Heart of Manly Apartment

Great location. Superb communication

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Very central and easy to access

Nothing to complain about

Fully stocked Kitchen. Cleaning products provided. The host, Lucie was excellent meeting us on our arrival, making sure that we were OK with everything. Also the refund of 100 AUD for the minor inconvenience of a maintenance worker spending a short amount of time in the apartment. Could not fault it. We would be more than happy to book again if we were to return to Australia.

Cannot think of any negatives, probably because there weren't any

The studio is in the heart of Manly and it is an easy walk to beach, shops and restaurants. The access instructions provided were very good and owners contact numbers were listed plus their offers of assistance if needed. The building has two lifts and the larger lift wasn’t working during our stay. The small one – listed capacity 6 but really only 4 – was operating. We used the fire stairs to leave the building but could not return that way because of the building security. The studio presents well. Kitchen has microwave, oven, cook top, pots and frypan, a small but adequate fridge/freezer and coffee machine. Sufficient cutlery and crockery, albeit an eclectic collection! There is an air conditioner and a ceiling fan. Large screen TV and wi-fi is good.

The bed has a foam mattress. REALLY!!! Ok if you are used to a soft bed, but not good if you prefer a hard one. We like the latter, hence my wife had 4 very bad nights sleep. The lounge certainly has seen better days. You get what you pay for with the quality of the linen too, cheap. The whole studio looks and feels like EVERYTHING (except the TV) has come from the Salvos!! An oven tray to warm the morning croissants would be good. Some tissues would be a nice touch. Plenty of toiletries and toilet paper though. There are two lifter chairs at the breakfast bar but only one works. If you like leaving your suitcase open so you can get to things, there isn't anywhere to place it apart from on the bed or on the breakfast bar. Watch out for the low ceiling fan, don't raise your arm or you will get hit by it. It should be placed over the bed where it would be much safer. Of major concern is the temperature of the hot water. Seriously, seriously, scoldingly hot. Be warned. Oh and a minor irritant, there are two locks on the front door with a sign warning guests not to lock the bottom one as it is very hard to unlock. Why not just replace the lock???