Meet Gerome
Family Hobbies
Swimming, Music, gigs, festivals, Travel
Hosting guests since
2012
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Welcome all travelers, students, artists, musicians, writers, thinkers, healers, circus performers, backpackers and millionaires to our unique home in inner-city Melbourne ~ the Charles Street Milkbar, located in Abbotsford's most beautiful tree-lined street.
Charles Street in Abbotsford is very close to all public transport services - train, tram and bus. We are so close to where we usually need to go that we either walk or get around on a push-bike to shops, cafes and restaurants, bars and clubs, libraries and museums.
My neighbourhood is earthy, arty, friendly; my home, spacious and light-filled. The old shop facing the street is now an art space and gallery. It is also our living room. The bedrooms are behind the shop while the shared facilities are at the back - kitchen, bathroom, backyard and outside dunny.
My world is lined with books, littered with African art, dotted with musical instruments and busting with old cool stuff collected from past travels and accumulated over past lives. Wherever you're from, wherever you've been, staying for a few weeks or a year, make the Charles St Milkbar your home in Melbourne.
My Pets
Dog
House Facilities
- Garden
- Computer
- Patio
- Barbecue
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Inner-city Melbourne, between Collingwood and North Richmond train stations, a short walk to Victoria street, to Yarra river and parklands, to the Abbotsford convent, to Smith, Gertrude and Brunswick streets, to Fitzroy and the Carlton Exhibition gardens… An easy walk to Spring and Collins streets in the CBD cutting through Fitzroy Gardens. Abbotsford is a unique neighbourhood, friendly, cosmopolitan, working class ethos, a mixed-bag Australia, immigrants, artists, iconic pubs, cheap eats, trendy cocktail bars, unwashed hipsters, gay men and women, young couples, some with children, some with dogs. It's the most liveable suburb in the most liveable city in the world.
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Sports arena
- Health club
- Fishing
- Restaurant
- Bus Stop
- Train station
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
It's a homestay, so the usual home standards of respect, courtesy and consideration for others in a home are natural expectations.
If not sure, just ask!
Smoking Rules
Your host smokes.
Smoking is allowed outdoors only.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.