I traveled from India for the first time to New Zealand. I booked Jack's apartment from India itself via airbnb. I can honestly say that this is the best decision I made and hence recommend Jacks place for anyone travelling to New Zealand for the first time. Jack and Alieen were very friendly and ready to help me on all queries that I had. The place is opposite to Skytower. If we go into Auckland city, and need to find your way back, just look for the towering skytower which can be seen from anywhere within the city. There are so many restaurants near by that includes Chinese, Indian and Continental. All of these are at walkable distance from Jack's Place. The house and the rooms are so amazingly clean and tidy that you wouldn't feel like making it dirty with ur intervention! The toilets are friendly for Asian and comes with easy to use gadgets. Coming from India, it was a must for me to have Ceiling fan to get sleep. Jack and Aileen immediately arranged a Dyson fan for me to make me.