Annette and Lex are wondrful hosts. Their house is very comfortable, it is in a great neighborhood, a 5 minute walk from Waterloo train station which will get you into Wellington in 15 minutes. Across from the train station are some small shops, Chinese take out(great fried rice), a butcher shop, fish n chips. The train to Wellington will get you right next to Wellington Stadium and most of the monuments in downtown Wellington, like Te Papa and the Wellington City museum are an easy 15 minute walk from the Wellington Train Station. Annette and Lex were full of all kinds of good advice on where to go in the Wellington/Lower Hutt area. Way better than any hotel.