There are definite pros and cons to this Air B&B. Being the cons are actually pretty important information, I will highlight those first.
First; when we arrived for checkin, the host demanded a $20 cash deposit for the gate opener so that we could come and go as we pleased. This wouldn't be a con if it would have been disclosed in the listing, which it was not! Also Air B&B hosting guidelines explicitly states that they do not allow addition charges and collection of money outside their platform. Also, we don't carry cash on us, so this was problematic and we had to come up with the cash prior to him providing us the gate opener.
The first night after our first full day in Hawaii the host came to our door late at night to inform us the gate was not working properly and blamed us for breaking it. Said we were not using the gate opener/closer properly so that broke it. Ummm, it's an opener just like a garage opener. Push button once for it to open, push button once for it to close. He stated to us that "you cannot use the gate opener to close it because it auto closes after a minute so by doing that you broke the gate". He never instructed us of such but either way, No that would not break the gate. The gate was problematic our entire week there. Most of the time it was not functioning properly.
Second; the host made it his business to come knocking on our door almost every night we were there. We were in Hawaii for our son's wedding, our son lives on the island. We left everyday early in the morning and came home every evening fairly late as we spent our time out with our family. We felt it very intrusive for him to be knocking on our door at 10 or 11 at night as we were getting ready for bed.
Third; ELECTRICITY.... the host complained multiple times about keeping lights on as electricity is expensive on the island. We understand it's expensive and we were not leaving lights on except one the first night out so we would have a light to see when we came in after dark. He forbid us from doing that. So we had to come back to our apartment every night in the pitch black!! This was a safety issue to us. The place is in the forest. And you know what, his rates should cover that cost of electricity usage by patrons. Sorry, bit he is pretty stingy on that! So, if you don't want to come home to a pitch black home each night, don't rent this place. It's a safety hazard. (There are stairs to get to apartment) Even Motel 6 "leaves the light on for you"! Haha
FYI - he has many things disconnected for use; ceiling fans, refrigerator light, etc. Also, no cooking range in kitchen, just 2 burner portable gas stove top (like you'd use camping)
Fourth; trash... we believe in recycling, no problem there for us - separate glass, plastics and papers. But to have to place food garbage in a small plastic bin on counter is disgusting! It attracted bugs!! Again, not disclosed in ad.
Cleanliness and accommodations - clean on surface but lots of dust and mildew. Smells like mold. It is a wet humid area but more effort could be put in to keep that mildew at bay in the home. My son lives there on the island and his place didn't smell like our B&B did. I have asthma and allergies so it was bothersome to me.
Pillows are Flat! We purchased our own pillows after first night.
Only 4 hangers for your clothes. We had to purchase our own hangers.
Pros: the place is in a beautiful setting and it is an entire upstairs apartment. It's quiet (except when host intrudes late at night and the lawn mower is ran at 7 in the morning). The sounds of the frogs are awesome to fall asleep to and the chirps of the different birds are nice to wake up to. The landscape is gorgeous. Enjoyed our morning walks down the road and morning coffee on the deck overlooking the property.
Our honest assessment, not worth what the host charges for a nightly rate! Renter BEWARE!
I sure hope our very raw honest review helps in your decision making!