With family living in Auckland we visit New Zealand on a regular basis and look for a home from home whilst there. On this occasion we were staying for nearly 3 weeks (August into September) and wanted to stay in the district of Birkenhead, this property looked ideal.
The nearest supermarket (New World) is a 5 minute walk away, the main shopping area a 15 minute walk away theres a regular bus route only a few minutes at the top of the street and Birkenhead also has a ferry terminal if taking you to Auckland. The accommodation is an annex from the main living areas of the owners Margaret and Dean, two lovely people who are happy to help with anything but equally happy to leave you alone.
The accommodation comprises a bedroom with a very comfortable queen sized bed, duel heated electric blanket, enough storage space for 2 people. A decent sized bathroom with electric heated towel rail for heating, a walk In shower, WC and a wash basin plus a top loading washing machine, the equipped kitchen provides everything you are likely to need whilst there though we did not do any cooking during our stay. A decent sized quality flat screen television was complimented with Netflix in the living area with comfortable seating for 5 or so people and what seemed to be a very efficient fan type heater to keep off the winter night time chill,
Unfortunately there is no outdoor patio area or balcony where we could comfortably sit outside, the balcony shown in the photos on the AirBnB site are part of the main accommodation not the AirBnB, this was disappointing for us we like to sit outside and enjoy the weather and the views and though it was winter during our visit, daytime temperatures were very favourable. There was no extractor fan fitted above the cooker so no means of removing any cooking smells which may cause issues with the smoke alarm situated in the hallway. The property is down a 200ft driveway that does not have any lighting at night, I am so glad I had a suitable torch with me as your really need a torch if you are entering or leaving the property on foot at night (don’t rely on a mobile phone light)
Taking into consideration the above, if the location suits your needs you won’t go far wrong with this accommodation, I highly recommend it