This place is falling apart. The location is good, with an IGA, tram stop and station at the door; and it has great views towards the CBD. The size of the room is great.
But the place itself is basically at the level of international student accommodation and gig worker haunt, meaning it has been treated like crap for years - it’s dorm room levels of quality. A notch above backpackers, far, far, far below hotels.
The hallways stink, there are endless marks on the walls & carpet; the cabinet in the bathroom was barely hanging into its hinges, the shower-over-bath had chips in the tub and the chain winder for the blinds was so stripped of gears that they didn’t even bother attaching the chain any longer. Opening the blinds was a miracle.
We booked it for the washing machine/dryer combo, but even that was terrible - inside the machine was filthy with lint and debris, it threw errors and didn’t dry our clothes properly, leaving them stinking and needing to be rewashed elsewhere.
Oaks Flemington could be wonderful and the price was decent, but it’s clearly been left to rot. If you’re okay with staying in a dive or student accommodation, it’ll fit you perfectly. If you’re a working professional or seek quality - look elsewhere.