Eric was a great communicator, very fast in responding and gave clear instructions on everything we needed to know.
His place was in a great area in Ponsonby. Various nice cafes, bars and restaurants were in walking distance. We had a rental car so it was very easy to get around town.
The house is quite spacious and homely decorated. The master bedroom upstairs is huge with a big bathtub and separate toilet. The 2 bedrooms downstairs are comfortable as well. Some of the windows downstairs, however, couldn't be closed properly so that it got quite cold at night. The kitchen was only equipped with very basic things so it may not be convenient to cook meals.
We traveled with 2 seniors and 2 toddlers and found some discrepancies. The living area is upstairs so we had to be very careful with the kids since the stairs are right by the living room. Older kids (over 4) should be fine though. The driveway to the house is quite long and steep down the hill. Since we had a car, it was no problem to get to the house but walking, especially for small children and elderly, may be somewhat inconvenient, especially when going up.
Overall we had a pleasant stay at Eric's place and would stay there again when we're back in Auckland.