If what you need is a basic place to stay for a low price, this will do the job. The lack of A/C is a really serious issue (especially since there's no cross ventilation in the room; it can stay quite hot even on cool nights), but you get what you pay for. The kitchen and laundry facilities are good if basic. Location is convenient to busses but low on ambience (on a loud main road). One piece of good news, pub noise was not an issue, though I think traffic noise could be for rooms facing Parramatta road.