Nikki was a fantastic host. She communicate in a responsive way- she answers all questions, response quickly.
However, when it comes to the place itself in paddington- we were very disappointed. The house itself is very old- all the doors and windows are partial broken(wooden bits). There are lots of work need to be done but I think it’s not within Nikki’s control if the owner of the house doesn’t want to fix the problems.
First of all, the top floor master bedroom door has missed the doorknob- it can’t be open the whole 5 nights while we were there. The bathroom of the master bedroom stinks and I had try to flush hot water down the drain but wouldn’t help- it could be the carpet of the bedroom of the floor mat or something(it smells like dog piss- no offence to dogs but that’s the actual smell in the room).
The kitchen level doors are not fully functions, some can’t lock but luckily the upper part works so you can still lock the house.
The two bedrooms with double beds on ground level is rather small, there’s no space to stand- you will be on your bed once you open the bedroom door. It’s okay for young children under 10 but would be hard for older children.
Location is good, 1 minute walk to a small grocery store up the road. 5 minutes walk to cafes, restaurants and supermarket in Paddington.
The house doesn’t have air conditioning, we were there on the hottest day in Sydney which is a bit hard to sleep. There are fan in the room. Some nights when it’s not hot, it’s decent.