Alan's airbnb is in the heart of the city. It's a top floor split penthouse apartment. Very clean and organized, amazing view, excellent heating with powerful electric blanket plus room heater for winter commuters. A bonus for our stay was the bathtub and easy private access to laundry and dryer. Any questions I had were addressed politely and directly. I considered ourselves lucky when we met another group using airbnb service in the same building, but unfortunately the group we met had safety concerns with the front door, and delays in their hosts response to essential coming and going from their airbnb apartment, so I was grateful for the detailed introduction to parking facility, and the best ways to use front door and his other amenities.. And Even though we were surprised with shared living space, we still had our privacy in a nice upmarket central location. Also no TV, and Friday and Saturday music from the area can be hard for sleep but gratefully after 3am it was back to quiet. Another good thing was Alan's willingness to return property by post or pick up that I completely forgot about during checkoutl. If your happy with shared living space, the price and location is worth while for a auckland city experience.