We loved staying here so this review should be taken in that spirit. Our hope is to highlight what is great and add information that wasn't included in the listing that we feel is important.
First of all this place is full of animals. FULL. If you love animals, as we do, you will love the animals here. That said there are many birds that screech and call all day. Things calm down at night but there is a rooster that crows frequently starting about 5-6am and continues crowing until mid afternoon. We appreciated that the host provided us with earplugs upon checking in.
The listing says you have the use of the kitchen but it is not a kitchen. It is a card table outside with a microwave, hot plate, toaster oven and a fridge. During the first couple of days of our stay we were the only guests, but the fridge was 3/4 full.
The listing says there is off street parking as long as you have a small car. We rented a small car specifically because of this. However, when we arrived we were told it was too much trouble to open the gate to let cars in and out because of all the animals. We could park in front of the gate, but would have to make our rental keys available in case someone needed to move it.
As long as we didn't need parking during the day when the beach was busy we were able to find safe parking about a block away.
This is definitely a pot smoking home. There are marijuana posters, stickers and paraphernalia all over the first floor. We don't smoke, but are not opposed to pot smoking in principal. However, we feel that the listing should mention this, as the smell was noticeable, even inside the property. And there is no avoiding it when sitting outside.
Our room was clean and you can tell the staff work hard to keep things nice. The staff spend most of the morning cleaning and tidying up after the animals and the place is very clean.
One of the staff members did our laundry for a small fee and even left it folded outside our door. That was a great option after 10 days of traveling.
Our only real complaint is that the house was hotter inside than outside even with fans in the windows. My backpacking thermometer said the temp in our room was 90-94 degrees most days. The heat made it impossible to relax in the room during the day.
The staff was happy to show us all the animals (easily more than 30 inside and out). You don't realize how huge the turtle's are from the photos and they really are amazing to see in person.
The staff were also extremely friendly and happy to suggest places to visit and beaches for snorkeling.
If you are looking for a quiet place, this is not a good choice. If you want quirky, clean and friendly, then it is a great choice. It is also super close to the beach and to the center of Lahaina. Overall we would definitely recommend this place. The discomfort and discrepancies in the listing are far outweighed by the unique experience of staying here.