Jake met us on arrival and filled us in on the area, provided us with a parking permit and gave us a run-down on his apartment. The apartment itself is quite spacious, and in a fantastic location, within easy walking distance to shops, the Manly ferry and located only a couple of minutes from the beach front.
The apartment's kitchen is recently renovated and is very well equipped. The fridge is only small, but there's a much larger one you can use in the big 2nd bedroom, which is very handy for a family wanting to do some meals in.
The apartment block itself is quite old, and you can hear the upstairs neighbours when they walk around, but they're generally very quiet and keep good hours.
It's a vibrant, high density neighbourhood, with so many apartments without off street parking it can get very busy and hard to find a park. We only had a car the first few days of our trip as you really shouldn't need one given the ferry and bus services nearby. And despite the busy street, it is very peaceful of an evening with very little traffic or loud parties to worry about.
Jake provides plenty of almost everything you need in the apartment, crockery, cutlery, pots, pans, cooking appliances, cleaning supplies etc.