Utterly fantastic location for guests to Rotorua. Central attractions and all the shuttle-pick-up points we know of are within walking distance of this apartment.
A little bit of street noise, to be expected central city ground floor. Also a background noise (soft sound) I think from the heating radiators which I tuned out very quickly but occasionally mistook for the sound of rain in the night. Gentle heat under bathroom and kitchen floors! Bed softer than our one at home. Shower had a quirk associated with thermal heating - if the thermal heated water in the building gets low the electric cylinder is supposed to compensate but one of us somehow missed that timing on the first day. No problem following days.
This feels like a genuine owner-used holiday home, what Airbnb was supposed to be about. It is NOT a motel set-up, was much better than some motels we've stayed at in Rotorua. Clean and tidy with all the basics for cooking but tons of interesting eateries a few blocks over so we didn't use much in the apartment.
Allocated carpark was mislabelled vs info given (letters vs numbering) which is the ONLY reason we dropped a star for check-in (organisation hiccup with tired, grumpy, confused driver not recommended). Our double cab ute stuck out of the allocated parking space just a little compared to the other cars, (the car on the other side of us didn't seem to have any problem as plenty of space to back out). A high canopy or roof rack might not fit though, someone else's standard van seemed fine nearby. Alternate free first-in-first-served carpark was suggested as a back up. Honestly we parked up and walked everywhere.
We stayed as a couple in town to work a hectic event, apartment would also suit a well-behaved family. Will happily recommend to friends and hope the hosts will let us stay again. ;-)