Peaceful Apartment so close to the city
If you want an apartment complex closer to the city you can try where I stayed over the Easter break 2011. It is called Quest on Arlington. They are in South Perth quite near to the Swan river and very central to tourist attractions but you feel like you are staying in a lovely leafy suburb and not in a noisy city. It was very relaxing. The apartment we stayed in was a 3 bedroom as we had our extended family with us Parents, grandparents and a teenager. It was an upstairs apartment and very clean and nicely decorated. There is a kitchen,dining lounge area with a TV and dvd player, a small balcony if you are upstairs with a table and chairs. Downstairs they have verandahs. With the 3 bedrooms you get two great sized bathrooms. A real bonus if we were staying longer than the two days was the apartment also had a little laundry behind cupboard doors in the kitchen area. There was a full sized machine, a clothes dryer plus iron and ironing board.
The kitchen has a full sized fridge which to us was great , tiny hotel fridges drive me crazy..
Unique Quality: The units are set in spacious grounds with nice gardens, so you don't feel like you are ontop of each other. There is a swimming pool plus a BBQ area which we used to cook our dinner. We could have dined at tables by the pool but decided to eat in the apartment which has all the plates, cutlery, cups and glasses you need for 6. There are teatowels, a kettle, full sized stove with hotplates and a microwave. The cupboards also had pots, pans and casseroles. The bonus for me was there was a dishwasher so no fighting over whose turn it was to wash the dishes as we were all on holiday....haha.
We made the booking over the phone and checking in and out was very quick. The front office I noticed had plenty of information about the surrounding area with a local map for those who wanted to explore on foot. The complex is also close to Perth Zoo which is where we spent the first day. Kings Park , the casino, walks along the river . Loads of fantastic South Perth and Como restaurants are nearby
The units come with a free parking space too which is behind locked security gates.