Janice and Neil's place is lovely, and they're perfect hosts: friendly and helpful, but letting you get on with your own thing. The studio is very clean and comfortable (the bed giving me some of the best nights' sleep I've had). The neighbourhood is lovely and quiet; the great bars and restaurants of Kingsland are about 15 minutes' walk away, and even closer there's an excellent Japanese restaurant (Icco); but if you want to travel elsewhere in Auckland it's probably advisable to have a car - public transport is close by, but Auckland transport isn't great, especially at night. Nonetheless, this was the perfect place to stay on three-week a business trip, and I'm sure I'll be back in the future.