The unit was more spacious than we had expected and had cross-ventilation too. We had no reason to put the air conditioner on even though a couple of the days were quite hot. The 25m pool came in handy though. We loved it all. The convenience of the Wok and the Rosso Pomodoro and the good food provided by each for some takeaways aided the holiday mood we were in. We parked our car for the whole 8 days and used public transport with our Opal Cards to get around the city and harbour. We are able walkers (aged 70 and 71), and that helped as the bus stops and ferry wharves are not all that close. However, because we like walking, we walked quite a bit to Darling Street and also to the Thames St and East Balmain wharves at times and also once to Birchgrove wharf via the Dawn Fraser pool, each time taking in the sights and sounds of these old suburbs. Catching the bus to East Balmain wharf happened a bit too. We found that the stop opposite the Balmain hotel cnr Mullens and Reynolds Sts was quite convenient, and it's just a lazy walk up Buchanan and Reynolds. Another way up to the bus stops and shopsin Darling St Balmain (Woolworths and Unity Hall Hotel area - good quiet pub for a Reschs) was via the nearby park, then Hyam and Palmer Sts. The ferries to and from Balmain are the gateways to appreciate the whole harbour and foreshores. Use them!! We loved it all and would do it all again.