Steve's place is spacious and tidy, with modern furniture. Note that the bathroom is located off one of the bedrooms (this wasn't an issue for us).
Nice location - a 5 min downhill walk to Castor Bay beach which was great as parking at the beach is limited. At Steve's place itself we found it easy to get street parking near the top of the driveway any time of day/night. The house is within easy drive of other places on the North Shore.
On the day we went into Auckland city we drove to Constellation bus station and used the 'park and ride' - it's free to leave your car there and the bus was cheap and quick into the city.