This home is located in a quiet safe neighborhood. Although there is no air conditioning, there are plenty of fans to keep cool. The cohost gave us great recommendations and directions to local spots. We visited all of them. There are many geckos in and out of the home. Our 6yr old was terrified of them at first but with I little of mom magic mosquitoe and gecko repellent she quickly gained her confidence and named them all by the end of our two week stay. The views are wonderful. We sat outside and listed do to the birds and saw a few wild pigs, and many mongoose. The only issue we had was loss of water pressure for many days but when I eventually contacted The host, the maintenance person came the next day and after changing the water filter the pressure was wonderful. Although we visited many many beaches our favorite became Ho’okeena which is just a few miles down the road. It’s very family friendly. Great snorkeling, spinner dolphins at about 330pm. To step is also great and not far. We swam with large green Hawaiian sea turtles, great snorkeling and dolphins about 330pm. I believe your family will love this house as much as we did.