A nice apartment in a beautiful place! We had everything we needed to feel right at home. Woke up each morning to see a beautiful slice of the ocean, and one morning we were even greeted by rainbow lorikeets! Then we headed down the walkable neighborhood to a delicious café very close by. The apt also has a Nespresso machine and pods. There is also a Metro grocery store an easy walk away. For everything else, people use Uber.
We had a car and found free and paid street parking several blocks away from the apt. There’s an easy app to use to pay for parking throughout the city.
In January, the ocean water seems really intense. We saw people taking surfing lessons in Bondi Beach and I was really surprised. Better to go to the Iceberg Pool and swim while overlooking the ocean. That is a very cool spot, an easy walk from the apt. But I found the water to be pretty cold even in January!
The apt building has a coin op laundry machine that costs $4 in coins per cycle but works well.