We really enjoyed staying in Amanda's lovely little house in the historic and beautiful Ascott Street. It was a perfect place for my wife and I to stay while visiting friends and relatives in Wellington. We can also recommend Aubergine, the restaurant on Tinakori Road opposite Ascott Street, which served us delicious fillet steaks for dinner. I think it is worth repeating Amanda's advice about driving up Ascot Street from the quiet Sydney Road West, rather than from busy Tinakori Road. I chose the latter and had to back out very carefully after dropping our luggage.