First the pros as cons have a long list.
Proximity of the property to public transport - buses, trains, shops and direct link to CBD light rail is the one and only pro of this property.
1. The property listing should indicate the difficult accessibility of the house from street level. This is especially important for guests with families as they are the ones having heavy and many luggages. The house is atop a small hill with many stairs access and no access for a car or taxi to reach the house. The house is on a very busy street with fast moving traffic both sides making it even more difficult to stop a taxi/car to load luggage. I arrived in Sydney with family and 10 pieces of luggage. It gave me heart attack to see that the taxi could only alight us a few lots behind or ahead of the property and from there on the real plight was to bring all the luggage to the house and on last day out in reverse.
The lower than average price of property, in that area, did raise some red flags but I thought thats because of long term Airbnb. I later came to know that long term Airbnb only applies to rentals more than 30 days, irrespective of their listings on long term website.
2. No cleanliness, no insulation and no heating in the house, house full of pe to food, animal hair and animal smell, garbage bins full of rubbish and expecting paying guests to clear the bins down the stairs and hill are definitely a no in present day Airbnb.
The toilet was dirty with shit stains and used towels and bin full of cigarette butts. Pet food was scattered across the kitchen and meals area. Beds were unmade and linen used. Must mention that after reporting these issues the owner arranged cleaners next day. But owners being overseas at the time of our stay, did make a big communication lag.
The property itself is very old, in dilapidated state. No insulation and no heating made the stay further uncomfortable. The shower is toilet is broken and one has to duck under to take showers. The shower screens are heavy and broken and each day I feared the heavy glasses may fall on our feet. There are two internet connections in house but none work even ADSL speeds. Throughout entire stay I had to keep buying mobile data for me and family and work on my laptop with mobile hotspot only.
It depends upon person to person, but still worth mentioning that the lounges, lounge room carpets were all full of animal hair and smell and I literally avoided staying in living room due to animal hair allergies.
The house in general and gardens in front and rear are totally neglected and need some attention and maintenance.
In conclusion I'll only say that avoid this property and if your budget allows choose some other property in the area. The owners and Airbnb does not provide exact location until the final booking is made. Once you have exact address do look up the street view on Google maps. That will avoid some major headaches. I have learnt my lesson. The owner advised that there is off street parking available always but in reality the street is very busy and during my entire stay I never found a single spot available. There is a light rail parking 600m away free for 4 hours only. After struggling for 3 days moving my car every 4 hours I returned my rental with fines. I am pretty sure the owner does not have a car else they would have known how impossible it is to find an off street parking spot near their house.
Again, this property is good for backpackers or people travelling light as the location and connectivity to public transport is excellent. People who need a place to crash at night and won't be staying at the property otherwise.
Do remember to have some rum or alcohol of your choice, if staying during winter as there is no heating ☺️