About the area.... My favourite cafe is called "Foundation on George". It is on the corner of George Street and Parnell Road and is in the back of the brick building there. Lovely coffee and sandwiches. Heaps of other things too, all delicious. There are lots of cafes and restaurants nearby though and there is a small takeaway coffee shop in Nuffield Street on the left hand side, called, I think, Little Nuffield, which is quite close to the apartment. A lot of the fashion shops have moved to Teed Street now as Westfield are rebuilding 277. There is a gorgeous shoe shop called Scarpa and the sister shop Runway located at 15 Teed Street. Well worth a visit! Just down the road in Broadway there are movie theatres. Trelise Cooper, a lovely clothes shop, is just over the road from Foundation on George. Another shop well worth a visit if only to see the lovely fashions. All these places are within walking distance. I might perhaps drive to Foundation on George and Trelise Cooper though. You will need the car to carry your shopping home!! Good luck!