Convenience is key with supermarkets, specialty shops, funky cafes and restaurants all a short stroll away while a short drive has you on the Nepean Highway with the city in one direction and a weekend away on the beach in the other. Leisure options also abound. Brighton beach is a 10-minute drive and for winter swimming Glen Eira Sposts and Aquatic Centre. As one of Melbourne’s leafy suburbs, there are plenty of local parks and recreation reserves and Melbourne’s world famous sandbelt golf courses are all close by. Train, bus or car, getting about is easy in Bentleigh. Public transport includes Bentleigh station only a few streets away.