RentBetter Property ID: 11775 (quote when calling)
APPLY: Send through an enquiry and you'll receive the link to apply
Property availability: 6 months, March-September 2026
Suit professional couple, or single, looking for temporary accommodation while building own home, renovating or considering housing/work options in Melbourne.
Apartment is 12 years old, 2-storey (bedrooms upstairs) on block of just four. Light and airy with courtyard. Garage is a generous width with room for one car, some storage possible. One bathroom, two toilets (upstairs, downstairs). Study niche upstairs.
Apartment is easy to live in, well-laid out and clean. Washing machine in laundry, kitchen supplied with electric oven, gas stove-top, air fryer, dishwasher, microwave, fridge & wall heating & smart TV. Beds & bedding, linen, towels, cooking equipment, cutlery and crockery all provided.
Broadband facility available but not connected.
The area: Altona is a sleepy western suburbs backwater on the Bay, close to Newport, Williamstown and Footscray. No traffic congestion, lovely beach, cosy coffee shops, excellent public library, bay bike tracks to Williamstown and easy get-away access via Western Ring Road to Macedon Ranges, You Yangs, Geelong and Point Londsdale via Princes Hwy. Ballarat just 80 mins by road. Twenty-five to 30 mins train ride to Melbourne CBD: select from two nearby railway stations. Plenty of schools nearby. Quiet, private location.
Owner encourages responsible, tidy,, preferably environmentally-aware individuals, or couples, to apply for a period of no less than 4 months within the stated time-frame.
Practical stuff:
1. References required.
2. NO pets.
3. An undertaking to abide by a few simple, but critical, Owners Corporation
rules, is mandatory.
4. A commitment to watering courtyard garden during prolonged dry periods would be seen favorably.
5. A bond of $1500 required upfront, to be reimbursed within a week of departure, inspection dependent.
6. By way of goodwill, and to avoid misunderstandings, the signing of a written Agreement, outlining owner-renter expectations/responsibilities, is requested.
7. Non-smoking
8. Utilities (electricity & water usage) to be paid by tenant.
THIS IS A PRIVATE RENTAL ARRANGEMENT ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. NO AGENTS PLEASE!
Please send an email message to register interest and to introduce yourself e.g. why you are applying, your profession/job, age range. Inspection may be arranged thereafter.