We had a lovely weekend in Sydney late June at Rod's place. Rod was helpful before arrival advising the better trainstop to get off from the airport (Museum not Central) and also offered advice on luggage storage for us with an early check out time but a later flight time for us.
We wanted to stay in Surry Hills and not central city to be closer to better restaurants and cafes and for a 2 night stay this is ideal - close to good eateries but away from touristy (and chilly!) central city but still close enough to get to good shops in city and out at Bondi Junction. For a longer stay in Sydney we'd probably choose to be further out of the city again - by the coast somewhere?? But it was only a d possibly need in this refurbished studio in an older typical building of the area.
It was an unusually freezing weekend in Sydney so luckily the heating worked well! Bring your thick socks/slippers though as tiles and concrete floors make it a bit cold underfoot.