Marina View Apartment on the Maribyrnong River, Melbourne

This apartment has the most amazing outlook onto a lake. It's a couple of miles of flat easy walking to go round the lake, and there is often wildlife to see. There is a balcony where you can sit and enjoy the view. It's really quiet even when there's an event at Flemington Race Course and I didn't hear anything from the neighbouring apartments. There are a couple of cafes and a restaurant just across the way, and a supermarket nearby, though it's up a steep hill. There is public transport available and plenty of Ubers.

The decor could do with refreshing

The apartment is very nice, with a perfect view from the balcony. If you rent or have a car, it’s easy to get into the city. Even without a car, you can use the bus, tram, or train and reach the city in about 30 minutes. Highly recommended!

Amazing location, walking distance from the raceway, and stunning view of the river

The plug in smelly in the hallway of the complex made me feel sick (but thankfully its outside the apartment itself, owner can’t be responsible for that!!)

The host was rude. Prior to the date of checking in, the host had reached out asking for us to re-book his property through another service as ‘booking.com charge him too much in fees’. Upon checking he made us feel quite uncomfortable with his welcome, insinuating we would be bad short term tenants and would make him look bad. This seemed to be the host projecting the risk of short term leasing in a majority, privately owned complex. We asked for him to cancel our booking and we would book elsewhere but he refused as it would cost him money to cancel. I would not recommend booking this property.