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ON THE BEACH MILFORD

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Beach
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Living area
Dining
Beach

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor space

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Master bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Main Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Garden

About this property

ON THE BEACH MILFORD

Set on the Shores of Milford Beach, enjoy a relaxed beachfront escape.
Free Wi-Fi - TV flat screen 65 -Free SKY - Air Con Heating
Full Kitchen facilities -Nespresso Coffee Machine -Coffee Pods/Tea/ Milk supplied - Ninja Blender
Sunny Bright and Spacious
With Milford's boutique shopping experience just 2 min walk away.

Beautifully spacious beach front sea view apartment perfectly suited to a family or a couple incorporating 2 double bedrooms with two queen bed configurations.
The Apartment is on the ground floor in a small block of six, situated on Milford's Beach front, this apartment is conveniently appointed with a Lounge, fully equipped Kitchen, dining, and Laundry facilities.
Spacious living and dining.
Private secure covered parking for one car.
Guests love this apartment because the property is situated in what is rated one of the best beach front locations on Auckland's North Shore.
With direct beach access guests can enjoy a stroll along the beach, or enjoy a lunch at one of Milford or Takapuna's abundant dining experiences or shopping at several designer shops, Auckland Central City is only 15 minutes away, not peak hour.
Special conditions:
No Smoking
No Pets
No large gatherings or parties.
Enquire about our longer term fixed rate special.

Please note Meth alarms are on site!

Extras: Cleaning (Required, NZ$80.00 per stay); Linen (included);
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 3–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
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 indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Auckland

Located in Milford, a neighbourhood in Auckland, this apartment is near theme parks and on the beach. ASB Waterfront Theatre and New Zealand Maritime Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Auckland Zoo and Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Spark Arena or Eden Park. Jet skiing, scuba diving and sailing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling nearby.
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Milford, Auckland

What's nearby

  • Milford Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Lake Pupuke - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • North Shore Hospital - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Bruce Mason Centre - 5 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Takapuna Beach - 5 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Daldy Street Tram Stop - 11 min drive
  • Auckland Britomart Station - 22 min drive
  • Auckland (AKL-Auckland Intl.) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dear Friends - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Tae Hwa Ru Restaurant - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Good Hood Cafe - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Olle - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Musashi Japanese Cuisine - ‬12 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is ON THE BEACH MILFORD pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at ON THE BEACH MILFORD?

As of 3 Apr 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at ON THE BEACH MILFORD on 6 May 2026 start from £156, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at ON THE BEACH MILFORD?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at ON THE BEACH MILFORD?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at ON THE BEACH MILFORD?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is ON THE BEACH MILFORD located?

Located in Milford, this beachfront apartment building is in the city centre and within a 15-minute walk of Milford Beach and Lake Pupuke. Takapuna Beach and Bruce Mason Centre are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 52 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 52 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 52 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 52 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 52 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful location and sounds of waves!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Jan 2026
Thank you for your review. There is something special about hearing the waves breaking on the foreshore. I'm glad you all enjoy your stay, and look forward to seeing you again next year.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gary M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Spotless well equipped apartment in a friendly beach area. Only a short walk to the town with supermarket and a good variety of shops and restaurants.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Jan 2026
We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed the benefits of being both on the beach front and having a good variety of shops within easy walking distance. Look forward to seeing you back with us soon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Glenda H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We love sitting in our accommodation watching the endless parade of dogs enjoying the beach plus lots of beach walks for us
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Oct 2025
Thank you for your review, it has been great having you both stay with On The Beach again. We look forward to your next visit.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rachel D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful stay and couldn’t have been happier with this rental. The location was exactly as advertised—perfectly balanced between city convenience and beach relaxation. It was a quick and easy trip into the city whenever we wanted to explore, while still offering the peaceful option of spending entire days at the beach.The amenities truly made the stay special. Having a beach umbrella and beach chair available was a thoughtful touch that made our beach days even more enjoyable. Inside, the fully functional kitchen had everything we needed, and the lovely sunroom quickly became a favorite spot for relaxed afternoon lunches and downtime together for our 3 person family.Overall, this home was comfortable, well-equipped, and ideally located. We would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for a seamless mix of city access and beachside living.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Jan 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re thrilled to hear you all enjoyed your stay. The feedback is truly appreciated, and I look forward to welcoming you back soon
Verified

8/10 Good

Heidi W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property.

Great stay however the kitche
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marcus C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect little villa.

Great location.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eric P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place, great location

Really enjoyed our stay despite the terrible weather, very nicely set up for four adults. Everything you'd want for a stay - definitely recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Jan 2023
Thank you for your review, yes the weather was absolutely awful, and wish this was something we could control, certainly not what any of us expected.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Guy R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great to be at On the Beach

Well appointed spacious property in fantastic location. Breakfast room is a highlight looking durectly on to beach & Rangitoto island in the distance
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Mar 2024
Thank you both for your review and always great to have you both stay. It is a magical spot being able to watch the waves break on the shoreline makes a perfect start to any day, whatever the weather.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Damian W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place by the beach

Really good location in quiet neighbourhood. Beach is right at the door.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Jan 2021
Thank you Damian, we are glad you enjoyed your stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fred A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

On the beach

Great stay, def come back again
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Jan 2022
Thank you, look forward to seeing you both again soon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Guy R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

On the Beach

Great apartment in a brilliant location. Thirty metres from front door to the 4 steps down to beach. Shops, Eateries, Park & Marina all close by.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Meg G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beach life

We will be back! Here are some of our favorite parts of our experience: - the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. -Stretches of beach to explore. -Kayaking in the deep blue sea. -Comfortable beds.-friendly neighbors-close to town and a mall.
Stayed 11 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Mar 2025
Thank you for staying with us again, and look forward to your next visit. An excellent guest, leaving the apartment spotless and tidy.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

cherylyn c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

What's not to like. Beach front/shopping/restaurants/cafes

There's nothing quite like being able to wake up in the morning and watch the waves breaking on the shoreline with your first cup of coffee for the day. enjoyable stay, beach walks- super shopping restaurants and cafes/bars on your doorstep.
Stayed 29 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pre Xmas family time

We had a great stay, awesome location. The weather was gorgeous.Close to the Milford shops.For me I found the upstairs noise 1 night tiresome, not used to anyone else around at home.Many thanks.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Jan 2025
We are pleased you enjoyed your stay. Once a year prior to Christmas my neighbour invites a couple of friends in for a drink. Our apologies for the sound of footsteps on the stairs, but we all have to give a little at christmas.
Verified

8/10 Good

Sue U.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic Location

This was our 2nd stay here. We absolutely love this property. It's in a great location, direct access to the beach and within easy reach of some of the most beautiful beaches on this shore. Unfortunately I did drop a star this time as the place could have been a little cleaner but still a great property.
Stayed 12 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Jun 2022
Thank you for your feedback, we will investigate this immediately. We have not had any record of such an event for years, but It has been a particularly bad year for ants in the Auckland area, and as always we can never be too careful. I do appreciate that we cannot get it right all the time but would hope that when we make a mistake, we really try to rectify it during the guest's stay.to ensure they leave us feeling happy and relaxed. Please let us know immediately if you see an ant in the kitchen again and accept our sincere apologies.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nigel W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic location

Enjoyed our week long stay. Comfortable apartment. Comfortable bed and lovely decor. Easy access to shops and restaurants. Friendly neighbours. Had great weather. Lovely being able to step out on the beach for a walk. Hopefully we will be back soon in NZ and would love to stay there again.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Nov 2022
Thank you it was our pleasure, please come again soon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A little gem

A gem of a spot in a greatneighbourhood
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Sept 2022
Thank you Mark, glad you enjoyed your stay. Look forward to having you stay with us again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

philip K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it

We stayed for 17 to be close to family. Then we toured the South Pacific. In return we will stay here again. So, obviously we liked it.
Stayed 17 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peter K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Life's a Beach

step out of your door onto Milford beach, what's not to Like.
Stayed 16 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Apr 2023
Glad you both enjoyed your stay so much and look forward to seeing you both again soon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pre Xmas break

Very well appointed and comfortable apartment everything that we needed. We just loved the short few steps to the beach and 10 minute walk to the Milford shopping centre. No road noise.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Dec 2022
Thank you, look forward to seeing you again soon. Merry Christmas to your both.🎅
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Loretta M.

On the Beach Milford

This apartment was perfect for visiting family in Auckland. Apartment was very clean and beds were comfortable and had everything we required. 10 second walk to the beach was exhausting! Milford shops are about 10 mins walk. Would definitely book again.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Mar 2020
Thank you for your comments, it was a pleasure please come again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hannah J.

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Great house, great location

We had a really nice stay! Really fun to just walk out the door to the beach. Had some issues with check-in and communication but I think those were due to my phone/internet service rather than the owner - when we were able to reach her it was easy-peasy.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andy S.

Nice apartment in nice area

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this apartment. It is well situated outside of Auckland but it’s easy to get to the city if that’s what you want to do. We spent most of our time heading north to west where the scenery is great. The apartment is exactly as it’s portrayed in the photos, is very clean and has everything you would want for a short stay. There is assigned parking right next to it but if you have a midsize car or larger don’t bother as it’s too tight, just use the ample parking on the street.
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Mar 2020
Thank you for staying with us at On the Beach. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to your next stay with us. You are right there is plenty of safe parking on the street. The parking really depends on what you are most confortable with.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Alan R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Milford. Each

The property was very comfortable if you are not staying along time It is well equipped for a short stay if you don’t intend to do a lot of cooking. The kitchen is very basics .the bedding is excellent. our stay was 3 weeks . Some of the furniture is starting to show its age . There is an ant problem and a can of raid is not going to fix the problem. location to shopping is great and beach access very good You are not ocean front but do have a side view of the ocean Thanks
Stayed 22 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Dec 2022
Thank you for the time taken in writing this review, you have our sincere apologies for not finding the kitchen adequate to meet your needs. The kitchen has all the basic essentials required to produce a meal and is both modern clean and spacious We do sympathize with anyone that has an Ant Phobia and understand your frustration at finding 4 ants in the apartment over your stay. We did offer to get in the exterminator, but it did prove difficult in tracking down those 4 ants as you were not sure where you had seen them. Housekeeping has not found any ants. If we ever had an ant problem we would eradicate them right away. We are On The Beach this means there are fifteen steps over the lawn before your toes hit the sand. Milford Beach has been voted the best beach on the North Shore. Merry Christmas
Verified

4/10 Poor

Melanie S.

Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Location, listing accuracy

Not as expected

An outer photo of the property should be included. Had I known the building looked the way it did, I would have simply kept scrolling. Upon check-in, which was actually set up well, the place had a musty odour but appeared clean. Outdated. The wifi would not connect to my laptop when the reason I was in NZ was for work and was stated when booking. The beach in front was packed and loud. Dogs barking, we could hear every move the people upstairs made. It was unbearable as I had work that needed to be done. The ad stated “relaxed” but it was not even near relaxing with the noise. The last straw was the ant-infestation and I have photos of them all over the bathroom floor. I used my time to book and pay for another rental far from that area. All the property said was no refund is available and touch the top of the router to make it work (it did not). It was a relief to leave as fast as possible. Do not book if you want to relax or work, this is not the place for you.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Nov 2022
We appreciate your valuable feedback as It helps identify the areas we can improve guest experiences. However, in this instance where a guest booked for one person and becomes annoyed when asked to pay for the additional people, she has brought along, and intending to stay is not something we are often faced with. We apologize for upsetting you but our policy is if you book for one person we expect one person to turn up and not your entire family. Our housekeeping team does an amazing job at keeping the apartment sparkling clean and any complaints are taken seriously. Housekeeping has not been able to find any ants, not one. Milford Beach has been voted the most popular beach on Auckland's North Shore and caters to everyone, with safe swimming/kayaking and windsurfing/ We supply FREE for our guests with a 2 seater Canoe to use during their stay. At the far end of the beach is a park that is great for family picnics and a safe friendly children's play area. Our great reviews speak for themselves.

About the host

Hosted by cherylyn S

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Having travelled extensively, I know the importance of having a premium location to stay.
I am a local after spending my childhood on Aucklands North Shore, I have lived and worked overseas in both
Australia and London, while spending time in Italy and France.

Why they chose this property

On The Beach is situated on Milfords Beach Front, a great way to destress after a long flight and enjoy one of the many restaurants available.
Great shopping on your door step.

What makes this property unique

A Beach Front property is within an easy 5 min walk to Milford's boutique shops and Westfield shopping Mall.

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