57 is a quirky beast- I've never booked a hotel thru Air BnB before but it worked out to be more economical than a private stay property.
The hotel on entrance is funky and glam with cool little spaceman statues, bowl of Minties outside the lift and even a disco ball and music flashing in one of them. The comp pastries for breakfast in the lobby are novel (although in plastic wrap and more like airline food) along with tea and coffee. It's a really fun vibe walking in.
Room itself is a funny layout- it's like they've converted what used to be a balcony into a bathroom so light into the room goes through the wet area into the room. Shower is a luxury cascading rose and nice:D
Room has a tiny desk and little bar fridge but it sits on the floor almost as an after thought. Plugs have USB ports in them though which was a bonus.
On the whole the room was relatively clean although rush job vacuuming means you can see a fair amount of dust along edges and corners. (carpet was this thin old brown carpet- I think floorboards or new lighter carpet would make the room look so much better)
I was informed I wouldn't be getting daily room service so was a little shocked when they did show up in my room, but it worked out ok.
Location is awesome- only a few hundred metres from Central station and a corner Woolworths, dining hub Crown St and just really easy to get around.
For the price, I was pretty fine with it; better suited for those not really planning on staying in their room much but otherwise it's a cool easy place to stay.