Hillcrest Homestay, NorthShore, Auckland

Calm, independence and the big bed.

The location of the apartment which is a little far from everything and the warmth in the rooms.

Nothing

Waste of money, disgusting place. The check-in was hard, had to call 3 times and wait around to be told where to go. Mouldy bread and dirty kitchen, bins were full of rubbish. Bathroom was filthy and broken tiles, didn’t look like it had been cleaned. Weren’t told there were cameras inside, felt very uncomfortable. Wasn’t provided a fan in the bedroom, very hot. The most disgusting thing was the sheets, clearly hadn’t been cleaned, they were turned inside out so you couldn’t see the bottom side that was covered in stains and filth.

Close to the city, comfortable beds

House was quite dirty. No battery in the smoke alarm in our room. Hairs in the bed. No top sheet, just a duvet. House was locked and we couldnt get in, had to knock on the window of a different room so someone could let us in as couldnt contact owner. No TV in the house. Absolutely no extras, no soap, no coffee or teas. Sat outside and quietly talked at 11pm and then recieved a call saying they could hear us and we needed to get back inside and into our room. I told her that earlier we couldn't get into the house as the lock wouldn't work but she didnt want to talk about that, just ordered us to go to our room again. No off street parking.

This new booking place is amazing. I really love the neighborhood, the two terraces, the big kitchen and large bedrooms with great beds. It's on a hill and you have a great view over the valley and there is a free parkingplace in front of the house.

The only thing I missed was the WIFI. They had it installed but somehow it didn't work. Probably it will be fixed soon.