Marie is a considerate and experienced host. She goes the extra distance to make sure guests feel welcome and comfortable. Her corner of heaven is spotlessly clean and thoughtfully stocked with all sorts of goodies. She and her lovely daughter are both great company if you feel like a chat and happy to leave you to do your own thing if you want privacy.

The apartment adjoins the main house and is close to the main road so expect some ambient noise. Marie has kindly included an electric fan in the bedroom and I found that turning this on created 'white noise' that mitigated any other sound. The bed was very comfortable and I slept well.

The apartment is cleverly designed so that I had private access to my bedroom and ensuite. The kitchen area includes the family laundry which is shared. Marie was very considerate about using the laundry to cause the least disturbance to me.

The courtyard is a lovely open space where I was able to entertain a friend one night. If you were staying as a couple this would be a gorgeous place to eat dinner on a summer evening.

I spent two weeks staying with Marie while I attended a Milkwood Permaculture course and I couldn't have been happier or more comfortable. A really wonderful Air BnB property and if you're thinking of hosting, I'd recommend a short stay here so you can see what really great hosting looks like. Marie even let me leave my luggage with her until my course finished with no extra charge for hanging on to the key. So thoughtful.

Marie's home has plenty of parking (very rare in this part of the city) and is easy walking distance to public transport. There are regular buses to Balmain, Ryde and the centre of Sydney. The area is also very safe and pleasant to walk around as there are lots of historic cottages.

I highly recommend Marie's little corner of heaven. This type of property is the reason we're all abandoning hotels.