This beautiful home is a perfect place from which to enjoy the beauty of Aukland and its laid back lifestyle. This is our second time staying here, and we enjoyed it even more as we were there for two weeks. The owner Pearl has decorated the home in a comfortable modern french county style with lots of charming details. There are beautiful views of Aukland out every window, and a stunning view of the downtown by day or night from the patio. Pearl is a chef and her kitchen is outfitted with everything you need to do serious cooking. However, Aukland is a foodie town and it is all withing reach by car within about 10 minutes. There are also a couple nice restaurants that you can walk to from the house. The beaches are all a short way by car and my adult children visited a beach (many different ones) almost every day. We were on a family vacation, and Pearl's house suits us perfectly. Pearl is also a great host. Anything we needed, she was there to assist. Unfortunately, I became ill towards the end of our stay and she got me in to her doctor immediately. I was on the mend within a couple hours. Thank you for everything Pearl. It was hard to leave!