Brian was there to welcome us and showed us around the house. The house was just as lovely and comfortable as shown in the photos. We had 2 rooms for the 3 of us with separate beds for each. We met Crystal that evening. Both Crystal and Brian were wonderful hosts and treated us as if we were friends come to stay for a visit. There was even a bottle of wine and chocolates for us which we saved for the last evening to share with them. We had lots of laughs with them.
Brain and Crystal's house is beautifully renovated. We were free to use the kitchen and laundry if we wanted to. We had a bathroom all to ourselves. We could even watch TV with them in the loungeroom.
Cherrybrook is a lovely bushy suburb about 20 km from the city but Sydney is very spread out. We caught the bus from near their house which connected with the train into town. The bus took about 5 minutes and the train about 40 minutes. Sydney trains are very comfortable. Unfortunately the bus does not run after the evening peak so you might have to take a taxi home from the station if you don't have a car. Our hosts did however offer to pick us up from the station but we didn't need the lift.
I would recommend Brian and Crystal to everyone. So much better than staying in a hotel. Thanks for your hospitality Brian and Crystal.