My husband and I stayed with Jodie and her family during our 2.5 months in Sydney. While here, we loved exploring Queens Park (lovely area with tons of birds, restaurant, and pleasant people) and surrounding areas. It is close by to public transportation (~10 mins walk).
This Loft is located in the back lane/alley which can only fit one car at a time, sometimes less if there are garbage cans around. All of our Uber drivers cannot get here or get lost trying to find it. When we arrived we got dropped off the front of the house, but luckily Jodie was home to let us in the front! Because it is in the back lane, Tuesday mornings (garbage days) is very loud. It wakes us up every week 6am, unfortunately. However, all other days it is filled with wonderful bird calls and we loved waking up to that!
I do want to point out the photos are outdated (as of May 2019). We were looking forward to the couch as we were staying for 2.5 months but when we got there it was gone. There were some metal lawn chairs upstairs, but they got very uncomfortable after about 30 mins of sitting there.
It is the right amount of space for two people and there is a small kitchenette too. We didn't cook much because every time we tried the smell would rise up into the bed area. We loved how cozy it felt, but I don't recommend cooking at all.
The entry is private, and so it the bathroom, which we loved. We also really enjoyed having a keypad entry. But since it is in the back lane, night entry is difficult as there isn't much light. One time a cockroach ran in with us so we have to be very careful. (Australia is full of cockroaches and bugs so just fyi). Jodie's place is very clean but it just shows that it can't be avoided.
One more thing I wanted to point out is that this Loft is also accessible by the garage since it shares the same building structure. It isn't noted, but the wall that connects the downstairs to the garage isn't sealed off and we have seen a roach get in from there. Also, when there is a school holiday week, we could very much hear the children playing and yelling. This only happened a few times, but hopefully if they can seal it off it wouldn't be a problem. If you don't plan to be in the Loft during the day, this also wouldn't be much of an issue.
We did get a few parcels while we were here and Jodie (and her lovely daughter) helped us graciously bring it into our kitchenette. We were very grateful for that and it definitely made us feel at home. She also has a heater and an air conditioner, which made it very comfortable to live in if you aren't used to the Australian summer or winter.
Because we stayed for so long, she also had a cleaner come in to our place once, which we appreciated.