**PROS**
Great location - walking distance to many beaches, coastal walks, shops, laundry mats, public transport & Bondi Junction. It’s a decent size for a studio, sunny kitchen, WiFi & the hosts are good with communication. They also offer free adult zoo passes which is nice.
**CONS**
- No lift in the building
- No nets on the windows
- The window in the main room directly faces another building and you can see right into each other’s room. So I had to keep the curtain down all the time for some privacy.
- There are a few other Airbnb’s in the same building and the walls are very thin. I don’t have any extra sensitivity to noise but you can hear just about everything even the toilet flushing in the apartment next door. There was a couple staying right across from me and I could hear them whenever they were talking. Every time someone walked up or down the stairs in the building I would also hear them. Keep in mind this was in winter. I can imagine that it would be even noisier during summer time. I did speak to the neighbour living next door to me permanently in the same building who said the walls are paper thin and you eventually just get used to it. However, if you’re out and about all day it definitely helps but it can get frustrating at times in the evenings.
- The shower is a bit of a nuisance. There is a 50 litre boiler that reheats. However, it doesn’t last long at all. I was told that it can reheat pretty quickly and you can have several showers in a day. The host came and sorted out the boiler on the second day because before then I was only able to shower for a few minutes. However, I still wasn’t able to have more than a 5 minute shower at a time after that. I had to turn of the water every time I was shampooing my hair or doing anything else which can get a bit cold during winter and even then I still felt like I couldn’t relax enough and enjoy a comfortable long hot shower without feeling like I had to be as quick as possible before the water suddenly goes cold again. If you’re on holiday and paying for an Airbnb this isn’t something that you really want to have to think about it. However, I suppose it might be more comfortable in summer when it’s hot outside.
The fridge was also turned off when I arrived and I didn’t notice this. I placed all my products in the fridge overnight only to find they had almost melted by the next day.
There were only 2 toilet rolls in the bathroom and no washing powder which is something you find in most other Airbnb’s. There is a shop across the road but it’s a more expensive little supermarket. So I would recommend stopping by at a larger supermarket on your way to anyone that’s coming to stay.
Overall, the location is great which sort of makes up for things and despite the issues with the shower and noise, the studio is reasonably comfortable and an ok place to stay for a while if you’re someone who is out and about anyway.