I think that this apartment is an especially good option location-wise for University visitors.
Here are a few points that can help futures guests in their choice:
-Location: the apartment is conveniently located near the Victoria University of Wellington (<5mins walking) and from the center (~5 mins walking). Many stores, groceries, cafes, and restaurants are within walking distance.
-Cleanliness: When you arrive, the apartment is spotless, it is very well maintained and surely a place where you may feel at home. The only downside here is that, if you stay for a reasonably long amount of time (I stayed for a month). No cleaning service is provided during the occupancy.
-Check-in and check-out: the check-in and check-out process was easy and rather standard. While I did appreciate an early check-in very much, it would have been a little easier for me, coming from an international flight, if that could have been confirmed in advance rather than last-minute. Nonetheless, the early check-in and the late check-out were, in fact, provided.
-Apartment: the apartment is nice and cozy, the bathroom is brand new, and the fireplace really makes the place very warm very quickly (something that apparently, should not be given for granted in New Zealand). Some features, however, are rather inconvenient. For example, if one wants to open a window in the bedroom, he/she can only do that by opening it at the street level... I had a small dog that was being walked by its owner popping its head inside the window. Another issue is the sound insulation. While one can barely hear any sound coming from the street, one can hear pretty much everything happening in the apartment located right above. Unfortunately, the tenant of the apartment above wakes up every morning at 5 AM or earlier and I am aware of that because I was systematically woken up by his walk (not that it was a particularly heavy walk... it is just the problem of the building not being sound-proof)
-Price-value: The price-per-value was a little bit unbalanced towards the expensive end. However, I am aware that the house prices in Wellington have skyrocketed over the last decade, so that may be a common problem. However, a larger discount on long stays would have been appreciated; especially since, as outlined above, no cleaning services were provided after check-in.