Unfortunately, We did not enjoy our stay at 12/70 Wigram Road in Glebe, Sydney at all and are rating it DON’T GO! This was not a luxurious light-filled unit at all. Here’s why:
1. Not only is there no air conditioning, there is no air. If you look at the picture, you can see there are doors to the “charming balcony” but no windows except for the two small ones over the doors. We did not want to leave the doors open all night which would also allow all light and noise and from the alley in alley so my husband climbed on the chair to open the windows above the doors. The curtains or stop the light go over the windows blocking the small amount of air that might have seeped in.
2. The bathroom is awful. The shower is small which would be ok except the shower head is not adjustable at all and is pointed at the opposite wall of the shower. It is small so you have to get in and close the door, start the shower and adjust the temperature with the water hitting you. If you try to start the water before you get it, it hits the door and sprays into the bathroom getting everywhere wet. Also, for some unknown reason, the toilet paper dispenser is mounted about 10” from the floor so you have to really reach down to get any paper twisting your back. The “Welcome Pack” is a tiny shower gel, a tiny shampoo, and a tiny conditioner.
3. The “comfy lounge” is so old and worn out that you sink as you sit on it. Not the pillows, the actual bottom of the loveseat. Since there was NO PLACE to open our suitcases, it was useful for that.
4. The “study nook” is a small desk in the corner.

5. The “top quality linens and towels” are ONE blanket for the bed. No bedsheet cover to use if the blanket is too heavy (remember no air) and no extra blankets of any kind. And two shower towels. That’s it.
6. There was no info about the apartment or the area or Sydney or busses or anything. None. Even the WiFi password was not provided. Since I didn’t print it out before coming, and didn’t have cell service (hence the need for WIFI), we had to walk to the nearest coffee shop four blocks away to sign into Airbnb and get the password. We did use the washer/dryer combo unit, but the dryer would have stayed on for hours is we didn’t turn the power off. There were no instructions and the display was not in English (maybe German or Russian?)
7. “Light-filled” is correct but at night. Since the small windows over the doors open into the room, the curtains had large gaps for light. Actually, even with the windows closed, there was not enough curtain coverage to stop the outside light, from the alley.
8. The “charming balcony” overlooks the alley, which smells like garbage. There is no “place to work.”
9. There are LOTS of steps to get to the apartment. Outside there are 21 steps, the first set are old rock and hard to walk on. Inside, there are another 16 steps.
10. To add insult to injury, the unit was listed at $106/night. There were additional charges of $92.69 for cleaning and $53.09 service charges so instead of $319, we paid $464. I saw this when we booked it but thought a cleaning charge for such a great room was OK and assumed the service charge was some Australian tax. It is not, so what was it for? And $92.69 to clean this timing place and wash one set of sheets is crazy. We feel totally ripped off.
11. The location was excellent.
Don’t stay here.