I found the host to be exceptional. For anyone feeling apprehensive about staying at a place with the owner on site, there should be no worries here. You have as much privacy as you want plus you have a helpful local for sightseeing suggestions! If it weren't for our host, we may have never seen the huge waves coming in at the North Shore.
The listing is exactly as described and absolutely beautiful. I'd stay there again and will recommend it to others. There were four of us, and we stayed five days. We were so comfortable with the spaciousness that we completely overlooked the second bathroom in the master bedroom. It's behind sliding closet doors that we never opened till the last day!
The views are gorgeous. You are surrounded by mountains, ocean, and lush green landscape. It is peaceful and quiet. We'd shuffle out into the gazebo in our pajamas to drink our coffee and plan our days.
The house is near stores and other towns. The longest trek we made was to the west coast with took about 3 hours round trip. But since we were so close to Haleakala, we made the trip to the top to watch the breathtaking sunrise twice. Highly recommend! I honestly can not wait to return to Maui.