I was on a business trip and spent nearly three weeks at Alan's place. When I got in touch with him prior to my booking he was super responsive and communication was great all the way until my arrival.
He was super friendly and showed me around the neighborhood on the very first night which made arriving very easy.
The room with its adjacent bathroom was spacious enough for me to stay for a few weeks and I was able to do some "home office" on his big conference table in the lofty living room.
The apartment building is located just a few steps away from the Redfern trainstation which offers great connections to CBD or North Sydney. Restaurants, pubs and stores are also very close by, a nice (= cheap but good food) Japanese restaurant is in fact just across the road.
I had a very good time at Alan's place and can recommend it to anyone looking for a place to stay in the city.