A resounding 5/5 stars! Ratana and John were the best hosts we could have asked for. Ratana cooked up a delicious Thai dinner on our first night there, for which we were enormously grateful. It was just what we needed after a long flight and a day of traveling. If you rent a car, there is space to park it on their driveway, although street parking was also plentiful in their neighborhood.
The room is clean and spacious, perfect for a traveling couple. The bathroom and kitchen area look as if they've been recently remodeled; the tiles and wood paneling are sparkling clean and new. The fridge was stocked with bottled water, guava nectar, and Noosa yogurt when we arrived! There was also fresh fruit on the counter and Kona coffee to brew in the mornings.
They are serious when they tell you to pack light - they provide beach towels, kayaks, beach chairs, umbrellas, sunscreen, band-aids - the whole works. Ratana also did our laundry for us, sometimes daily if we needed it, and we cannot overstate how wonderful it was to come back after a day in the sun to fresh laundry just outside our door.
Overall, our experience far exceeded our initial expectations and we would stay with them again. Mahalo for a lovely stay!