Paul and Karen have a nice studio/apartment space which is walking distance to the Mt Victoria Lookout and has a great view to watch planes come in and take off across the bay! We had a rental car which has an off-street parking space at the apartment. We didn't explore the bus routes, but I think they run pretty close by. This was a great spot to drive down into the city (we parked at the wharf by Te Papa museum - 12 hrs for $14) and walked all over Wellington from there!