It's fine to stay in downtown/CBD Auckland. The pictures aren't inaccurate, but it was much more dated than expected. It's within convenient walking distance to almost anything you could think of. The windows are so thin that you can hear everything happening on the street all night. There are no kitchen amenities in the apartment so you will need to furnish everything down to salt and pepper and trash bags. The washer and dryer works very efficiently.
This was a great and super easy place to stay. Walkable to tons of restaurants, shops and the Auckland waterfront, and the apartment itself had everything we could possibly need. Owner is very responsive as well!!
Booked this condo so we could experience Auckland for a few days. Location was in the heart of the action so we had everything we needed within walking distance. The stop for the hop on hop off bus was mere steps away so using that for transportation we got to see almost the entirety of the city. Safe, secure, quiet with great beds and a nice kitchen. It had everything we needed including a very responsive host.