The house is as per the photos, it's a lovely place to stay. I very much enjoyed my 6 week stay on a work trip and appreciated all the little extras left by the host to make things easier. Everything I needed was there (including a bottle of wine on the table and beers in the fridge when I arrived). Mark's attention to detail was spot on, I even found an international plug adaptor.

Mark was a good host and a great guy. He met me on the second day for a coffee and a chat, he clued me in on the local area and gave me a tour of the house. In our emails before my arrival I mentioned I played bass guitar, when I arrived there was a bass waiting for me in the living room; he really couldn't have done more to make me feel at home.

I had a few dealings with Mark during the course of my 6 week stay for a couple of small issues. He couldn't have done more to help, quick to respond and get things resolved despite not even being in the same country and despite my insistence that he really didn't have to do anything.

Stanmore is a quiet, relaxed suburb on the edge of all the crazy city life. There are coffee shops just around the corner, the station is 5 minutes walk away and Newtown is a quick 20 minutes walk or one stop on the train. 15 minutes on the train and you're at Central.
The road out the front of the house gets busy during rush hour and the planes often fly overhead depending on which runway they're using, however this is to be expected anywhere in the inner west, flights are restricted to between 11pm and 6am. I got used to the occasional rumble overhead and it never woke me up on the weekends. Not a problem.

Couldn't recommend this place enough, both the house and Mark are great.