Arrival
ThoughtWorks' lease on our apartment at Windsor on Kent expired on November 25. We had located lodgings in Allawah but the new place was not available until December 10. ThoughtWorks kindly offered us a further two weeks in an apartment at Regency Hyde Park.I had to move out before work. I was expecting to have to call a taxi and lug my suitcase etc down to it by myself, then park the bags in a luggage room until our apartment was ready in the afternoon. I was very pleasantly surprised by the service Corporate Housing (the accommodation managers) provided. They came to Kent St with a car, helped me down with the luggage, drove me over to the Regency, and helped me get settled in. That was very welcome, especially as Dave was in Canberra.
Cost
ThoughtWorks paid the rent (thanks again ThoughtWorks :-)) - we had to pay only for the cleaning.
First Impressions
 | The apartment was more stylish than the Kent St one, with modern inclusions and an impressive parquetry floor in the front foyer. |
 | This is a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment so not as spacious as the two bedroom Kent St place. It was fine for the two of us but Kent St was better for guests. It looks out into a courtyard surrounded by taller buildings so there's not much of a view. |
 | Evenings were sometimes pretty noisy as there's much more night life this side of the CBD. |
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| Decked out for Christmas |
The Neighbourhood
The building is across the road from Hyde Park. I really enjoyed walking through the park and seeing the wildlife including possums and kookaburras), especially after the artificial environment around Kent St. It's right above Museum station and close to Town Hall station. Best of all, its two blocks to our favourite sushi bar, Makato!What will I miss?
Like Kent St, Regency has a really nice pool and spa. I'm going to miss being able to pop downstairs for a swim any time I like. And the CBD location is very convenient - except when I have to travel out to Caringbah for rehearsals (did I mention that I'm a singer?)
