Although we arrived fairly late in the evening -- around 9 p.m. our hosts were there to welcome us. Marianne also spoke to me on the phone a couple of times that day to encourage me to try to use my cell phone and googlemaps to find our way from the south coast to their house in the dark. This did work in the end. They made space in their fridge for food from our cooler even though it was just before Thanksgiving. The room was as advertised, but light sleepers should be aware that it is facing a surprisingly busy road where travellers going up to see the sunrise from the volcano pass by starting at about 3 a.m. including some noisy motorcycles. We enjoyed the cafe down the road for breakfast very much. The shared bath was clean and pleasant. The room is very much in the center of the action in the house -- not particularly private feeling because it's off the entryway. The location of the house really was perfect for easy access to the airport without feeling that the vacation was over. It's on the central upland of the island -- old ranching country and a really beautiful area which we might not have seen otherwise.