As we told Jeff, the “cottage” was less of a house than it was a house-sized work of art. Hard to say whether it was more beautiful inside with the huge open living room with high ceiling, carved lintel and granite-topped kitchen or outside on the deck with its 180+ degree view of Maui from Wailea in the south to the mountains and rain forests of west Maui to the north coast wind surfing beaches. Just spectacular. And there is a reason why other reviewers have specifically mentioned the green-slate shower with the huge “rainfall” shower-head, glass brick and glass door overlooking west Maui and opening onto the deck. We could go on. We loved “up country” Maui and its relative proximity to the Haleakala summit and fun towns like Makaweo. And, yes, Kula is an incredibly sweet dog who actually seemed sad (as we’re we) when it came time to leave. One of the favorite places we’ve ever stayed.