Marie and Owen's place is hands-down my best airbnb experience - if you're tossing up on where to stay in Welly take this as a sign. For reference we travelled as two friends wanting to site see and spend time with our mates in town.
The location is perfect, a very easy 10 minute walk into town and an easy 5 minute walk to the base of Mt Vic. I don't think we would have benefited from being right in the cbd, the town is so compact you're never far from where you want to go.
At the house you're surrounded by these cute wood villas and it feels very quintessential Wellington. Guests have the top floor comprised of individual bedrooms, a shared bathroom, and a very sweet little living area. It's very nice to have a non-bedroom space to hang out.
The breakfast was great, Owen's sourdough is the best I've had in NZ. I even took some back home with me!
Marie and Owen were very accommodating, gracious hosts. They gave us our space but were also great to talk to when we did spend time together.
5/5 could not recommend more.