My Uncle & I stayed at this hotel for 5 nights while on holiday in Auckland. We arrived in the evening around 7.30pm, the check-in process was smooth and fast. We had booked our rooms through the Agoda website and paid in full at the time of the booking. The hotel did request for a NZD500 security deposit, which they refunded to my credit card a few days later. We booked a twin deluxe and we have no complaints whatsoever. The room was spacious, clean and quiet. All the expected amenities were available in the room: digital safe, electric kettle, coffee, tea, sugar and milk, hairdryer, basic toiletries, flat screen TV, etc. The WiFi and air-conditioning worked perfectly. The buffet breakfast is decent, with many hot and cold options, as well as coffee machines to make yourself some specialty coffees.||The Skycity Casino is located within the same building as this hotel, and inside the casino, there are a number of dining venues available. We dined at the Food Republic, which offers Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Western food.|IMPORTANT TIP: If you are planning on staying here and dining in any of the venues inside the casino, you should sign up for the complimentary Rewards programme for the casino. You will be given a Rewards card which gives you a 10% discount on all your dining bills here. The Rewards card is needed to play on any of the slot machines but you don't have to gamble in order to get the card.||The best thing about this hotel is its location! It is located in central Auckland City, a few blocks from the waterfront(Viaduct Harbour). To get to this hotel from the airport, took the SkyDrive Express Bus which picks passengers up from the Auckland Domestic and International Airport terminals and brings them directly to the bus stop right next to the Skycity Hotel. At this point in time, the 1-way fare for adults is NZD18 and NZD12.50 for senior citizens. We used this service from & to the airport and found it to be extremely convenient and economical. The buses run every 30 minutes both ways. You can pay the bus driver on the spot with a credit card each time, there is no need to pre-book your bus tickets.||All in all, we had an enjoyable stay here and will definitely stay here again on our future trips to Auckland.