Stunning views of Tamaki straight and Putiki Bay from one side of the house and Huruhi Bay, Rangitoto and Auckland skyline from the other side of the house almost made up for the property shortcomings and mismanaged expectations for our 11-night visit.
The property and home are a work in progress on many fronts. Upon arrival, we were not able to park in the driveway for a few days due to a new driveway installation. Steps from the house to the drive did not connect leaving a large step down. A former water tank was in the process of being converted to a pool covered with a lovely blue tarp was an eyesore. The clothes dryer worked for about 10 minutes at a time before overheating. None of these items were communicated at the time of booking or prior to arrival.
The most disappointing discovery on arrival was the home next door under active construction. In the front yard of the home under construction is a motorhome. During our stay, construction and scaffolding removal began anywhere between 7:15 and 8 am. Construction took place on every day of the week except Sunday. Colorful language spewed from the workers throughout each day.
The two days of scaffolding removal consisted of workers launching metal tubes, metal decking and braces from the second level and roof to the ground below. The sounds disturbed the entire neighborhood. We shared our dissatisfaction with the property manager. His attitude was unapologetic and unsympathetic.
To top things off, the property manager texted us the next day to inform us a pool construction worker would be coming by at 8:30 am on Saturday during the Auckland lockdown to work for 4 hours on the pool. We requested the work delay until after our stay which was granted.
The lack of communications, mismanaged expectations and property manager attitude left us disappointed. What a shame the beautiful views were marred by the overall experience.