BUYER BEWARE: At first glance this would appear to be a “high end” (the owner’s words) apartment. It has great views and great location but that’s where it ends.
Spend a little time and scratch beneath the surface, and you will be sorely disappointed. It is clearly apparent that this unit is used for rental purposes only. It is devoid of personality and is tired and desperately needs to be updated.
We accidentally damaged 1 dining chair by simply leaning back on it. We offered to pay for the damaged chair which the owner claimed would cost $250 (we even offered her $500 which the owner rejected and wanted us to replace all 6 of her chairs with brand new ones which would have been $1,500)! Thankfully Airbnb backed us and we didn’t have to pay anything as clearly all her dining chairs are old, wobbly and ready to break at any moment and not safe for use.
All her furniture is very old. The unit is largely furnished with cheap and old IKEA furniture. There is only one curtain that covers only about one third of the living room glass walls and it is sheer, stained, patched and needs to be replaced but most disappointing is that the remainder of the living room doesn’t contain ANY shades, let alone shades for privacy. Everyone around you can look straight in on you.
The “air conditioning” that the owner lists as a feature is in fact a lousy wall mounted dirty unit tucked away in the corner of the lounge which in no way is capable of even beginning to adequately cool the unit, especially the bedrooms which only have ceiling fans which do not cool the bedrooms. DO NOT STAY HERE DURING A SYDNEY SUMMER. We had to buy a fan because the apartment is hot as hell!
The television in the living room is at least 10 years old. There is a washer and dryer in the unit BUT the washer is installed in such a way that it is impossible to add detergent without making a mess because the detergent/softener “drawer” is not able to be extended to use properly since the washer is buried too deeply underneath the kitchen counter top. Moreover, the clothes dryer vents directly into the apartment making it even hotter. Another item to bear in mind is that this unit has only one full bath with a HALF-glass shower door so it’s impossible to take a shower without soaking the bathroom floor making it hazardously slippery. If you have young children do not stay here. There is a custom-built bench on the balcony with nails protruding from its seat but worse still, children can easily climb on this bench and it’s a 5 floor drop to the ground!
Bottom line: Great location and views but this unit is tired and grossly overdue for an upgrade and has some safety issues.