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The flat is on the ground floor at the front of a small building in the cul de sac of Darley St, Darlinghurst, off Liverpool St. Real estate agents would call it a 'boutique building' because there are 20 very small flats hidden behind a small facade and it's quite quaint and unusual. From the air it's triangular in shape with a central courtyard. The building is clean, secure and well maintained. Several of the flats are owner occupied.
It's in a little pocket of calm just east of the city, and between the high energy 24hr areas of Taylor Square and Kings Cross. Amazingly you cannot hear any traffic, but you can hear the front door, and the garbage trucks make quite a racket two mornings a week.
Adjacent suburbs are:
East - Paddington
North - Kings Cross and Woolloomoolloo
West - East Sydney, Hyde Park and the CBD
South - Surry Hills
St Vincent's Hospital and The Garvan Institute are a short walk away. The National Art School and Catering College (Sydney Institute of Technology) is at the end of the street.
Get your bearings by putting in Darley St at http://www.whereis.com.au/ . Get orientated from the air by searching for Darlinghurst at http://www.airviewonline.com.au/ . If you have Google Earth, even better http://www.googleearth.com/. (search for 1 Darley St Darlinghurst Australia).
It's 5 minutes walk to the major transport hub and nightlife area of Taylor Square on Oxford St. Buses from here go to the city (5 mins) and to the Eastern Beaches - Bondi, Coogee, Maroubra etc. Walking in the other direction is Kings Cross which has a train station (3 minutes to Martin Place in the city, 5 minutes to Town Hall, 7 minutes to Central, with connections to everywhere). There are also buses from The Cross to the city, and to the harbour suburbs of Double Bay, Rose Bay and Watsons Bay. The public transport site is http://www.131500.com.au/ .
There are literally hundreds of cafes, restaurants, bars and nightclubs within walking distance. The "local" is probably The Darlo Bar (http://www.darlobar.com.au). It also has rooms if you're expecting visitors who can't squeeze into Darlo Digs! (I called it my
The flat is on the ground floor at the front of a small building in the cul de sac of Darley St, Darlinghurst, off Liverpool St. Real estate agents would call it a 'boutique building' because there are 20 very small flats hidden behind a small facade and it's quite quaint and unusual. From the air it's triangular in shape with a central courtyard. The building is clean, secure and well maintained. Several of the flats are owner occupied.
It's in a little pocket of calm just east of the city, and between the high energy 24hr areas of Taylor Square and Kings Cross. Amazingly you cannot hear any traffic, but you can hear the front door, and the garbage trucks make quite a racket two mornings a week.
Adjacent suburbs are:
East - Paddington
North - Kings Cross and Woolloomoolloo
West - East Sydney, Hyde Park and the CBD
South - Surry Hills
St Vincent's Hospital and The Garvan Institute are a short walk away. The National Art School and Catering College (Sydney Institute of Technology) is at the end of the street.
Get your bearings by putting in Darley St at http://www.whereis.com.au/ . Get orientated from the air by searching for Darlinghurst at http://www.airviewonline.com.au/ . If you have Google Earth, even better http://www.googleearth.com/. (search for 1 Darley St Darlinghurst Australia).
It's 5 minutes walk to the major transport hub and nightlife area of Taylor Square on Oxford St. Buses from here go to the city (5 mins) and to the Eastern Beaches - Bondi, Coogee, Maroubra etc. Walking in the other direction is Kings Cross which has a train station (3 minutes to Martin Place in the city, 5 minutes to Town Hall, 7 minutes to Central, with connections to everywhere). There are also buses from The Cross to the city, and to the harbour suburbs of Double Bay, Rose Bay and Watsons Bay. The public transport site is http://www.131500.com.au/ .
There are literally hundreds of cafes, restaurants, bars and nightclubs within walking distance. The "local" is probably The Darlo Bar (http://www.darlobar.com.au). It also has rooms if you're expecting visitors who can't squeeze into Darlo Digs! (I called it my
'guest wing' when I lived at DD!) The current hotspot for travellers/visitors seems to be The Gaff, a bar/nightclub 5 mins away (http://www.thegaff.com.au/).
The restaurant strip on Victoria St is a real attraction. Recent Spanish and German guests have loved Una's (http://www.unas.com.au/ ) . My personal favourite is Best Thai (http://www.bestthai.com.au/ ) I used to call it my 'dining room' when I lived at Darlo Digs! 5 mins in the other direction and Kings Cross is the traditional home of hangovers, neon, and 2am traffic jams. It's an inner city, groovy area. With that comes an element of sleaze - prostitutes and drugs. However, it's side by side with some very expensive real estate. The house immediately next door is owned by the film director Baz Luhrman and his wife - last sold for $10m. It feels safe because it's so crowded and busy. This is a fantastic area, but not for the square or narrow minded. Forget it if you're offended by homosexuality and working girls.
For security, there are beautiful lockable shutters on the windows at the front. The side kitchen door has a security door and there is a locked gate for access to the side passageway. The building of course is only accessible to residents. In 20 years, I have never had any trouble...but it's smart to take preventative measures and remain alert.
For security, there are beautiful lockable shutters on the windows at the front. The side kitchen door has a security door and there is a locked gate for access to the side passageway. The building of course is only accessible to residents. In 20 years, I have never had any trouble...but it's smart to take preventative measures and remain alert.
