We had a great time staying at Dawn’s place in Kauai. The location is great - very close to Hanalei town and the beautiful beaches on the north shore. As others mentioned, you will definitely need a rental car. One thing to consider if you are coming here during the winter/rainy season - you have to park your car at the bottom of the driveway, and then walk up a steep hill to the house. The driveway can get very muddy/slippery after the rain, and we ruined some shoes doing this walk since we weren’t prepared. Not an issue as long as you bring some durable rain shoes you can use for making the walk and then change in the car.
Otherwise, the place was generally comfortable and as described. Dawn had a friend staying on the property while we were there, and she was very helpful and responsive whenever we needed something. As others have mentioned, having to go outside whenever you want to use the bathroom isn’t ideal because of all of the bugs, but it was fun to be right there in the rainforest.