I didn't meet Iris & Zach but they were very responsive at all times and addressed a few concerns we had promptly. While most people seemed to love this place, we were underwhelmed so we wanted to write a review that we felt would set more realistic expectations for future renters. Wouldn't book again based on price and our personal experience/expectations while on vacation.
The cabin it's very nice inside for its rustic description, you do have to go outside into the open/outdoor/kitchen area to use the restroom. Bathroom is not in the main sleeping section so you essentially have to go outside to use it. Sliding doors are noisy and because the bathroom is more open to elements we did experience lots of little ants in the toilet, not a huge deal. I generally like the outside and open kitchen feel w/views, though we weren’t around much to use it. The books and artwork by founder in cabin are very interesting and a nice touch. Bed was firm and comfy, good blankets. Lights/electricity kept going on and off - not sure if that's a circuit issue or something else but it was brought to hosts attention.
The shower is down the side of the house (almost under the house) to get there you have to walk around the front and side, down some concrete steps. They provide a flashlight by door but this didn’t work when we were there (you will need a phone or headlamp or something to get down there safely at night). This path leaves much to be desired since you are seeing under the house which is very unkempt. Picture an old filthy basement; Old tires, old refrigerators, old wood planks, spiders, old gardening equipment, (some sort of white head with big eyes hanging from rafters which could be slightly terrifying at night). It’s definitely an outdoor shower but lacks the charm that comes to mind.
Around the back/side deck for shower access is more grass and garden views but spider webs everywhere with huge spiders in them (I'm assuming harmless wolf spiders?) but there were spider webs at every corner walking around this place. Would NOT recommend for people that do not like spiders. Around back deck there are two chairs to sit (shown in pics), this area offers an even better view of all the old stuff/equipment/machinery under house, it’s not as picturesque as expected. Additionally, we had trouble getting hot water, which it turns out run on propane. This wasn’t mentioned in any of the literature and we found out after our stay this was the reason for no hot water. Hosts apologized for this when brought to their attention.
I didn't have an opportunity to do a tour of farm, the grounds as a whole look nice with distant ocean view. I know this is a ‘working farm’ which is wonderful but there is plastic stuff lying around everywhere near the cottage we stayed. Gardening hoses, tons of old black planters, generally just looked like someone left a lot of crap lying around. It doesn't appear to be 'neat and kept', more junky. There's another shed/cabin which appears to be a workers maybe? (lots of stuff/junk again), very close to where we stayed. It definitely didn't feel super private to me as all other reviews say, we could hear people around us at most times of day and night. Not noisy or loud – no complaints! Just didn’t feel private. I also wouldn't recommend this cabin if you are a super light sleeper, one night it was uncharacteristically windy and it kept me up half the night and I can usually sleep through anything, my friend had ear plugs and was fine. There are also lots of creature/animal sounds in the night rummaging around under house (not a complaint, just more an FYI) as hosts accurately mention in description.
All in all it seems like a nice farm with decent accommodations and good hosts, we just felt it was important to share our experience with others.
Mahalo!