After flight cancellations and a volume of stranded travellers booking out airport hotels, we found this apartment within 20 mins drive of the airport. It’s not quite ready for guests so will be a nicer option with a bit of maintenance and finishing touches. When we arrived there was a family assembling furniture and making beds. I think with all of Sydney’s bad weather the outdoor balcony had flooded and the apartment itself had an unpleasant smell from the drains. The ensuite shower drain was blocked so turned into a bath very quickly. The fly screen in the second bedroom fell off. While the host was there when we arrived, they later left the key for us in a locked padlock chained to a chair in a public park. It was a bit unsettling for two women to have to search for this at night in an area we didn’t know.