Sydney is hugely expensive for visitors and when we arrived we were greeted with an apartment which was completely unlike the photos and descriptions - we had to haggle over the use of the adjoining sitting room which the owner wanted to charge an extra 25$ per day to use. Not a good start. The bedroom was damp and stuffy and at night had cockroaches, the old bathroom was in the corridor leading to the kitchen. The kitchen was well equipped but with minimal table and stools. The sitting room was cozy and had a good tv and sound system. We were grateful for the use of the washing machine and enchanted by the beehive in the garden. Yolande was friendly warm and welcoming. Her place is in walking distance of bronte and beech probably one of the best along that stretch and Bondi junction for serious shopping . If you come bring lots of money, shop at Woolworth as opposed to the local grocers, visit the coffee shops and the bronte beech fish and chip shop. Overall a good experience.