This apartment is really special and I was fortunate to have found it for my two-month stay in Sydney.
The apartment is gorgeous, just like the title of the posting suggests. It is bright and tastefully decorated with beautiful furniture. It is spotlessly clean and you can tell that a lot of work is put into maintaining it that way. The appliances and kitchenware in the apartment are top of the line and the best I have found in an Airbnb apartment (and I have been in quite a few). Everything in the apartment is of the highest quality: the ceiling fans, coffee maker, dishwasher, various cookware down to the coffee and tea in the kitchen and toiletries in the bathroom. The bedroom has a brand new adjustable bed surrounded with five different remote controls: for the bed, the ceiling fan, the AC, the window shades and for one of the two TVs in the apartment. The kitchen is also very well equipped for an Airbnb apartment with plenty of plates, cups, glasses and cookware. The apartment is accessed through a private entrance with windows looking into a beautiful garden which the living room and the balcony face as well.
The apartment is in a great neighborhood, on a quiet street with beautiful terraced houses, typical for several Sydney neighborhoods including Newtown and Erskineville. King street, with many restaurants, cafes, bars and shops is a two-minute walk from the apartment. The train station and Sydney Park, which I find to be one of the nicest parks in Sydney, are also a very short walk away from the apartment. During my stay, I also grew very fond of the main street in Erskineville where you can find some very nice restaurants and cool bars (including the Imperial Hotel bar which you must visit if you are a fan of "Priscilla Queen of the Desert") as well as grocery stores. A great indoor pool in the Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre, is just a 15 minute walk from the apartment and a beautiful outdoor pool in Victoria Park is just a short bus ride (or a 35 minute walk) away.
Lisa and Mark, thank you again for your hospitality and for making the apartment as great as it is. I wish that my stay was even longer than two months and I look forward to returning to your place.