Tony and Jude’s place is excellent - we highly recommend. It was sparkling clean, spacious, and in a beautiful setting. The neighborhood around the home is incredibly walkable with restaurants, shops, and a great organic grocery store. There is a bus stop about a block away that takes you into Auckland CBD for just $3.50 each. The Auckland Zoo is about a 25 min walk away. We loved Malt (3 min walk) for lunch, Bread & Butter (20 min walk) for breakfast, and a sweet coffee shop across from Malt for an afternoon snack. The location is exceptional.
After a long plane ride, we arrived at Tony and Jude’s place late at night and were met with a cold bottle of wine, cheese and crackers, and fruit. We got to meet them the next day, and they were so sweet and kind. They let us keep our bags at their house after check-in so that we could continue to explore the city without having to lug our bags around.
We’ve stayed at many AirBnbs and this will be remembered as one of our favorites!