Moka was a lovely host with great communication, and the location can't be beat if you're familiar with K Rd and want easy accessibility to Ponsonby Rd and the city - both can be walked to in 15-20 minutes. Beautiful, large, comfortable bed and immaculate linens, and a comfortable lounge with great views.
Unfortunately, the place didn't quite work for me. There were a lot of strongly-smelling fragrance diffusers/candles and I'm a bit sensitive to artificial aromas. I moved them to the laundry area, but still the smell persisted after opening windows and doors.
Per the description, there's no aircon, and I'm unused to a humid Auckland summer, although it was fine when there was a good cross-breeze. Since there's a lot of traffic noise, leaving the windows open overnight wasn't really an option.
Check-in was a bit tricky since we weren't able to connect at the arranged time. Since it was swipe entry, I had to tailgate a resident and got questioned - it was fine, but awkward.