By far the best thing about this apartment is the location. It is convenient walking to all the great restaurants and bars New Plymouth has to offer. That being said, this comes with a caveat on the weekends. The street noise is very loud and close proximity to the apartment. It looks as though there have been some measures taken to try and reduce it, but I still needed to use earplugs to fall asleep each night.
The place itself is comfortable. The living room is spacious and has high ceilings with great light and is well furnished. The bedrooms are a bit cramped, albeit with plenty of storage. The beds are not queen as advertised, merely double beds which can be uncomfortable for two people. A tall person will not be able to stand up straight in the loft bedroom either.
The bathroom was large, but the shower was a bit small. As a 6’3” tall man, I had to duck to wash my head and it was hard to turn around. Not to mention that water would leak out while running, leaving puddles on the floor. Might as well use the tub. There were also no power outlets in the bathroom, making my friend’s wife have to dry and curl her hair in the laundry room. There is no mirror in there.
Parking was around the corner so you’ll need to unload out front then take the car to the car park.
We had one more issue in that there was no rubbish bag provided for us. We ended up using a few of our on boxes as bins as there are none in the apartment. We contacted the host and they took care of the rubbish we left behind as such though.
All in all I would say this is a comfortable apartment in the heart of the city and is very convenient, with a disclaimer about the noise. I would say the price we paid for the experience was a bit high for how the apartment was appointed and the size of the beds/bedrooms and shower though.