbourne life right down to the best local cafes for coffee, a Melbourne obsession along with good food. I was charmed and delighted by Melbourne’s food and coffee culture and I ate out in Greek restaurants in nearby Oakleigh twice in three days!
The Dairy also has an interesting history, like many Airbnbs. It did indeed used to be the dairy for the Oakleigh area. This made it a more charismatic place to stay.
The very long list of five-star reviews of the Dairy by other former guests are all justified. They were why I booked and I wasn’t disappointed. Now I have gone on to write my own five-star review, which makes me another delighted guest at this superb find in Hughesdale. Oh, and the Dairy is superior value to other places nearby, which you’ll find if you do some research.