I agree with the other recent reviews for this listing. Mariana greeted me when I arrived and was very helpful. I also spoke with her husband Carlos the first night and he was very welcoming and helpful and offered to give advice for anything I needed. A great way to start off the stay. They have two boys also both of which were very nice.

The room is pretty much like the photos show accept that they have added a couple extra pieces to the room for amenities. It's a tight space with not much room for your personal things but I made it work. It is very clean and quiet which is above average for Hawaii. It's in a residential neighborhood that has their chicken population under control which is great being that Kauai is overrun with them and you usually get woken up by a rooster at 5am. Not this place, I was able to sleep in and not be bothered by the rampant roosters. A definite bonus. The bathroom is huge and also very clean and they have towels for your use.

My one and only complaint is the futon mattress which is old and not very comfortable but I knew that before I booked as it was listed on previous reviews. It looks like they added and extra foam piece underneath the mattress to try and correct the problem but it doesn't seem to help as I could feel the rattan frame underneath.

Overall this is a great deal for the price and Mariana and Carlos were great hosts. It's ideal for an individual traveler! The North Shore is beautiful and and their place was in a very safe and quiet neighborhood.