I want to start with the positive. You CANNOT beat the location of this property. The Paddington area is located in the heart of everything. You have great access to the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the beautiful beaches. I would stay at this property again simply because of where it's located. The kitchen and the bedrooms were clean and the beds looked freshly made. The instructions on how to get into the property were perfect. All the communication sent by the property management was timely and professional.
Now, the no so positive...
The pictures that are posted of this property were either taken quite a long time ago, or they used AWESOME filters. The bones of the property are great, but the deferred maintenance and lack of cleanliness are a strong distraction from all the good. When we arrived we immediately noticed that the sofa was terribly stained and had seen better days, the ground floor outside area was poorly maintained, and the property was in dire need of a good scrub (save the kitchen). There was mold in the bathrooms and they smelled as such. On the rooftop deck there were a ton of cigarette butts left in containers that were used as ashtrays. The air conditioning in the property was not "central", but rather one portable unit on the first floor which drowned out the television and one wall unit in one of the second floor bedrooms. One bathroom even had Rice Chex on the counter top when we arrived (clearly the company cleaning the home is falling down on the job to miss that).
That said, it was still a nice stay for us because of the prime location. We didn't spend a lot of time hanging around the house anyway. The home at some point was probably very nice, and still has the potential to be. It has all the bones necessary. I think it is just time for an update or refresh as it were. One last note, if you stay here keep in mind that it gets VERY hot on the third floor during summer days and there is no air conditioning on that floor. Also, the stairs are very steep and narrow (navigating them with luggage was a challenge I even cut my head on the light fixture going up the stairs). If location is most important to you and you don't mind that the interior is a bit tired, then you should have no problem staying here.