There were lots of things that were great about Andrew's place. It was very convenient to my conference, as well as Surry Hills and Darlinghurst, which are great neighborhoods. The ease of coming to/from airport could not be beat. Andrew was very helpful w communication and when my plane was delayed, he helped communicate w his assistant, Vanessa, who I wasn't able to get in touch w (issue w my phone) and ate the cost of having her come twice, since I missed first scheduled key meeting due to plane. This was not Andrew or Vanessa's fault, but I had to wait a while (missing part of conference) and use phone on roaming which I really think speaks to the value of staying somewhere with a lockbox if you are on a schedule. I'm pretty sure if my plane had been on time would not have been an issue. Andrew left a bottle of wine as a welcome gift, which was really nice to have. Apt was clean, though pretty basic, but unfortunately there were several bugs who made appearances during my stay, inc couple roaches. i will say that Sydney is a metropolitan area (I also live in such a place, NYC) and bugs do happen sometimes even in the cleanest homes. It didn't make my stay unpleasant, but it is a little tough in a studio. Overall pretty good value if you're not planning to spend extensive time at home during your stay (and why would you? You're on vacation!).