Macquarie Guest House

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What is not to like about this place, handy location, everything new and comfy. Loved every day

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Clean, hassle free and quiet place to be for a long stay. I enjoyed the facility with kitchen and common areas very nicely equipped including laundry. Was a very peaceful stay!

The room was located at L1 , so was a bit troublesome to drag the big suitcase up / down as I was travelling alone

*Location* - The place sits towards the north end of North Ryde, and is very accessible via. public transport, with a 5-ish minute walk to Macquarie Park Metro station, and a couple of buses that go past the end of the street as well. There are some good cafes and shops nearby, especially in the heart of North Ryde which is a 10-15 minute walk south-west along Lane Cove Rd. *Guest House* - There are 4 individual rooms with a shared kitchenette, all on the second storey, accessed via a door around the side. The place is very secure - each individual room, as well as the front door to the guest house, are fitted with combination locks, and the kitchen/common area is equipped with CCTV (just the common area, nothing in the rooms). They also use a labelling system for each guest to separate their items, to ensure no-one accidentally uses items belonging to another guest. The place is very clean, modern, and generally quite comfortable. You also don't meet anyone when arriving or departing, they give you the details you need before you arrive, and you can arrive anytime during the check-in window, and depart anytime during the check-out window. Very easy and flexible in that regard. Overall, a very good place to stay for a short period, or an extended one.

Mostly it was just a little unclear at first as to some of the details about the place, such as the security setup. That was answered quite well by the hosts though. One thing that wasn't as I expected - the air conditioning is central, so you don't get much control over the temperature/condition of the room. There was a portable fan in the room I stayed in though, and that seemed to work well enough for the duration of my stay.