Retreat on Darling - Harbour Views 3 Bed

The location was excellent, everything is at your fingertips, no need to hire a car. There is a bus stop right at the door, with the 442 bus available every 10 minutes (3 stops to Balmain Village shops) which takes you directly to the city (QVB shopping district). Its a 2 second walk to the convenience store (open early til late 7 days) and cafe (great breakfast & coffee). A quick downhill walk to the ferry and harbour front parks. Whilst the address is on the main street, the apartment wasn't noisy as you are located to the rear of the building and off ground level.

I didn't like that you had to access the apartment via a laneway that stores garbage bins from the convenience store. The other oddity is that the bathrooms have the vanity outside the bathroom, handy maybe for groups, by inconvenient for the user of the bathroom.

Clean, great location and handy facilities

Smelly rubbish bins in laneway but this can’t be helped

The location.

The sliding doors in the living area were flimsy and too difficult to open. One of the latches was broken and could not be opened fully. The handles seemed to hit each other in the corner.

Good location. Staff were helpful. Place was spacious and had hard floors throughout. Well equipped. Price was good. We had the apartment to the rear of the convenience store, not the one on top of the store.

Quilts need cleaning. Yes they are sandwiched between two clean flat sheets but these flat sheets often come undone revealing the unclean quilt. Maybe if someone books the place just bring quilt covers (the type with zips or buttons so they stay securely on) with you and put them on for peace of mind. Also, the place need a laundry basket for clean clothes to transfer to dryer, and a portable clothes drying rack would be great.