If you plan on taking the Road to Hana, I highly recommend this place. My wife and I stayed one night here in Hana and it was the perfect way to split the adventure into two days. You're 5 minutes away from Black Sand beach and Red Sand Beach. For dinner after 5 pm, Ae's Thai Kitchen has 2 food trucks down the street with the bests Burgers ever, yes Burgers, one truck is Thai and their other traditional hamburgers. After the long drive to Hana and finishing the first day on the Pipiwai Trail with the Bamboo forest and the 400 FT waterfall, we were exhausted. Kaua's location was perfect to recover for day two and the drive back. You really feel like you're in a tropical paradise.