The view overlooking Lyall Bay is just spectacular, and a quick walk to some very sweet cafes and a dog-friendly beach. The layout and design was truly inspirational-modern with mid-century, stylish accents. The details were all there-nice quality soaps, good bed/bedding, live plants, blackout shades. The house was sparkling clean and well landscaped-one of the best maintained properties I've stayed at through AirBnb, felt like a home more than a rental. The driveway is incredibly steep-when we were dropped off at the airport our shuttle couldn't make it up the drive, necessitating us to haul our luggage up; many taxi and uber drivers weren't willing to go up the drive, either. Recommend having a car for this location if you're like me and have extra luggage full of wine, wool, honey and other local NZ goodies :) Worth the effort for the view- Wellington has some truly lovely vistas and this property is close to walking trails. John, our host was friendly and very accommodating. High marks for a wonderful stay, we'd love to come back! Thank you!