Deb's place in Balmain was wonderful - clean, spacious, and in a great location. The apartment is a very short (3m) walk into Balmain's cute shopping area, with lots of great cafes for an early morning coffee (and a Woolworths supermarket, very convenient!). Getting into Sydney's CBD is also very easy, with two ferry terminals (one to the north - 8m walk, one to the east - 10 to 15m walk) that take you to Circular Quay or Darling Harbour. For families, there's a couple of nice parks nearby with kids play equipment.
In general, this was a great place to stay and Deb was a lovely and communicative host with lots of friendly advice!