We had a wonderful week at Mangolay. Dennis and Paul were very nice and easy to work with as hosts; we always felt welcome and able to do whatever we wanted to do. The guest house is nicely equipped, though there is no fridge now (they are planning on getting one soon) so we used the one in the main house. Every evening we were lulled to sleep by the frogs and woken by the birds in the morning. As their home is completely off the grid, we were encouraged to minimize our usage of electricity and hot water, but we never felt like this limited our normal patterns at any point (they have backup generators and hot water heaters, in any case).

One of the nicest things about Mangolay is the location--far enough away from the hubbub to be quiet and serene, but only about 10 minutes to Pahoa, where we sampled multiple local restaurants. When we wanted to go further afield, the different highways on the island were not far.

Thanks for a lovely week in paradise!