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🏖️ Beachside Sanctuary in Rose Bay - Live Life by the Harbour 🏖️ 13 minutes to the city (ferry)
If you're ready to upgrade from a four-wall, screen-scrolling life to a nature-filled, harbour-living, mind-balancing lifestyle - keep reading.
🏢 This is a private room in a peaceful 3 bedroom apartment, shared with two friendly indoor cats on the sand. 🏖️
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🏡 About the Home
Welcome to this cozy, character-filled beachside cottage unit right on Sydney Harbour - a rare gem in the exclusive suburb of Rose Bay. It’s not modern or flashy, but it’s full of heart, and perfect for someone looking to live in alignment with nature, health, and good vibes.
Offering a large furnished double bedroom in a peaceful apartment. It’s a shared home, not a party house - ideal for someone who’s authentic, grounded, and values a clean, calm environment.
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🌟 Lifestyle
This isn’t just a room - it’s an invitation to completely transform your daily life.
✨ Wake up and jog along the beach (see the main profile photo of the actual beach this property is on)
✨ Do yoga in the park or meditate at sunset
✨ Study or work outdoors by the water with fresh air and stunning views (portable laptop stand available)
✨ Have dinner on the sand while the skyline lights up the harbour
Unlike backpacker-crowded Bondi beach or lifeless city shoebox-size apartments, this place gives you space to breathe, reset, and reconnect.
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🌿 Nature Lovers’ Paradise
Living here means being surrounded by nature in all directions. Step outside and you’re minutes from:
🌲 Harbour coastal walks that stretch from Rose Bay to Watsons Bay - perfect for early morning strolls or sunset reflections
🌲 Lush bushwalking trails with birdsong and eucalyptus-scented air - ideal for mindful movement or exercise
🌲 Hidden nature reserves, waterfront parks, and picnic spots - a perfect reset after work or study
🌲 Exclusive, tucked-away beaches only locals know about - for peaceful swims, sunbathing, or reading by the waves
Rose Bay is one of the only places in Sydney where the bush meets the beach near the city, offering a truly rare balance of wilderness and water, just outside your door.
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🏝️ At Your Doorstep
🛒 4 supermarkets (Woolworths, IGA, Harris Farm, Parisi’s)
☕ Shops, cafes, restaurants within seconds walk
🏋️♂️ 3 gyms, 6+ tennis courts, golf course, basketball courts, soccer fields
🚍 Buses & ferries (324, 325, 386, 326 and direct city ferry) to Bondi Beach, city, other beaches etc
🚣 Kayak, paddleboard, standup paddle board, yacht hire (and self driving boats) — from $30/hour
🪑 Outdoor picnic tables on the water to study on
🐬 Wildlife spotting: dolphins, seals, whales, pelicans, turtles, penguins and more
🚓 Safe, well-lit streets with 24/7 security and police patrols (helicopter and cars)
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🛏 About Your Room - Ocean Themed Calm Room (check availability of Ocean Room or Earth Room)
✦ Approx. 4m x 3. 5m furnished bedroom
✦ Queen bed with under-bed drawers
✦ 1. 8m desk, ergonomic chair, and extra computer monitor with keyboard (upon request) for WFH/study
✦ Bay window seat
✦ Chaise lounge + wall-mounted mirror
✦ Two windows with natural light and privacy film
✦ Dyson fan, sheer curtains, and night blinds
✦ Nice and cool in summer due to natural insulation
✦ Beautifully lit room, not dark — loads of natural light
This room has three distinct zones: bedroom, home office, and chill-out lounge.
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🚍 Travel options to Sydney CBD campus:
🚤 Ferry + light rail: ~26mins (scenic & relaxing) - walk 600m to ferry wharf (8 minutes), take ferry to Circular Quay/city (13 minutes), walk 400m to 60 Philips St, Sydney (5 minutes)
🚌 Bus options available: but ferry is the best option
🚗 Drive: ~17 mins - if you're coming into the home with a group of international students, a clever idea is to buy a car for $2,000 and save money on road trip holidays around Australia
🚲 Electric bike: 25–35 mins (you can get a 2nd hand one off Facebook Marketplace for about $200)
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🍽️ Want a home stay feel?
You can prepare meals at home (cost of living: usually $15–$20 per dinner), or else use local chef-delivery services starting at ~$80/week. It’s completely optional, giving you flexibility while still feeling like a home environment. Or else there's an exquisite chef next door most students use (for $15/meal).
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🧘♀️ Who This Is For
You’ll love it here if you:
🧘 Enjoy outdoor living, beach walks, sunrises, and sunsets - not just the idea of it ;)
✌️ Want to leave behind a stressful or unhealthy lifestyle
🧘 Prefer calm, respectful, and clean shared living
✌️ Are into wellbeing, nature, mindfulness, and friendly house dynamics
This home is perfect for:
🕊 Anyone craving a more intentional, peaceful lifestyle and want to connect with nature for its benefits
🎓 Students who are over the "indoor life" and want to live it up with outdoor studying adventures, and understand the benefits of getting outdoors, breathing fresh air, and “earthing” (YouTube it)
🏄Sporty people who would utilise the amazing facilities here (surfing, tennis courts, basketball courts, parks, golf course, soccer field, SUP/kayak) etc
🥦 Vegans/vegetarians (it’s a plant-based friendly household)
🌱 People who are focused on personal growth, inner work, spiritual living, emotional healing, and balance
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🛡️ Safety & Security
This is a safe, secure area with 24/7 police patrols by helicopter and cars, nearby police station, 24/7 unmarked cars paid security street patrols for residents, shops CCTV, and well-lit streets. This is one of the safest areas and lowest crime rate areas in Sydney.
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💡 House items
🎬 Portable cinema projector (indoor movie nights) with Xbox, basketball, soccer ball, golf clubs
⛱ Portable beach gear (beach umbrella, beach mat, inflatable lounge, yoga mat, portable woodfire pizza oven, portable laptop stand)
🌬 Air purifier and dehumidifier
📶 Mobile data SIM card with unlimited calls/SMS + unlimited internet (no WiFi — hotspot tethering only, at NBN-equivalent speeds)
🍳 Extra cooking and kitchen gadgets (airfryer, etc)
💼 Nearby part-time jobs ($35/hr student retail roles like cafe or clothing store common here) - Club Rose Bay (a few doors down) has just re-opened with a new owner and new renovation and 1,000 people are walking in through the door daily so they are looking for lots of new wait staff and bar tenders right now
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✅ Quick Facts (FAQs)
⚘ Rent: includes power bills and *unlimited mobile phone bills with unlimited internet (approved network carrier only) (*for international exchange students only)
⚘ Single person room rate (double room with queen bed, long term stay > 3 months): $550/pw
⚘ Single person room rate (double room with queen bed, short term stay < 3 months): $650/pw
⚘ Couples (including university friends) considered on request (subject to approval) - best suited for short term stays
⚘ Couple's rate (room share, queen bed only): $380/pw per person per room (friend to share with is not provided)
⚘ Twin share is the same as couple's rate and room set up - it's 1 queen bed to share for short stay (best suited for university BFFs) unless you contact me in advance for longer stay to arrange separate beds
⚘ Tip: apply together as a group (i. E. 2 - 3 students) - reach out to others from your same country/university/city going on exchange (even if you don't know them personally) for better cultural house harmony. I noticed students regretted choosing separate houses in Australia and wish they had applied to live together at my home
⚘ Preferred term: Short and long-term housemates are welcome to apply, but preference also given to longer-term stays (6 months, with 1 year max due to potential property development DA plans as the laws recently changed to allow building the property higher)
⚘ Bathroom: Shared (1)
⚘ Pets: Two indoor friendly ragdoll cats
⚘ Laundry: brand new LG washer, outdoor drying (clothes line)
⚘ Parking: Off-street parking available
⚘ The property shares the land with a mansion at the front. Home is directly on the sand itself at Rose Bay Beach
⚘ Internet: No fixed WiFi - SIM card with unlimited hotspot tethering at NBN-equivalent speeds provided
⚘ Living room: The indoor living room is compact, but the real living room is the beach - where most life happens outdoors, from sunset chats to dinners on the sand.
⚘ Hallway: Photos haven’t been updated - part of the hallway has been turned into storage space for student needs such as student luggage and temporary furniture. Please note some furniture and decor has been updated since the photos were taken.
⚘ Kitchen: Students bring their own pots and pans for gas stove cooking, or else the electric cooking pan is available. There is no electric multicooker available. All dishes and cutlery are provided.
⚘ Location note: The apartment is on a main road - so if you’re after something ultra-quiet, this might not be the one. But if you like easy access and being connected to the beach, public transport and shops, it’s perfect.
💻 Internet: Mobile SIM-based hotspot (no fixed WiFi, but unlimited data at NBN-equivalent speeds - ideal for study, streaming, and remote work)
🎫 Travel: travel is unlimited for $50 per week for international students - check opal. Com. Au for travel rates and daily travel caps
👨👩👧 Family from Overseas? If your parents or family plan to visit to help you settle in, please inquire about booking a second room (subject to availability). Otherwise, the rate is the Couple's Rate (i. E. Family and friends visiting from overseas)(room share, queen bed only): add $30 per night.
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📍 Location Highlights
⛴ 13 minutes to the city by ferry (one stop)
🚶 25 – 35 min walk to Bondi Beach (or else use bus at doorstep)
🏖 Private beaches, bush walks, and dolphin/seal/whale spotting right outside
🌉 Harbour Bridge views, daily sunsets over the water
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🌿 The Kind of Housemate Who Thrives Here
I’ve been fortunate to host some standout students, including five memorable German students and one American student who set the gold standard for what makes shared living peaceful and enjoyable. They were thoughtful, kind, and respectful - emotionally balanced and calm to live with, great communicators when it came to household matters, and very aware of others in the home. They kept the space spotless and hygienic (always cleaning up after cooking, understanding things like allergens, mould, and hand hygiene), treated the home with care, and used everything mindfully — from kitchenware to shared spaces. They were reliable with rent, considerate with security (always locking up), and genuinely warm people who enjoyed sharing dinners and good energy.
That’s the kind of energy I’d love to bring back into the home - someone who values respect, awareness, and balance, and sees this as a place to live well, not just to stay.
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🏠 Ideal Housemate (Non-Negotiables)
To keep the home calm, clean, and balanced, we all follow a few simple but important values. These aren’t rules — they’re mutual agreements that help everyone feel safe, respected, and at peace.
✔️ Reliability - You pay rent on time and can be trusted to lock up and look after the home
✔️ Cleanliness - You clean up after yourself in shared spaces and leave things as you found them
✔️ Bed cleanliness - You clean your bedding every 2 weeks so it is dust-mite, bed mite and allergen-free for the next tenant. Students have told me horror stories of other landlords who did not educate students about the importance of keeping their bed clean for the next person. Did you know you lose 1 - 2L of body liquid into your bed when you sleep? Did you know 1/3 of your pillow's weight comes from dust-mites that were feeding off your dead skin cells daily after a couple of years? Bonus points if you understand the importance of good bed hygiene (machine washing weekly/fortnightly and using pillow/mattress protectors) and are committed to being ultra considerate for the sake of the next tenant who uses your bed.
✔️ Hygiene - You practice strong personal hygiene - including always washing your hands after using the toilet, taking out the rubbish, or handling anything that could bring faeces or pathogens into the kitchen area.
✔️ Respect - You’re thoughtful of others' time, space, energy, and belongings.
✔️ Communicator - You're someone who is emotionally balanced and calm, and can communicate easily about house matters, without feeling hurt or upset
✔️ Quiet & Calm - This is a peaceful home. No parties, drugs, drunken behaviour, or high-drama or fighting energy.
✔️ Honesty - You’re upfront, accountable, and act with integrity.
✔️ Good Vibes - You bring positive energy, or you're actively working on being a lighter presence in the world.
You're someone who brings calm, grounded energy into a space. You value open, honest communication, and you're considerate of the people you live with. You don’t need to be perfect - just self-aware, kind, and respectful.
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🧘♀️ Harmony Check
This home is not for you if:
🚫 You don’t pay rent on time and need to be chased
🚫 You don’t lock doors at night and constantly leave the home unsecured
🚫 You’re messy or unhygienic: leaving bathrooms or toilet seats dirty, don't wipe down kitchen counters after cooking, not washing hands after using the toilet or garbage bins, don't clean your bedding i. E. Neglect to wash your bedding regularly/fortnightly so that it's hygienic, bed-bug free, allergen-free, and dust-mite free for the next tenant
🚫 You’re a hot tempered angry personality type (i. E. Hard to communicate with about household matters)
🚫 You bring too much negative energy into the home and are not mindful of your energy (drama, gossip, complaining, fighting with others)
🚫 You prefer staying indoors on screens and don’t utilise what the location has to offer - the water, fresh air, nature and lifestyle
🚫 You're after a sleek, modern apartment (new/sterile environment)
🚫 You're looking for a party house
This place is for someone who wants to live with purpose and positive energy - who sees the value in ocean air, connection to nature, grounding, movement, balance, and connection.
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💌 Application Process
Property viewings are by invitation only, as I use a screening process to make sure the home is the right fit for everyone. If you’ve read this listing carefully and feel aligned with the lifestyle and values described, I’d love to hear from you.
Fill out this application:
https://forms.gle/npzYepK7eYDu9i7W7 (make sure to notify me you've filled it out as I don't receive notifications) and then we'll hop on a video call upon invitation. If you’re overseas, you’ll receive online inspection videos of the property. Make sure to email me first the dates you wish to move in (start and finish) before filling out the form. Also, if you can book an evening flight that arrives in the evening, this would be easier for me to be home to welcome you.
Tip: If you know friends from your home country or university who will also be going on international exchange, I strongly recommend applying together to live in the same house. Otherwise, you may be paired with a random international student, which doesn’t always lead to the best living experience. From my experience, students tend to be happier and more comfortable when they already know each other or share a similar cultural or university background.
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ℹ️ About the price
What I have advertised is exclusively for uni students and is far *below* the valuation and price for my area and property. For context, one room rents out for $500+ per NIGHT ($3500 per week per room) on Airbnb when my account is live - so the advertised price is peanuts for where I live (on the sand), and only temporary. *This is the last 6 - 12 months I'll be offering my Rose Bay home to uni students. *
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💌 About Me
Hi! I’ve been hosting UNSW international students for just over a year and a half with 5 star reviews online, and some of my favourite moments were with the German and American students. I loved having heartfelt conversations with them in the kitchen. They were true homebodies who treated my place like their real home, with respect and care, rather than just a crash pad. With them, my home had a completely different vibe - warm, homely, and loving. It brought me so much joy to host them, share dinners, and enjoy that sense of connection together.
I’m a Sydney local and have been lucky to call beautiful Rose Bay home for over 10 years. My journey has been a blend of logic and creativity - I started out as a lawyer, but now I work as a scientist in R&D within the manufacturing industry. Alongside this, I’m also a creative artist and music composer (mostly EDM and screen). I tend to work very long hours as I'm working on multiple projects, including on weekends. I split my time between being out during the day and working from home (my schedule varies throughout the year).
When I’m not working, you’ll usually find me outdoors - whether on the sand or in the park - grounding out and connecting to nature. I’m deeply invested in self-growth, mindfulness, seeking truth and living a balanced, healthy life. Much of my free time is dedicated to inner work - meditation, energy healing, reflection, and exploring wellbeing beyond the surface.
I believe understanding ourselves internally is just as important, if not more so, than chasing external achievements like success, money, or outward appearances. So, you won’t find me caught up in materialism or image - rather, I value authenticity, kindness, and simplicity. You'll find me walking around make-up free, in simple singlets and tracksuit pants, down to earth, unconcerned with the latest fashion/vanity trends.
I’m a big fan of Eastern philosophies - yoga, tai chi, and traditional wellness practices - and if you asked me, I might just be a bit of a hippie at heart. I love trees, animals, nature, connecting to the earth, and following my heart with kind and open-minded people. Life for me is simple and intentional. I adore sunshine, fresh organic food (when I can), animals, and spending time composing music. My neighbour of many years told me they thought I was 24 years old recently (OMG! ) But yes, I am into a holistic lifestyle and that's why I look younger.
You won’t find me clubbing or drinking - I’d much rather be immersed in creativity, self-awareness, or soaking up a peaceful sunset. I’m not into small talk (about celebrities etc), but I truly come alive in deep, meaningful or heart-felt conversations - whether about health and healing, self awareness, life purpose, emotional balance, the universe, changes and shifts on the planet economically, politically, environmentally, spiritually or how to live more naturally and authentically. I strive to live with kindness, honesty, and heart-led values, and love being around people who are open-minded, authentic, compassionate, calm, non-judgmental, and down-to-earth.
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