The location was truly amazing, but had I known the apartment was infested with cockroaches, smelt like a sewer and was a mission to check in… I probably wouldn’t have brought my family here.
Side note: Andrea is a great communicator and quick to respond, however she sent a few long winded messages with wrong information which I assume was copy and pasted from the last person - I found this extremely confusing. While we were able to check-in on-site (judging by the message that she accidentally sent me) you apparently have to drive to Kingsford to pickup the keys normally? Before going to the apartment? That was not in the initial comms on the Airbnb listing and I wouldn’t have been interested if we needed to do this.
There was also work being done to the hot water tank in our apartment on the one day we were there which unfortunately interrupted our Friday morning plans.
In all fairness, Andrea did say it would be fine for us to leave the keys at the front desk and not worry about being there when the gentleman showed up, however we didn’t feel comfortable leaving our belongings in the room with a stranger so we sat around waiting for him to arrive (which was anytime between 9am and 12pm on a Friday) and then proceeded to sit there and awkwardly watch him while he sat under the sink in a relatively small apartment for a half hour.
If you are looking to save money in Darling Harbour and you want a kitchenette, this apartment is a great option - Unfortunately it was still a 3 star-stay for us for the above reasons.