Ultimo

Lived here for 5 years and love it. Parts of Ultimo are quiet, other parts are busier. All depends on where you choose to live and remember that you get what you pay for (remember this when reading a review about Ultimo from people who come here for a couple of months and live in a cheap studio apartment in a block filled with uni students). Lots of nice parks. Close to Glebe, Newtown, Pyrmont, Darling Harbour, Chinatown, Haymarket, CBD. Ultimo has the TAFE, International Grammar School, UTS, Ultimo Public and several childcare centres. Two community centres with plenty of facilities and services. Broadway shopping centre has everything you need, especially now that its been expanded. Lots of secure apartment buildings (including heritage listed blocks and new, modern blocks) and cute terrace houses. Plenty of convenience stores, take away places, cafes and restaurants. Easy to walk lots of places, including to Central station, monorail, light rail for further travel. Close to Harbour Bridge and Anzac Bridge which is great if you want to travel further afield, but a pain when you are trying to get across Wattle St or Harris St as they are all blocked up by commuters! A taxi to the city, Kings Cross, Darling Harbour etc is quick but greedy taxi drivers sometimes won't accept a fare between Ultimo and these places as they won't get a big enough fare. Reminding them that its illegal to refuse your fare usually helps though....!