David arranged to be present at our arrival and welcomed us warmly. He took the time to introduce us to the beautiful house explained everything.
What we liked a lot about David´s place:
- The house is spacious and really charming and beautiful
- Our room was big and nicely decorated
- The bed was exceptionally comfortable and big
- The front yard with all its flowers you´ll see upon waking up
- The neighborhood is nice and peaceful and it is easy to get to the train station or the bus station to the airport.
- There is a café David recommends in his guidebook, which serves tasty breakfast! Check it out!

On the other hand:
- there was a building site opposite our room at the front yard of the house at the other side of the street, so there was some moderate noise on and off during the days. Obviously though, David could not do anything about that.
- The house and especially the doors consists of mainly wood, which makes it easy for sounds to travel. As during the night it is a totally quiet neighborhood, when the first person gets up in the house, you can´t help but waking up as well. At least that was our experience, despite using earplugs. But if you aren´t a light sleeper and get up early, it would not matter.
In sum, we totally would recommend staying with David when in Auckland!