The property was well located in easy walking distance to trams and Melbourne city.
A key feature for me was the free parking (Needs to be booked in advance).
The bed covers were stained, the pillows were several years passed their used by date and the mattress had a visible blood stain through the mattress. The entire property was in need of a makeover. There was also a dusty pair of panties in the bathroom cupboard. There was black mould in the bathroom and the whole apartment smelled musty despite us arriving to open balcony doors. The air-conditioning helped remove the smell although the air conditioner dripped water into the bedroom lamp, we put out a bowl!
The apartment had a microwave and useable working small fridge. It was the family apartment with two bedrooms. Interestingly most of the set was for four people but we only had two coffee cups and one fork?!?
We had a neighbour who returned drunk at 3am, got into a fight with his mate and then drunk dialled his ex-wife, talking to her until 5am. Nicole, you have the patience of a saint. I could her every word from his side and half of her conversation from his phone through the wall.
I have spent over 20 years in the military and over 1,000 nights out field, this apartment was better than only some of my bush time. Fortunately I was with three of my kids so we pretended we were camping. Had my wife come with us we would have rightly had to find alternate accommodation. Not the location for a romantic getaway.