The place was clean and the host was friendly and helpful. We stayed in the room upstairs that has a small balcony and a nice view over the surrounding family homes. We were in Auckland during New Year's Eve and got invited to spend the evening with the host's family, playing games, having fun and watching the fireworks in the distance at Sky Tower (which is about 20 min away by car, but you can see it when you walk down the street to the next crossing). We had a wonderful time!