This place is an awesome find, tucked away from the busy tourist areas (north and south ends). You’ll be staying in a cosy room just off the pool deck of their family home, with an incredible view for relaxing and appreciating nature (very different from the resort areas). While other resort style airbnbs are a dime a dozen, this place was special. Location is great (allowed us to explore the north/east side, from a local-feeling community). After 3 nights here, our move to poipu was a little tough to adjust to all the other tourists!
Darcy and Tim were also very welcoming, communicative and went out of their way to help us get settled on the island and help however they could. They have lots of info on the island and that was a great way to orient ourselves at first. Nice fruit/yogurt breakfast provided with the room and always available for a question/request.
One thing to note about this place is that you won’t really have total privacy - the room sits next to their son’s room, and one over from their daughter’s - and with the open windows and screen door, don’t come here if you’re looking for a private romantic getaway, for example. It is also not super clean (e.g., little bugs in the room, etc) which is more a function of the environment than their focus on cleaning (everything felt clean, surfaces/sheets were clean, etc.) as it’s basically elevated jungle living! So if you’re looking for a sterile place, i’d favor a hotel instead.
All in, this place was a highlight of our trip and we’d highly recommend for at least a few nights, unless you’re looking for total privacy or extreme hotel cleanliness. Thanks Darcy and Tim!