We had a very lovely 2 nights at Thomas house. Best place for making yourself comfortable for a while to rest and enjoy nelson, if you are exhausted from hostel-hopping every night and enjoy the luxury of a nice big and cozy bed in a clean room, with a very clean and spacious bathroom and an even bigger kitchen with all you will need. Oh, and not to forget the lovely garden!
There could be other people in the house, because it's a nice and big house, which is a very nice opportunity to have a little chat about activities in and around nelson or whatever :-) But you definitely can have your privacy.
Thomas was a great host, very friendly and communicative. He joined us for a glass of wine while we were allowed to use his bbq. Communicative, helpful, just a very good host.
The house is just a 10minute walk from the city. Oh, and last but not least: coffee. Real coffee!