We were in Sydney for 11 days during Covid times as I had meetings to do with a new job Shoshana's place worked out well for what we wanted, it was quiet, private and with good access to the beaches and easy parking outside. We cooked every night - there was nowhere to go out too! - and it was great to have a new kitchen to do it in. Being just new, the apartment didn't have much equipment or furniture but Shoshana responded immediately and bought things like an iron or saucepans that we needed. We had lots of rainy weather and being a big, bright place, we were happy to spend half the day inside. I loved running to Malabar, about fifteen minutes away, (five in a car), there are also two great cafes there for breakfast and Maroubra is five minutes drive away for a surf, with free, easy parking, which is rare in Sydney! The bottle shop at Malabar is great as well, it is run by the two owners, as is Naked Pizza, it's a cool area to spend some time.