Couples
A balcony, dinner on the waterfront a few minutes' walk away, and a second bedroom when you want your own space.
Viaduct Two
Two bedrooms above the marina at Viaduct Harbour, with the Sky Tower up the street and the ferries a short walk away.
Two bedroomsTwo bathroomsSleeps 4Balcony on the marina
A balcony on the marina
Viaduct Two has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a balcony above the marina at Viaduct Harbour, in the middle of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. The seat nearest the balcony door is where the morning coffee goes.
The water is a few steps away, and so are the restaurants along the harbour edge.
Walk to the water, the ferries and the city
Viaduct Harbour sits on the Waitematā Harbour, at the foot of the city centre. The Auckland Fish Market and Silo Park in Wynyard Quarter are a short walk one way, and Britomart and the Downtown Ferry Terminal the other.
From the terminal, Devonport is about 12 minutes by ferry, Rangitoto about 25 and Waiheke about 40.
Perfect for
The people who tend to like a base on the water, with the city on the doorstep.
Working away
A desk and chair by the window in the living room, and the harbour edge for a walk at lunch. Ask us before you book if you need steady video calls.
Foodies
The Auckland Fish Market, Britomart's laneways and the small restaurants of Karangahape Road are each a short walk or ride away.
Culture buffs
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is about 15 minutes on foot, and Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira a short ride.
Walkers
The waterfront walks end to end, and volcanic cones such as Maungawhau and Maungakiekie are a short ride away.
Sleeps 4, with one secure car space.
BookOur guide to the area
Places we have checked near the apartment. Opening hours were confirmed on 13 October 2026 where the venue publishes them, and the guide says so where it does not.
The apartment
Perfect for
Couples
CouplesA balcony, dinner on the waterfront a few minutes' walk away, and a second bedroom when you want your own space.
Working away
Working awayA desk and chair by the window in the living room, and the harbour edge for a walk at lunch. Ask us before you book if you need steady video calls.
Foodies
FoodiesThe Auckland Fish Market, Britomart's laneways and the small restaurants of Karangahape Road are each a short walk or ride away.
Culture buffs
Culture buffsAuckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is about 15 minutes on foot, and Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira a short ride.
Walkers
WalkersThe waterfront walks end to end, and volcanic cones such as Maungawhau and Maungakiekie are a short ride away.
At a glance
Sleeps 4Two bedrooms, each with a queen bed, and two bathrooms.
WifiIn the apartment. We will send you your network details in your welcome message before you arrive.
ParkingOne secure space in the building.
Heating and coolingA heat pump in the main bedroom.
Washing machine and dryerIn the apartment.
KitchenOven, hob and dishwasher, with a round table for four.
TVA wall-mounted TV in the living room.
Check-inCollect the keys from the building concierge or a lockbox. The details come in your welcome message, never on this site.
High chair and travel cotAvailable on request. Please ask when you book.
A bright two bedroom apartment on an upper floor, with a living room that opens to the balcony, a kitchen with a round table for four and a desk by the window for working. Both bedrooms have a queen bed, and there are two bathrooms.
Bedrooms
Main bedroom
Main bedroom A queen bed, an armchair, a heat pump and its own bathroom.
Second bedroom
Second bedroom A queen bed, a ceiling fan and a second bathroom close by.
In the house
- Two bedrooms, each with a queen bed
- Two bathrooms
- Living room opening to the balcony
- Kitchen with oven, hob and dishwasher
- Round table for four
- Desk and chair by the window
- Wifi
- Wall-mounted TV
- Heat pump in the main bedroom
- Washing machine and dryer
- Bed linen and towels for four
- One secure car space
Stay your way
Choose a topic.
Where everyone sleeps
Two bedrooms, each with a queen bed: four adults, or two adults and two children.
In the house
- High chair on request
- Travel cot on request
Good to know
- The marina edge is open water, so please keep an eye on small children along the waterfront.
- Ferries to Devonport, Rangitoto and Waiheke leave from the Downtown Ferry Terminal. Timetables and children's fares are on the operators' sites.
What is here
- Wifi in the apartment.
- A desk and chair by the window in the living room, with a power point beside it.
Video calls
We have not published a wifi speed. If you need steady video calls, ask us before you book.
Explore Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
The places we would send a friend, near the apartment and across the water. Opening hours were checked on 13 October 2026 where the venue publishes them. Where it does not, the card says to check before you go.
Ready-made days
Half-day trips
Each half-day trip starts from the Downtown Ferry Terminal or the front door. Times are from the operators' own sites, checked on 13 October 2026.
Further afield
Further afield means 40 minutes or more each way: Piha on the west coast, Waiheke Island by ferry, Kumeū wine country and the farmers' market at Matakana.
Walks, water and wildlife
Volcanic cones in the city, an island a ferry ride away and a pink path above the motorway. Check each card for hours and closures.
On the water
On foot
Through the year
Auckland's seasons run the other way round from the northern hemisphere: summer is December to February. These are the places in the guide at their best, with hours checked on 13 October 2026.
Spring
At the house
- Balcony weather returns on the calm days, and the heat pump in the main bedroom takes the edge off cool evenings.
Nearby
- Maungawhau and Cornwall Park are open daily and green.
- Grey Lynn Farmers Market is listed on Sundays from 18 October to 20 December 2026.
Summer
At the house
- Late light on the balcony, with the sun setting well after 8pm.
Nearby
- Pōhutukawa, the New Zealand Christmas tree, flowers red along the coast from about December.
- The Sky Tower is open to 9.30pm every day in December and January.
- Piha's lifeguards are on duty in summer. Swim only in the patrolled area.
Autumn
At the house
- Mild days and a quieter marina.
Nearby
- Waiheke's vineyards are open daily: Cable Bay's cellar door from 11am to 5pm and Mudbrick's from 10am to 5.30pm.
- Matakana's Saturday market runs all year.
Winter
At the house
- Museums and galleries weather, with the heat pump in the main bedroom.
Nearby
- Auckland Art Gallery is open daily from 10am to 5pm, and its general collection exhibitions are free.
- Auckland Museum stays open until 8.30pm on Twilight Tuesdays.
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- Each one narrows the list, so a place must match all of them. Dogs and Sunday lunch shows only places that offer both.
Further afield takes 40 minutes to an hour or more, by ferry or car. Ferries and roads depend on weather and traffic.
Plan your day
Tap the places you would like to see and we will draw you a route from the house, then work out roughly how long it takes. You can save the result as a picture for your phone.
Drag the map sideways. Tap a pin for details.
Drawn by hand and not to scale, and drawn only around the city and the inner gulf. Waiheke, Piha, Kumeū and Matakana are in the list but off the edge of the map. Place positions come from OpenStreetMap.
Your day
Nothing chosen yet. Tap a place on the map, or pick from the list below it.
All the places
The same places as the map, as a list. Choose any of them.
Local secrets
Eight things most visitors walk past, taken from the city's own sources and checked on 13 October 2026.
A crater called the food bowl
Maungawhau's crater was known as the food bowl of Mataoho, after the deity linked to volcanic activity, and the hill was once a large pā with terraces, houses, gardens and pits for storing crops. At 196 metres it is Auckland's highest volcano, and it last erupted about 28,000 years ago.
An island that is only 600 years old
Rangitoto rose from the sea in a series of eruptions about 600 years ago, and Fullers360 calls it New Zealand's youngest and largest shield volcano. It is a pest-free sanctuary, so bags and shoes are checked before you board.
A pink path above the motorway
Te Ara I Whiti, the Lightpath, was designed by Monk Mackenzie Architects and LandLAB with the artist Katz Maihi. Black metal pou and carved designs line its western side, and LED lights along the barriers pulse as people pass.
An auction before breakfast
The Auckland Fish Market holds an auction from Monday to Friday: the catch can be viewed from 5 to 6am and bidding starts at 6. By the market's own account, Albert Sanford started the business in 1904.
An arcade from 1924
St Kevins Arcade, on Karangahape Road, dates to 1924. It now holds independent shops, studios, restaurants and music venues.
A grave on a volcano
Sir John Logan Campbell, who gave Cornwall Park to the city, is buried at the summit of Maungakiekie beside the obelisk. The hill was a fortified pā before Europeans arrived, and many of its earthworks can still be seen.
Tunnels on North Head
Maungauika North Head has a self-guided walk past tunnels and other military features. The reserve is administered by the Tūpuna Maunga Authority for Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau.
A restaurant that turns once an hour
Orbit360, at the top of the Sky Tower, completes one full rotation every hour, and Auckland NZ says it is the only rotating restaurant in the country. SkyBar, on level 50, is called New Zealand's highest bar.
Sources: Tūpuna Maunga Authority (maunga.nz), Fullers360, Department of Conservation, Auckland NZ (aucklandnz.com), Auckland Fish Market and Wynyard Quarter (sanford.co.nz, wynyard-quarter.co.nz), Cornwall Park Trust Board (cornwallpark.co.nz) and SkyCity. Checked on 13 October 2026.
Culture
Tāmaki Makaurau is a city of volcanoes, harbours and Pacific communities, and its writers, artists and screen stories keep coming back to that. Here is where to start.
Books
Albert Wendt, who taught New Zealand literature at the University of Auckland, is the writer to begin with.
Sons for the Return Home, Albert Wendt (1973)
A novel about a young Samoan man's life in New Zealand. Wendt was the University of Auckland's first professor of New Zealand literature, from 1988 to 2008.
Breaking Connections, Albert Wendt (2015)
A novel about a group of friends and their life in Auckland.
Writers and artists
Two artists whose work belongs to Auckland.
- Lisa Reihana, born Auckland 1964
- Her video installation In Pursuit of Venus [infected] was first shown at Auckland Art Gallery in May 2015 and later represented New Zealand at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
- Colin McCahon, in Titirangi 1953 to 1959
- The painter lived at Titirangi in the Waitākere Ranges in the 1950s. A trust runs his house there as a museum; check whether it is open before you go.
Artisans and makers
A shop on Karangahape Road that gathers local makers.
- Crushes, Karangahape Road
- Art, homewares and slow fashion from more than 60 local makers, with workshops.
Makers and galleries to visit today
Film and TV
One film that put the west coast on the map, and one comedy set in the suburbs.
- The Piano (1993)
- Jane Campion shared the Palme d'Or at Cannes for it. Karekare beach on the west coast is where visitors go to see its scenery.
- Bro'Town (2004 to 2009)
- An animated comedy about five Polynesian teenage boys, set in the Auckland suburb of Morningside.
Places to visit
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira are both in the guide, with their hours.
Stay with us
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At a glance
Sleeps 4Two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
WifiIn the apartment.
ParkingOne secure space in the building.
Heating and coolingA heat pump in the main bedroom.
Check-inConcierge or lockbox. Details come in your booking messages.
Getting here
Drive times are to Viaduct Harbour in the centre of the city, without traffic. Allow longer on weekday mornings and evenings, and leave the car in the building: the city is easiest on foot and by ferry.
Auckland AirportAbout 35 minutesAbout 21 km
HamiltonAbout 1 hour 30 minutesAbout 125 km
By train
- Britomart, officially Waitematā Station, is the main train station, about 12 minutes on foot from the apartment.
- From Auckland Airport, take a taxi or rideshare, or a bus. Check Auckland Transport for current routes.
Parking
One secure space comes with the apartment. Your booking message says how to reach it.
Drive times are our own estimates for light traffic, not checked against a live map on 13 October 2026. Please check a live map before you leave.
Questions people ask
Booking and your stay2
- When are check-in and checkout?
- Check-in from 3pm. Checkout by 10am. If you arrive early, message us and we will say whether the apartment is ready.
- How do we get in?
- The building has a concierge. Your booking message says whether to collect the keys from the concierge or from a lockbox. We never publish codes on this site.
Getting here and parking2
- Where do we park?
- There is one secure space in the building's car park. Your booking message says how to reach it.
- Can we get there without a car?
- Yes. Britomart, the main train station, and the Downtown Ferry Terminal are both a short walk, and taxis and rideshares run from the airport.
Around the apartment3
- Is the wifi good enough to work?
- There is wifi in the apartment and a desk by the window. We have not published a speed, so ask us before you book if you need steady video calls.
- Where do the bins go?
- The house manual says where rubbish and recycling go. A note is also in the apartment.
- Are towels and bed linen provided?
- Yes, for four guests.
Out and about1
- Can we swim or take a boat out?
- Not from the marina: it is a working harbour. For a swim, the guide lists Piha on the west coast, where the surf is strong and the lifeguards are on duty in summer, and the bays of Waiheke Island. Ferries to Devonport, Rangitoto and Waiheke leave from the Downtown Ferry Terminal.
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Guests
This section covers your stay from arrival to checkout. Door codes, key-safe numbers and the wifi password are in your welcome message and are never published here.
Arrival
- Message us the day before to say roughly when you will arrive.
- Go to the building's concierge desk, or to the lockbox, as your booking message says.
- Take the lift to your floor and let yourself in.
- Your car space is in the building's secure car park. The booking message says how to reach it.
- The wifi network name and password are in your welcome message.
House manual
Also searchable from the site search.
Safety
- Emergencies: call 111 for police, fire or ambulance.
- Healthline: 0800 611 116, free, for health advice at any hour.
- In an earthquake: drop, cover and hold. Do not run outside while the ground is shaking.
- The marina edge is open water. Please keep children close along the waterfront.
Nearby essentials
The nearest pharmacy we have checked is in Commercial Bay. The Downtown Ferry Terminal is where the Waiheke, Devonport and Rangitoto ferries leave. For a taxi, any rideshare app works, and the extras page lists a taxi company.
House rules
- Up to 4 guests.
- No pets, please.
- No smoking anywhere, inside or out.
- No parties or events.
- Quiet from 22:00, please.
Departure
Please leave by 10am. Load the dishwasher, put rubbish and recycling in the bins, close the balcony door and return the keys as your booking message says.
Extras
Local businesses you can book yourselves: a lift from the airport, groceries to the door or a ferry across the harbour.
These are independent third parties. We don't provide, book or endorse them. Please check details and prices with them directly.
Taxis and rideshare
- UberRideshare app, for the airport and across the city.
- Auckland Co-op TaxisAn Auckland taxi company. Check how to book on its own site.
Food and grocery delivery
- Woolworths NZSupermarket chain with online grocery orders. Check delivery to your address.
- New WorldSupermarket chain with online ordering. Check delivery or pickup for your address.
- Auckland Fish MarketFresh seafood to cook at home. Fishmonger open 8am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 6pm Friday to Sunday.
Things to book
- Fullers360Ferries to Waiheke, Devonport and Rangitoto from the Downtown Ferry Terminal.
- Island DirectA second ferry company to Waiheke from the Downtown Ferry Terminal, about 35 to 40 minutes.
- Sky Tower ticketsSingle-entry tickets are sold online and are valid for six months.
- Waiheke Wine ToursGuided wine tours on Waiheke Island. See the site for what is on offer.