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Columbia Apartments

2.5 star property

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Fridge, microwave, stovetop, electric kettle
Reception
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Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Kitchen

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15 Whitaker Place, Grafton, Auckland, Auckland, 1010
  • University of Auckland
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Queen Street Shopping District
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Auckland Town Hall
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Auckland (AKL-Auckland Intl.)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, WiFi, bed sheets

Three Bedroom Apartment

  • 40 sq m
  • 3 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Double Beds

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Desk, WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Shared Bathroom (Shared Apartment - no self-isolation)

  • 7 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, WiFi, bed sheets

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

  • 30 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire apartment to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Columbia Apartments

Apartment with kitchenette, steps from University of Auckland
This smoke-free apartment building features laundry facilities, a convenience store, and a reception hall. Each apartment features WiFi and a kitchenette with a refrigerator, a stovetop, and a microwave. Additional amenities include an electric kettle, a portable fan, and a shower. Housekeeping is available on request.
Columbia Apartments offers 20 accommodations with portable fans. Kitchenettes offer refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include showers.

This Auckland apartment provides wireless Internet access for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided on request.

During your stay at Columbia Apartments, you're just a quick walk from University of Auckland. Enjoy features like laundry facilities. This budget apartment building has 20 apartments. A kitchenette and a microwave are available in each apartment.
  • Each apartment offers a kitchenette, a refrigerator, and a microwave
  • WiFi for a fee
  • Amenities include convenience store, laundry facilities, and an elevator
  • Steps from University of Auckland and 7 minutes by foot from Queen Street Shopping District
Columbia Apartments offers its guests laundry facilities, a convenience store, and an elevator. The front desk is open around the clock.

This Auckland apartment is smoke free.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • WiFi available (fee applies)

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Kitchenette

  • Fridge
  • Stovetop
  • Microwave
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Electric kettle

Bedrooms

  • Bed sheets provided

Bathrooms

  • Shower
  • Towels provided
  • Toilet paper

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Near coin laundry

Work spaces

  • Desk

Comfort

  • Heating
  • Portable fan

Pets

  • Service animals only (pets not allowed)

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • 10 steps to reach property
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Phone
  • Corner/local shop
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Reception hall

Location highlights

  • In the city centre
  • Near a hospital

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • 20 rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2.0 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
The shared apartment accommodation is not suitable for guests who are required to quarantine, due to the apartment's communal areas.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: NZD 200 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for in-room wireless internet: NZD 10 per stay (rates may vary)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.0 percent

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is professionally cleaned
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
The front desk at this property is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

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Columbia Apartments Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 102 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 102 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 102 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 102 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 102 reviews

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Abdallah

Business traveller
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Overall was good for the price. Staff had good communication. Our room was in a shared apartment with 2 other rooms, shared bathroom and kitchen. Nice and quiet. Only negative was no on site parking we had to park up the next street in a public carpark, which we had to pay more than our room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

TeRina

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emori

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For every traveler who's on a budget, this property is affordable and is within the Auckland CBD.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Saul

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The property was near the nightlife and public transport. Also, lots of dining options nearby. Unfortunately the property wasn't great. The room hadnt been vacuumed properly and the furniture was caked in dust. Also, the property failed to mention the elevator had been broken for a month and i needed to walk with my luggage up 17 floors. I recommend considering other options if available.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

caitlin

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Steve

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Exactly what I booked, 2 bedrooms to sleep in and simple bathroom.

6/10 Okay

Jackie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needs refurbishing and doesn’t look like what is in the photo’s. It smells like curry in the hallways. My knife broke on me (utensil) and no even milk provided. The employees are nice though.

8/10 Good

Sudhir

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice staff, flexible, helpful. excellent location near grocery shops and public transport
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Sudhir

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Helpful friendly staff. Good location near groceries cheap food esp nearby kebab ,burger and pizza shop. Self contained 3 room Units have kettle fridge microwave and one can cook.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Sudhir

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Have stayed here many times including before 2020 Covid. Very good convenient location near public transport and shops. Nice, friendly staff especially manager Steven Zhang. Very Good pricing, nice rooms,good facilities with kettle, microwave, fridge, and cooking utensils within the 3 room unit. Some rooms have fans. Please put fans in all rooms as it is getting hotter towards summer. Only one issue is pity that there is only 1 lift for a 20 floor building. it can take some time to go to your room or come down to reception as it can get very busy. Apart from that this is a very nice place to stay and would definitely stay here again in the future

4/10 Poor

Rowan

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The saying you get what you pay for can only be stretched so far. The price was ok, the location was great, but the state of the property was mind blowing. I'm not sure how H&S hasn't shut this place down. bones left on multiple levels of the staircase, fire hose fittings used as ash trays and vomit on the staircase wall that had dripped down 3-4 levels. There is a smell of cigarettes throughout the building but is stronger at different levels. The front desk attendant was polite enough, but did not really care about the issues I pointed out that could be easily fixed. The room was fine for a night or 2 but feel that a minimal effort on cleaning could make a difference.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sudhir

Business traveller
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place . However only 1 lift for a 20 storey building and in peak hours takes long time for lift to reach your floor as mine was 19th floor. Ideally another lift is needed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Kirsty

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ma Rocio

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thanks to the hosting, good experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Zoe

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
was just okay, good for price is what you pay for
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bring a wedge with you to secure your bedroom door if you cannot afford anything better. Situated at the bottom of a very steep hill well away from amenities. Staff do not have a good grasp of English. I would avoid this and use backpackers or ordinary hotel such as the Albion in Hobson street instead.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Hanzallah

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pubes on the toliet
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Ma. Feliza Inez

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Carpark is tough. Good pricing, rooms are clean but can be made over.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Booked in my family for two nights, we ended up staying one night. It was AWFUL! The place was so dirty i just couldn’t believe it. The room we stayed in had 3 separate bedrooms, 1 toilet and shower. All disgusting! Nothing was clean absolutely nothing! I ended up putting their towels down on floor for us to walk as it was that dirty! I wiped fridge, sinks and tables before we even did anything. My poor children was so happy to stay in apartment for the weekend but i could not leave them one more night in that disgusting awful place. Elevators dirty and old and only one. Dodgy people walking in and out all the time. Not a place for children at all! The stairs was so disgusting and what the hell is that smell all over that place! You have been warned. Do not stay here. Rough and run down. Spend your money somewhere else. Im sorry to my children:(
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
One more
Very relaxing trip
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was different to the one booked. Had to choose between 2 rooms, 1 had no curtains, the other smelled of cigarettes
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Morgan C

Liked: Room comfort
Cheap basic accommodation
Good cheap accommodation, central. Nothing flash, but perfect for a short stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2021