I highly recommend this property for single travellers or couples. I would stay again if I return to Auckland. It's a very short walk to Rothesay Bay beach and public park, and only about a 15 minute walk to Browns Bay via a scenic cliff top walkway. There are plenty of restaurants, fast food options and two large grocery stores in Browns Bay (Countdown and New World), so everything is very walkable from the property if you don't feel like driving.
You can definitely hear the footsteps and muffled voices coming from upstairs, but the noises were few and far between and never late at night. That's just part of staying in a downstairs apartment and I was expecting it before I booked the place, so it didn't bother me. Just think it's worth mentioning if you're an extremely light sleeper or have never lived in an apartment before and are expecting complete silence/ privacy during your stay.
If you're looking for a cosy place to stay in what feels like an old school Auckland beach holiday town, this is definitely the place to be.