If you're looking for an authentic, rural experience out of the touristy bustle, this is a great choice. There is a local restaurant and a simple general store with staples within 8 minutes. There is a food truck park, Longs Drugstore and Safeway about 18 minutes away. Most attractions (with the exception of Haleakalā ) are 25-70 minutes away. It was helpful for us to have a plan for the day, since coming back and forth would have been a lot of extra driving. You'll need to drive to get to night life, breweries and hot spots. We enjoyed coming back to such a restful, beautiful, cool (meaning temperature) place in the evenings.
Some of the major bonuses included:
- The AMAZING view (as you've already read about)
-The peaceful quiet- except for the charming roaming roosters in the morning ;)
- Having two bathrooms made it easy for everyone to shower quickly after a day of adventuring.
- They included four beach chairs and beach towels. We just threw them in the back of the car and took them everywhere. So helpful!
- They provided shampoo, conditioner and body wash so we could pack lighter.
- The kitchen had all the amenities we needed. (Note that the only food left was salt, pepper and cumin, so we had to purchase all the basics- butter, cooking oil, coffee, etc.)
- Having a washer and dryer was very convenient and helped us pack lighter.
- Did I mention the view!?
I stayed here with my husband and two adult children and we all loved it. I recommend it :)