I stayed at the Hyatt for 2 nights. The rooms are nice and they have one restaurant open for all meals. Small bar. The staff were extremely helpful. It is across the street from the University of Aukland and a park. You have to walk down a hill - guessing about 3/4 mile - or take a taxi to get to the shops, a small mall or other restaurants. I would stay there again although it would be nice to be closer to town I didn't mind the location. As you can read on my other posts on this topic I didn't like where Regent put us - but I seemed to be the only one. Maybe it was because I had been spoiled by the Hyatt. Don and Michele were also there when I was. I was also alone. No fear in walking to town or around the park and campus.