Lovely area with windows all around to view the pretty residential green valley. Separate, very spacious wing downstairs, blocked off from the spacious house upstairs. Separate bedroom separate kitchen, separate bathroom (with laundry next door, upon request), seating area in bedroom with electric furnace. Separate entrance and hallway with key. Kitchen has all amenities with some kind food/drink touches from Julia. Wifi good. No TV. Old fashioned decor. Comfortable bed. Bus stop at end of road; a nice little walk downhill from the house (not a steep hill). Bus 14 direct into the city in approx. 10 minutes down the hill or a half hour walk - keep walking downhill, do not turn off, you will see the overpass and the city just beyond. Someone I met along the way - a little bit of a wacky young Irishman took me a longer way because it turns out he was going to work! I figured it was the direction I was going, but he was a chatty fellow, so no problem. Some great scenery along the way.
Government buildings are interesting, do the waterfront all the way along - I went as far as the museum. There's also an area called Seatoun on the way to the airport that is a litle bit eclectic with vintage shops, but I didn't go there. I only spent a day in Wellington. The cable car was great; it's down an alley way, incredibly, and you buy your ticket around $7 there return. At the top are great views of the city and a lovely residential area it seemed (beautiful architecture the homes of Wellington), the Botanical Gardens up and down hill, a space centre and other places of interest. It's all very compact at the top of the mount! I just got the view before sunset, so go earlier.
Only negative review I have about John and Julia's is that you can hear their conversations directly above sometimes. Quiet through the night, though.