We loved staying in Matthew's place! For us it was a perfect location to be able to get around the city and being just off the Princes Highway other parts of Sydney were easy to get to with a car. The Sydenham train station is very close, about 5 min walk, and unlike other inner West suburbs many trains stop there. Marrickville Road was a 15-20 min easy walk with loads of restaurants, and Newtown is also easily accessible by bus (think it was the 422). Sydenham itself is nice to walk around with loads of cool murals all over the place, interesting cafes and creative places/shops and the architecture of the inner West. The park was fun too to kick a footy around. We also really appreciated the off-street parking. The house was really nicely decorated and perfect for our family of 3, and our son enjoyed the toys and books there. We were there during Sydney winter, which while not very cold, can be chilly inside. But the heater in the kitchen/living space and the fabulous floor heating in the bathroom meant we weren't cold. The kitchen was very well appointed and it was great that Matthew provided some basics such as bread, milk and butter plus use of anything that was in the cupboard. As they mentioned in their ad, the planes do come directly overhead, so there is some noise but it's not all the time and the house is very well insulated. But it makes for some cool pics :) Overall we had a super time!