My daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter of 4 ½, and I spent three nights at Kay's apartment in North Sydney and we couldn't have been happier! This was my first experience with Airbnb and it was excellent.

From the first email contact Kay made us all feel welcome. She answered any questions we had immediately and was very generous in her offer to use some of her personal items such as hats from her collection, items in her pantry, etc. She was very flexible about arrival and departure times. Unfortunately, we did not have the pleasure of meeting her, but hope to make a return visit some day and meet her then.

The apartment exceeded all our expectations! With the extra single bed in one of the bedrooms, it was a perfect layout for our family. The view was spectacular and I spent a great deal of time just looking out at the boats in the harbour, the flying foxes streaking past the window, or watching fireworks. It was remarkably quiet for such a densely populated area, possibly because across the inlet there is a forested area with no housing. There are lots of little restaurants and shops just up the hill - a bit of a climb, but that is to be expected in Sydney. The ferry terminal was within walking distance or a short taxi drive away.

It was a perfect place for us to use as a home base while we had some fun exploring Sydney before I flew home to Canada. Thanks so much, Kay!