I think Ben has done a good job of presenting the unit. It has some positives and some negatives, if you carefully review what has been posted you should get a good idea of what to expect.

Positives:
+ Good amount of space - 1 bed, 1 bath and living room
+ Extremely large TV with Xbox 360
+ Good view of Neutral Bay with cool ocean breeze
+ No problems with Ben, flexible on checkin / checkout
+ Building is in a safe residential area

Negatives:
+ The building is pretty old (~1970 construction) so expect things to be a bit out of date
+ No AC and no screens on windows - so bugs fly into unit if you leave the windows open
+ Location is 15 minute uphill walk from train or ferry. I was hoping for something closer and the AirBNB location was really misleading. This isn't Ben's fault, just AirBNB gives you a pretty wide range of potential locations. Just lookup Doris St in North Sydney to get a good idea of where it is and make the decision yourself if this is close to your desired location

I saw another scathing review of this unit, so I thought it might be good to see a 3rd party give feedback:

(1) Cleanliness - I thought the linens were fine, the unit is pretty old so don't expect brand new quality but overall I was satisfied

(2) No or poor ventilation in washroom - Really this seems nitpicky I never had any issues. You can always close the door to the bathroom.

(3) Hot water for shower is limited – While true that there is a small boiler I never had any problems with a hot shower.

(4) Woken up at 5/6 am by rubbish collection car – The problem is that the unit is pretty much the tallest building around, so any noise comes up through the windows which are single-paned. With that being said, just wear some earplugs and you will be fine.

(5) The lifts were heavily vandalised with bad languages one Sunday - While the lifts are not secured, the building is in a good neighborhood so I wouldn't worry

(6) Kitchen cupboard was aged with many wood bits peeling off the walls and top - Everything was fine for me, it's a ~40 year old place so expect some wear and tear

(7) The building is aged - True the building is old. I never had any issues with cleanliness of the common areas though, they at least try to keep it up