We spent two nights at Trish‘s house and felt very comfortable. The neighborhood is quiet, the view of the skyline, while you take breakfast in the little garden, fantastic. It‘s just a 5-10 minutes walk to the ferry to Auckland City and a 5 minutes walk to a big supermarket and several restaurants/Cafés.
Trish is an excellent host and her accomodation has everything you need. I can really recommend it.