Our family of 3 adults and a 12 year old stayed in Henry’s apartment with our small dog for a week while our house was being painted. The apartment was newly set up and Henry responded reasonably and helpfully to some issues related to this.
If you check in with a car at 3pm there isn’t any street parking but you can double park on Little Regent St while you hop out to pick up the key and garage remote.
The apartment is extremely central: a 2 min walk to Railway Square buses, a 5 min walk to Central station trains (via the Broadway/Chalmers St pedestrian tunnel), 5 mins to the Haymarket light rail stop and 7 mins to the Paddy’s Market light rail stop. There is also free parking beneath the apartment block, so it was very easy for us to get everywhere we needed to go.
We ate well and didn’t stretch the family food budget much during our stay. There is a full kitchen with dishwasher - oven works great, runs a little hot. For groceries we popped into the Woolworths Metro, 3 mins walk away at Central Park (amazing green walls), and for yummy takeaway we ordered and picked up from Spice Alley. Paddy’s Market is also a short stroll away, for fresh fruit & veg. The apartment also has a washing machine and dryer.
We walked our dog at Prince Alfred Park, which is easy to walk to via the pedestrian tunnel. Lots of off-leash grass and trees, playgrounds, outdoor fitness stations, basketball courts, tennis courts and an outdoor pool.
Henry’s apartment is good value for the incredible convenience of the location. It is in a very busy spot, so you can hear city traffic and noise, even through the double-glazed sliding doors, and the ensuite bedroom vertical blinds let in a bit of light. We did have have a bit of difficulty sleeping some nights because of city noise and light. There isn’t any air-conditioning so if you want air, you also have to put up with noise. We were lucky to have mild temperatures during our stay - low to mid 20s.
Beds were comfortable and clean, with cotton sheets. The sofa bed is a removable single sofa mattress that was big and comfortable enough for our 12 year old - would be ok for a small adult for a short stay. We enjoyed having 2 bathrooms.