tl;dr - just take note that you are going to be paying for the view, but nothing much else is worth it for the price. If you are gonna be booking this during winter then make sure you have plenty of warm clothing with you.
Our comments:
Nice place, and great view as others have pointed out. But too cold every single corner of the apartment at night, and there just aren’t enough blankets to even sleep warm. My friends and I stayed three nights over 30 May - 02 June. Sorry to add - but it was three miserable nights.
During this week Sydney was cold at 8-12 deg celsius at night. There is no heating whatsoever in the property. The apartment was cold all around, whether in the toilet (no heating element there), in the rooms or the living room. The lounge was so cold from the exposure to the balcony and harbour waters (doors closed), and the view of the harbour bridge during Vivid was never fully appreciated because we avoided sitting around too long in the lounge area.
As another reviewer specified - this entire process is being managed by a management team. The host’s response in justifying this would be that there is 24 hours access to support if there any issues.
Following the first night I asked for heating or additional blankets. They took a while but said OK we will ask the host.
They never got back and on the last morning this management team tells me that heating is not listed as an amenity and we the guests should therefore not expect or request it.
I agree but - I think sleeping comfortably and not feeling cold would be pretty basic for any accommodation we pay for, that expectation being much less so for a place like the host’s, which we booked at a premium price.
So the end result is - the group of four of us didn’t enjoy any of the “pros” of the property. We only remembered the misery of the cold and we never wanted to get back till late to avoid the bitter cold. In hindsight we should have left after the first night, but we hadn’t thought of it then.
Other annoyances:
- the bin in the living room is ridiculously small. why bother putting one if you don’t want your guests to throw anything?
- the wifi router is in the room closest to the apartment main door. result is the signal is really poor in the lounge / living area.