Blue Room & ensuite near 260ha of River Parkland.

Covid Cleaning Plan. Hosts Vaxed. Light, comfortable, newly decorated Queen bedroom & private en-suite at front of house. Egyptian cotton sheets & towels. Electric blanket, SmartTV, tea/coffee, microwave, crockery, small fridge, ceiling fan, rain shower. Shared kitchen, laundry. 7kms to CBD. 20m to 546 Bus and to cafe. Fairfield Village: 8min walk to train, restaurants, shops, cafes. Near 260 hectares of river parkland. Also check out our Apricot Room with ensuite and Garden Verandah. Guests can usually use all areas of the house, however this may have changed due to Covid 19 - check with us for latest information. We have two queen sized rooms which have their own en-suite and kitchenette. The rooms are called “Blue Room with en-suite near huge River Parkland” and “Apricot Room with en-suite and Garden Verandah” - which is useful for smokers. If you are travelling with family or friends you might want to book both rooms. Check with Sarah for latest Covid 19 information. Usually, Guests can utilise all areas of our house - lounge, kitchen, laundry, wifi, outdoor table tennis, BBQ, outdoor smoking/eating areas in back garden. Check with Sarah as this may have changed since Covid 19. We can be as friendly as you would like us to be. Or we can leave you alone. We enjoy meeting new people. Yarra Bend Park is BIG! 260hectares with 12kms of the Yarra River winding through it. Great for running, cycling, rowing, kayaking & walking. There are many walking tracks to help you explore this vast and varied park. Stop for refreshments at Studley Park Boathouse or Fairfield Boathouse. Darebin Creek walks are also a highlight of the area - you won’t believe we are just 7kms from the CBD! Kissaten Cafe is closest (50metres). It serves tasty Japanese inspired food and drinks. Hoppa & Joe Cafe and Arthur Street Food Store is 500metres away. The bus to Fairfield Boathouse, Carlton, Melbourne University, quirky Fitzroy & Queen Victoria Market is 50metres from the house. It is 7 mins walk to Fairfield Station & train service to Melbourne CBD. Station Street has busy food shopping, with three small supermarkets & many restaurants. It is 8 mins walk from our house. Our street is a friendly suburban street with wonderful neighbours. Fairfield Boathouse sells great food & you can hire a row boat or kayak. It is a nice easy walk to it or you can take the bus. Grandview Hotel has comedy, live music, good meals - about 500 metres away from our house. Easy Car Parking outside the house. Bus stop 50metres from house to Fairfield Boathouse, Fitzroy, Carlton, Melbourne University & Queen Victoria Market (which is closed on Monday & Wednesday). Fairfield Train Station is 7 mins walk from our house. Fairfield Station is our closest station and is on the Hurstbridge, Greensborough and Eltham line. Getting Around Melbourne - You can purchase a MYKI Visitor Value Pack at Melbourne airport. This gives you a MYKI card to travel on all trains, trams & buses. OR you can buy a MYKI Card at a MYKI ticket machine or 7Eleven at a cheaper price. There is a local bus called the 901 which will take you from Melbourne Airport to Broadmeadows Station. From there you can catch a train to Flinders Street Station or Southern Cross Station in the CBD. Then take a train to Fairfield Station (which is our closest station) - from Platform 1 at Flinders Street Station and from Platform 9 at Southern Cross Station. TAKE NOTE: The 901 bus is very slow and may take many hours to get to our house. This bus is not a very fast way to travel! Two of our guests took this bus to Hurstbridge Station and then caught a train to Fairfield which took them well over an hour. You can also catch the Skybus from Melbourne Airport or Avalon Airport into Southern Cross Station in the city & from there to Fairfield Station. The Skybus costs more money than the 901 bus. You could register with Uber (which is like a cheaper taxi service) & use Uber to get around Melbourne. You could catch a taxi to get around Melbourne. The local 'Age' Newspaper is available to read each day. Very tasty jams, marmalade & olives made by Hal. Soft Egyptian Cotton towels & sheets. Lots of information about Melbourne, what to see & how to get around, MYKI Cards to use.