Good things first:
The location of the place is very good. Just a short walk to Darling harbour, many restaurants, pizza places and so on in front of your door. Also bus lines 501 and 389 are stopping right in front of the apartments entrance, as well as the "Big Bus" stop "Powerhouse museum".
The place really looks like in the pictures. But that`s about it. It`s all about the look. Don`t look or get closer to something, it is either broken or crap.
On arrival (Ok, I was 30 minutes early) the has not yet been cleaned from the renters before. I had to call L`Abode to send the cleaners. Cleaning took place in the afternoon (actually already in my renting period). On my first stop in the apartment I noticed, that the Wifi network as stated in the guests` handbook can not be found.
I informed L`Abode about this as well, but they were not able to provide a working internet connection for our whole 7 night stay.
As said, everything might look nice, but the place needs a lot of attention, also considering the price (500+ AUD for NYE):
- All light bulbs in the night stand lamps were either missing or broken. We replaced them at own cost, as there was no useful answer or even action of L`Abode
- Bulbs in the fan above the oven were broken as well
- In both bedrooms the bed`s headboards were not attached to the beds, but only standing there to give it a nice look. With the bed not firmly pressed to the wall they were wobbling around
- All in all way too much furniture in the living room and oddly arranged. The sofa is blocking the 2 doors that lead to the balcony. Only a 40 cm gap on each side remains to get in and out (not enough to get a bigger plate with food already on it outside). Also this door is not closing properly.
- Except for one tea towel absolutely NO equipment to keep your kitchen clean. No cloth, no sponge, no brush... Nothing. We got all on our own cost.
- Generally the kitchen is very oddly equipped. 20+ wine glasses, but only 2 mugs for coffee (never mind, there is no coffee machine anyway)
All for itself small points, but it adds up. And for 500+ AUD/night way too less!