The Barrycourt is a very pleasant hotel in a good suburban location just on the edge of Auckland. The rooms are comfortable, equipped with everything a traveller would need. Views from the higher floors over the city and harbour are stunning.
The staff are incredibly helpful. Faced with moving a group of 20 people in the rain from the hotel to the Domain and then to the University, I asked the hotel staff for help. Within an hour they had organised a very cheap shuttle service and briefed the drivers. And all without extra charge.
There is a coffee lounge, bar and restaurant attached to the hotel, and the meals are excellent standard. The staff are young and cheerful, and work hard to make your stay a pleasant one. Parnell Village with all its restaurants is ten minutes walk away, and there is a city bus stop a block down the hill.