The Emerald Inn is a cute little place to stay! Their location is amazing! Very close to the beach, shops and restaurants. I loved that everything was walkable! Janice was very nice and welcoming at the front desk and checkin was very easy. The room was very clean and the cleaning service was great! Our room was cleaned, bed made and new towels each day. I would recommend staying at this Inn to anyone who needs a place to sleep and then go out to enjoy Takapuna. There were only a few things that were minor negatives. First the property and parts of the rooms haven't been updated. The room has a microwave and a very small fridge, so it was hard to make anything to eat in the room unless you could microwave it. Next is the parking situation is pretty bad unless your room is right at the front of the property. One car lane with blind views to get to the back of the property. Once we got back there the parking spots were along the bush which made it hard to get out of the car. It was also hard to turn around to exit the property especially if all the parking spots were full. The last day I had to back out until the parking lot opened up enough for me to turn around. Luckily we didn't encounter any cars entering/exiting while we were coming/going. The last thing that was a negative was that we were only given 4G of internet for free for the week we were there (which is a lot for normal internet surfing) however for us after a day full of working and going to dinner my husband and I like to watch a show on Netflix. Our week of free internet was gone in 2 days so we had to pay for another 4G for $40NZD. So lots of pros and a couple cons. Overall a lovely place to stay!