Christine's place is in a great location. It was super easy to explore Wellington from there. Either walk down hill into town or take the cable car. Also, Kelburn village is only three minutes walk away. It has a great cosy pub, cafe and a superb (somewhat hidden) Indian restaurant.
Christine and John are excellent hosts and very helpful. The house is 'upside-down', which is typical of many houses in hilly Wellington. The entire lowest level is for guests, which includes a large bedroom and a separate bathroom. It also has an outside sitting area and a small garden. Despite being close to central Wellington, it felt like being in nature. Guests should be fit enough to be able to manage the stairs in a four story house.
The house is very clean and Christine and her partner made the contents of their own pantry available for us to use and cook ourselves if we wished. We found it helpful to be able to make a drink or prepare some food whenever we wanted.