Maree was a friendly and accommodating owner and the house is well-situated. We enjoyed the location but found the house awkwardly laid-out and crowded for a family of 4 whose kids are full-size. The house is more appropriate for a couple, couple with one child, or perhaps 2 young children if one sleeps with the parents. The king-size bed and pillows were very comfortable, ensuring a good night's sleep. The layout is a problem: 4 rooms open from a narrow central hallway, which is too narrow for 2 people to pass, in addition to being half-blocked by a piano and bookcase and the open back door. Getting your luggage past the piano and bookcase when you first step inside is a trick. To get to the kitchen and study/extra bedroom, you must walk out the back door and onto the veranda and unlock them. It was hard enough to have 4 people sharing the house, particularly when everyone is old enough to prefer privacy in the single bathroom; I cannot recommend 7. Secondly, I do not recommend planning to do your laundry while there. We made it work and enjoyed our stay in Sydney. I do wish we had a more accurate description of the particulars before we signed up.