I grew up in Auckland and couldn't recommend the location of Natalie's apartment highly enough. It's an easy walk to they city's best eating/shopping precincts: Newmarket, Ponsonby and Britomart. At most it will take you half an hour to get to these areas. It's also five minutes from the eateries and bars of K Road, and right next to a lovely cafe. Plus, it's an easy walk to Auckland Domain, home to the museum, wintergarden, beautiful parkland and phenomenal harbour views.
The apartment itself is warm, cosy and clean, with the bedrooms on the upper floor of the three level apartment. Both beds were comfy and the linen was pristine. The kitchen is well equipped for cooking too, but we just did simple things like toast and salads as we didn't bring oils etc with us and were spoilt for choice with places to eat. There is tea, coffe, milk and snacks to tide you over on arrival.
The garage on the ground floor is great if you have a car, with internal access by stairs to the apartment.
Overall, a great place for me, my husband and teenage son to base ourselves so we could explore the city.