I was a little concerned when I rented this place that the location was not in Bondi or Coogee, but we ended up loving Maroubra much more than very-busy Coogee and Bondi. The beach is every bit as beautiful and less crowded, there are great inexpensive restaurants at the beach, and the Maroubra rock pool (a half-mile walk) is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to swim laps in a beautiful and uncrowded ocean-front setting. Nina is a wonderful host, and her outside area is a beautiful private tropical setting with a lovely lap pool that is bigger than the photographs suggest. We basically had the pool area to ourselves whenever we went out to use the pool or sit outside during the 12-day stay. While the beaches, rock pool and restaurants are walkable, I recommend renting a car because the hills are very steep, and being free to drive anywhere was great.