Simon has a lovely home in a very quiet street in Observatory. It is very close to amenities, we walked wherever we needed to go within the suburb (except for when we returned to Simon's late one evening). Simon made us feel very welcome and is an easygoing, considerate host. Although Simon has no pets himself, he was asked to look after a dog the weekend that we were there. Before agreeing to this, Simon asked me if we would mind. We like dogs, and are used to pets, so we readily agreed. The dog was a lovely companion, no trouble at all, and we all got along very well. Simon also picked some fresh leaves and herbs from his garden, for us to use in a salad. Although the cellular connection was not very good while we were there, Simon's internet connection more than made up for it, the wi-fi is excellent.