Great location, right in the center of Nelson. Walking distance to restaurants and shopping. It takes about an hour to get to Abel Tasman water taxi, but i would still recommend staying in Nelson. The only trick might be parking, since during week days you only get 1 hour of free parking next to the apartment. Luckily for us we stayed in Nelson over the weekend, so that wasn't a problem. The apartment is spacious and cozy, it comfortably fit the five of us.