I stayed for two weeks. Check in went smoothly: Jasmine's friend met me with the key outside the apartment and was able to accommodate my early morning flight arrival. Communication with both of them was easy.

The apartment has all the basics you need and a lot of shops are close by. It's clean, simple and not cluttered. Perfect for one person staying alone, rather than being crammed into a tiny studio or hotel room.

It's a great area - I walked to Bourke Street Bakery many mornings to get coffee and a pastry, and had a great breakfast (avocado toast with za'atar) at Four Ate Five. You're spoiled for choice for dinner restaurants, too. And it's an easy bus ride or a healthy walk to the Central Business District of Sydney where I was working. It rained a lot while I was in town — otherwise I might have rented a bicycle to get around as the apartment is right on a bike path. I felt comfortable walking around alone at night.

The apartment is on the ground floor, which means there is some noise from the pub and restaurant on the street and you can hear people talking as they walk by. If you're a very light sleeper you might take that into account, but I didn't find it to be a problem. The building itself is very quiet with no noise from neighbors. The wi-fi works great and there's a Nespresso machine in case you're too jetlagged to get yourself down the street for a proper coffee.

The only issue: one night I came home to find the house dark and a note from the power company that electricity had been shut off for non-payment. I texted Jasmine and she got back to me within 10 minutes. She said there had been a billing error by the company. The electrician came by about an hour later and restored the power. Smooth sailing after that.

Late in my trip, I realized I'd mixed up my flight dates and needed to extend my stay by one night. Jasmine got back to me right away to confirm the extra day.