Vien has a lovely home dating from the 1890s with nice old architectural features! She and Tash were excellent hosts, generous with suggestions for local places to check out like Breadfern, a terrific bakery, and Redfern Park which is beautifully kept up and a great place to soak up the sun. Their street is a dead end and very quiet, and their garden out back is a perfect for a cup of coffee. And then there is Lucy, their big beautiful cat who sat on my lap and purred (I like to think she was fond of me for reasons other than my giving her chicken :D). Highly recommended on all counts.