Louisa is our fairy god mother. Her piercing blue eyes (despite her unfortunate bronchitis at the time of our stay) and her upstate New York character made us feel welcome and loved the moment we stepped into her home! She had such great recommendations as to what we should do and see in Pahoa. We followed her advice and had one of the most fun days of our vacation and saw some of the most beautiful places that day. Really recommend you listen to Louisa's advice!

Louisa also really went out of her way to help us. For instance, she called the local drugstore to see if they had snorkels in stock as we were looking to purchase. She even lent us her personal snorkeling equipment just in case.

In terms of the actual hut, it's so special! We felt very in touch with our surroundings, and no worries about the rain -- we were safe and dry inside even though one of the nights it was pouring! The mosquito net is very helpful in keeping mosquitoes out at night, but you may still get one or two bites on exposed areas.

The bathroom/shower is outside, so we definitely recommend getting ready for bed before the sun goes down. We found it pretty easy to work around that, and it was a fun and new experience showering outside.

In a previous review, we read about some shady people in the area. We would like to say that the people in the area are not shady -- they may be rough around the edges but everyone is extremely friendly.

The hut's one door can be latched from the inside and outside. We recommend having a flashlight if you're arriving to the hut at night -- it just makes navigating easier although Louisa's sun lights do help some.

Overall, we loved Louisa and her Bali hut! We would love to come back and visit our fairy godmother!