i got the nyko recharge station thing and its great
it looks good (keeps the look of the wii theme)...
i find its not a hassle at all and works great. whenever im not using my wiimotes i just sit it in the dock beside the couch
id highly recomend it over rechargables as far as wii only is considered as you dont even need to mess around with swapping batteries
normally i would never recomend a 3rd party product but it works just great