Pat's place is shared accommodation. Several of the people staying there were in Wellington for things like a short-term job, so living at Pat's place for weeks or months. That seems to be normal. As a result, you meet interesting people but also need to share facilities and tolerate a bit of untidiness in the kitchen. We were visiting Wellington to rush from one meeting to another and only spent time at the place to sleep and prepare for the new day. Pat's place was perfect for that and certainly met our budgetary needs. However, if you want to spend lengthier times at home and be private, this might not be the place for you. My only word of warning is the website gave us the impression that Pat lives on the premises and we could turn up any time on our first day. We arrived later than expected (or advised). Many thanks to Pat's partner Jane for coming in late in the evening and being a very welcoming host. We would stay there again, definitely.