I have stayed here for three nights at my arrival in Auckland as a student coming to New Zealand for six months. To all people in my situation, I can assure you that you can't dream of a better place to start your trip ! This place is one of the cheapest in the town, with flexible bookings, clean rooms/living spaces, and above all a really cool atmosphere. It was kind of a hostel ambience with international young (or not sometimes !) people everywhere with whom you can talk and keep in touch for the rest of your trip. But contrary to a hostel, you live in a very cool place where you are nearly a roommate sharing the home with the host and other guests. It means that you have to respect some rules and demonstrate a good behavior, but also that you can spend hours to talk with her as a friend. If you are lucky, you may have the chance to do a happy barbecue with all the people there ! Would recommend it to anyone arriving at or even going through Auckland.