The first thing to say is that this accommodation is in a great location, being only a very short walk from the Balmain East Ferry and the bus stop ( for trips to Balmain, Rozelle and the centre of Sydney ). The East Balmain Village pub and Euforia café are just a short walk up the hill.
Brendon the landlord was friendly and unobtrusive, he was away for most of our stay. For our arrival, he provided a fresh loaf of bread, some milk, water, some tea bags & some chocolate. This was appreciated !
The property is small and consists of three rooms; a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom.
The bathroom is bright and fairly spacious, whilst the kitchen is long and narrow. We did not cook during our stay and only used the fridge, toaster, kettle and washing machine. In the evening we sat at the table with the window open relaxing with a bottle of wine.
The bedroom is dark and we needed to keep the light on to see what we were doing when we were in this room. We didn’t spend much time there though, apart from to sleep. The room was also very hot so we had to keep the window open, the blinds down and have the fan on all the time we were in. At times the temperature was over 30 degrees, so maybe this is not a problem in cooler months.
The bed was very comfortable and we slept very well.
The property is fairly cluttered, there are a lot of antiques/ornaments that are quite interesting but probably a little out of place in a small room. If it were my place I would remove these to make a bit more space. I would also replace the bedroom carpet.
Another suggestion could be to put some chairs/bench on the patio in front of the house so you could sit outside when the weather is nice ?
Having said all of this, we would stay here here again.