Ken Williams
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Abaco suited me well. Travelling alone from Melbourne to Auckland to reunite with old friends, most of them residing in a relatively short distance from Ponsonby. Fifty-plus years ago, I lived a short distance away on Curran Street, so there was a nice familiarity. Sheryl, host at Abaco, was very welcoming and fielded a couple of phone calls for me, which helped greatly. As I had told her when booking, my need was accommodation clean and quiet. Perfect. And an excellent shower is a blessing for the traveller. Car parking at the rear helps visitors. Location is great, eateries in walking distance (recommend Honey Cafe on St Mary's Bay Road), views of Auckland's wonderful harbour, and the weather was uniformly wonderful during my stay (March 20-24). I would stay again.