Thais is a professional host with great communication skills. We had a very good time staying at the house and we think it is a great location in terms of walking distances to the center, restaurants, parks, bottle shop, and supermarket.
We also thought Spice Street was pretty awesome and we tried the family restaurant almost beside the apartment called KINDRED, which was absolutely amazing food. There are some very nice lunchrooms around the area as well with good coffee.
The distance to New Town and Surry Hills is also convenient. I strongly recommend a pizza place in New Town called: Rosso Antico Pizza Bar and a bakery in Surry Hills called Kürtősh.
From the station which is a 5-10min walk you can quickly take a light train to almost anywhere. We visited the zoo and Manly beach using public transport. It was easy and convenient even with a stroller and young kids.