Lisa’s cottage is in a great location in Princeville—it is close to restaurants and shops in both Hanalei and Kilauea. The pool was great to have after long hikes along the North Shore. My husband and I stayed here for the end of our honeymoon.
Unfortunately, we had issues getting in touch with Lisa in a timely manner. She was super responsive with check-in information, but when we arrived, there was a significant amount of construction going on right outside the cottage (they were replacing the road to the cottage), which caused a ton of noise (it woke us up every morning) and delays getting in/out of the cottage. We asked Lisa if she had known about it and also alerted her to let the next people staying there know. She took about 7-8 hours to respond, and her response was not helpful (just that the construction should be done at that point). Unfortunately, the construction continued the entire time we were there. Lisa did refund us the first night (which we appreciated), but we had hoped for some ownership of the issue (and a promise to let the next guests know!). Had we known about the noise and traffic, we would have picked a different place to end our honeymoon. Lisa was not very responsive or helpful in troubleshooting this material issue that impacted our entire stay.
Also, just as an FYI to future guests--the pool maintenance company showed up unannounced in the backyard on our second day. We were happy to see them, though, since the pool was pretty murky our first day there. The house is mostly windows in the back and they could see directly in (they waived at us!), so just keep in mind that they might show up in the backyard unannounced during your stay. We let Lisa know about this, but she didn't respond to this issue.
On another note, since the cottage does not have central AC, there are a number of flies, ants, and mosquitos that get in, which means lizards also come in. It’s a tropical environment so we didn’t mind, but this might be a consideration for others who are a bit squeamish.