i recommend this house for people looking to get away from it all. this house would work for a family. there is one private bedroom, another bed in the main living area and a small bed area off the kitchen. lots of sleeping room! note that there is an outdoor tub (fantastic!) surrounded by bamboo walls for privacy and this is also the "shower" as it has a shower head in the middle. there is no other "shower" area and this was a bit of a surprise to us but workable. across the street is the venus pool and beaches that you can get to through a field. in this area the beaches provide water access but the water is a bit rough and the beaches are more the rocky, scenic type rather than the fine white sand sunning type. that is part of the beauty of this side of the island but important to know if you don't. The field is grown up and when we were there the rain made the trek muddy. beautiful once you get there though!
without air conditioning you need to leave the windows open and the temperature is fine but the neighbors can also hear/see you very easily and the included instruction booklet from the host requests silence until 9 am which made us uneasy about our noise level even though we were a couple and not really noisy. for example, because of the necessity to leave windows open we were unsure about TV before 9am. even on low. perhaps we read too much into that request but wanted to be respectful.
Mila - our contact at the house - was the MOST lovely woman and charismatic. i would love to spend a few hours talking with her!
overall - i would say - just really know what you are getting with this rental and what you want - to get away from it all and not be in the hustle and bustle of any town. to live with the sounds of birds and chickens and to spend time meditating or talking or experiencing this unique landscape. we saw the largest and most beautiful snail we've ever seen! and there are monk seals nearby but we didn't see these.
there is a general store and many great local food trucks (i can recommend Troy's!) to choose from as well as a farmers market. you can get mostly everything you need right there in Hana. Paia is the next town back up hana highway towards Kihei and if i recall about 2 hours or more away.