If you are looking for a place to stay in central Auckland with great CBD access this is a really good place. It’s exactly what it looks like, we basically went to Auckland to eat out in the surrounding restaurants and go to spark arena and it was the perfect location for that. The bed was comfortable enough, we didn’t use the fold out sofa. Shower was good, hot with good pressure. The rubbish thing seemed like it would be a hassle, it wasn’t overly, it was just an extra thing to remember. We didn’t cook there, so can’t comment on that. Had a good stay, and it was a nice place to go back to at night.