The apartment was described accurately. The key pick-up process was from an adjoining laundromat. I was flying into Auckland on Christmas night and was concerned 23.00 would be too late to retrieve the key. Lisa assured me this wasn't so. All was good. A friendly security guard took me to the apartment.
The apartment is on the thirteenth floor of - I would estimate - a fifteen floor complex. The apartment has the air of having been reconfigured to make a second bedroom. The hallway is narrower than standard. The bathroom was small but clean. The building for the most seems to be made up mainly of international students.
One benefit was that I could see the NYE fireworks - released from the Skytower just opposite - from the back entrance walkway.
The apartment was adequate for my single person stay. It would be small with more than three persons.
The balcony is about the width of a chair and you would not want to be suffering from vertigo.
The Apartment is well placed for centrality - I had great food at the Federation Restaurant and its associated Deli in the Skytower complex, about two hundred meters away as the crow flies. It is also about a ten-fifteen minute walk to the Art Gallery, and the Waiheke ferry which was great as I had to ferry over to meet family members first thing on Boxing day.
I thought the Apartment was great value for the time of year (I only booked about three weeks before my travelling dates.) I imagined it would be noisy because of so many students but I managed to sleep undisturbed. The apartment is not air-conditioned and there were fans ( I slept with a fan on in the bedroom.)
I imagine it would be hot here during the late summer afternoon as the apartment faces west, but I was always out at this time, and there are blinds.
Thanks Lisa!!