We enjoyed our stay in the cottage very much. It was the perfect size for two people with beautiful scenery out the back door/porch and so many cool noises all around. We liked the location because it was away from crowds but we did travel 1 - 1.5 hours to get to our desired activities (which we were fine with). It’s a great way to see the island. We didn’t get a chance to walk around the town due to other activities and businesses being open limited hour and such but it was interesting to drive through. It’s a different vibe than we expected. The host has a pamphlet in the Airbnb about the history of the town.
Activities we enjoyed during our stay included hiking down and up the black sand beach in the valley, stopping at the new fruit stand after the valley hike for fresh exotic fruit and fresh sugar cane drinks, snorkeling at Captain Cook monument, hiking up to 13,000’ at Mauna Kea, etc.