Marg's place was a little piece of heaven. It is exactly as shown in the photo's and was fully supplied with coffee, tea, yogurt, butter, peanut butter, jam, honey, bread, milk, fruit, bottled water, granola bars and snacks. The kitchen has a microwave and small fridge. There is an electric frying pan and a well equipped kitchen. Marg even did a load of laundry for us and delivered it all folded and ready to use. The place is extremely clean and quiet. It has a comfortable bed, heated towel racks, and an awesome enclosed shower so the bathroom doesn't get steamed up while using. It has a central air condition which is quiet and easy to use. Mission Bay beach is at the end of the street which is a very popular and a beautiful spot. There is public washrooms and lots of shade under beautiful huge trees on the grassy area with plenty of restaurants across from the beach (we found the Italian restaurant has good pizza). There is a small convenience store but if you want to buy groceries, take the bus into Auckland and shop at Countdown. Remember no plastic bags. The bus stop into Auckland is within 5 minutes walking distance in front of Star Bucks and comes every 15 minutes. The price is $5.50 pp one way. If you're not looking to stay in the heart of the city and don't mind a 15 minute bus ride, this is the idea place with the most fabulous host ever!!! Thank you Marg.