I highly recommend staying here! Sarah and her two roommates are friendly, easy going and helpful. The house is gorgeous and in a great location - just a couple of blocks from Ponsonby Road, with boutiques, coffee shops and restaurants within 5 minutes (walking). (For any vegan visitors, there are lots of options close by: Well and Good and Little Bird Kitchen for breakfast or lunch, Chuthai, the Butchers Son and the ramen place for dinner.) You can walk to little local baches or catch one bus to go to the incredible Takapuna Beach. Also one bus takes you downtown. A bonus at the house: dogs and cats (and kittens while Iwas there) to greet you when you get home!