After moving to Auckland from Wellington, this was my second AirBnB. I picked it for its location near my employer’s offices on College Hill and Victoria Street West, and for its gym. It was pricier than other options, but given that I didn’t know Auckland very well its location made sense.
The first thing that struck me was the absolutely stunning view out of the floor-to-ceiling windows that run the entire width of the living room. Combined with a very high ceiling, it’s amazing to sit on the sofa at any time of day (particularly sunset and night time, or even during a thunderstorm) and marvel at the cityscape - the Sky tower, etc. Victoria Park’s location next to this apartment community means there’s no buildings in the way to obstruct those views. The host should consider including a better photo of the living room to show off this feature. I briefly checked out the roof terrace but the weather was too cold to be worth making use of this. I used the gym several times - it’s better than it looks from the photos, you can have a pretty good strength or cardio workout using dumbbells, barbells, or the multi cable machine. The jacuzzi was nice too.
This apartment is stacked tall and thin in terms of its architectural layout - bedroom & bathroom on first floor, open-plan living room on 2nd floor, and above that there’s the roof terrace. The first floor is designed cleverly to make the most of the compact space available. The bathroom is nice, and the laundry machinery is great - including a proper hot-air clothes dryer.
The parking space was handy - it’s an open-air car park space that sits underneath the property’s bottom floor (which is the first floor) - this means your vehicle is fully covered from rain etc.
Jo was a very quick communicator which was appreciated. Check-in is very easy, you couldn’t get any easier than this.