My wife and I spent a month here, with my wife working full-time. The internet is fast and 100% dependable. Rich and Barb are gregarious and funny hosts who constantly went above and beyond to make sure we had a good stay, whether they were pointing out ripe fruit ready to pick from their trees, giving us inside info on local markets and things to do, or keeping an eye on our two dogs while we were out.
Speaking of which, this is an excellent place for dog people. Rich and Barb have two dogs –Teddy and Ollie, who are as friendly as their humans – and they are very kind to them, which is wonderful to see on an island that mostly leaves its dogs chained up or kenneled. Teddy and Ollie get to run around the yard all day, and came down first thing every morning to say hi. Our hosts were so nice to our dogs that our little pit, Pickle, ended up spending a couple hours every day hanging out with them on their lanai.
There is a milkweed tree planted right off of the kitchen area, and over the course of our stay, we were amazed to see around ten monarch caterpillars transform into chrysalises, then full-fledged butterflies!
Based on some other reviews, I was a little concerned about smelling cigarette smoke, but other than catching a whiff now and then, it wasn't a big deal.
It felt like we were staying with our favorite aunt and uncle. We had a great time and are already planning to return.