I have stayed at AirBnB’s around the world, and Faith was one of the best hosts I’ve had! :) Very warm, personable and welcoming, and she gave great practical advice for things like renting a vehicle or things to do and see nearby.
This AirBnB is within walking distance to “The Queen’s Bath”, a brief muddy hike with pretty little waterfalls, lush green jungle trees and plants, and breathtaking ocean views! Also a crystal clear saltwater “bath”/pond that you can swim in, that is filled with beautiful tropical fish that you don’t even need to snorkel to see. This AirBnB is also only a short drive from Hanalei, a cute surf town with beautiful white sandy beaches (especially Hanalei Bay), and lots of fun little shops and restaurants. It is also close to great snorkeling spots like Anini Beach. There is a snorkel shop in Hanalei called Pedal and Paddle that will rent you snorkel gear, beach chairs, etc for extremely reasonable prices, like only $5/day for snorkel gear, or $4/day for an awesome adjustable comfy beach chair with a pillow sewn in and room to store things in pouches around the chair.
This AirBnB room is quite small, just to warn you. I was a little surprised by that when I arrived, because I thought it had looked maybe slightly larger in the photos. It’s quite a bit smaller than a standard hotel room probably. Most of the space is taken up by the bed, BUT the bed frame is high enough that you can store all of your stuff under it like suitcases, etc so you still have some space to walk and move around. Faith also provides a little folding table and chairs if desired, and there’s room to set those up, which we did. There’s also a pretty and comfortable seating area just outside the room in the yard, with two comfy lounge chairs, a little side table, and an umbrella for shade, so we actually sat out there most of the time because it was so pretty, and warm enough even at night.
This location is GREAT for star gazing!! Not a lot of artificial light around the area. It’s also a great spot to watch the sunset nearby. Faith offered to let us use two cruiser bicycles to bike over and watch the sunset if we wanted to.
The AirBnB room has a mini fridge and freezer that had plenty of room for all of our food and drinks that we wanted to store during the several days we were there. Faith also provided a small travel cooler and three ice packs which was AWESOME for day trips to keep all of our food and drinks cool in the hot Hawaiian sun. We used the cooler every day and it had enough space in it for two lunches, some snacks, and lots of cool drinks. Faith also provided large beach towels in a small beach tote bag, which was very helpful.
There is a Keurig coffee maker in the room, and Faith provided some local coffee pods, which was delicious!! We bought a small container of milk and used that in our coffee each day. Wonderful to wake up to.
Faith provides plates, bowls, silverware, glasses and coffee mugs - everything you’ll need to eat or drink during your stay. You can wash them in the bathroom sink if needed. There’s dish soap and sponge in there for that purpose.
The room and bathroom were VERY clean and very tastefully decorated. I loved a lot of the little touches that Faith put all around to make it feel beautiful and homey, and Hawaiian. :) Faith did include plenty of shampoo, conditioner and body wash in the shower, and plenty of extra towels, which was awesome. I had brought some little toiletries of my own just in case but I didn’t even need them.
The bed and blanket was very comfy!! There are also plenty of extra pillows to lean on during the day kind of like a couch if desired.
Faith offered to let us do laundry in a side room of her attached home during our stay if needed, and I did take her up on it once which was very helpful so we didn’t need to carry around a bunch of dirty laundry on our trip.
Faith also checked in regularly just to make sure we were doing ok and see if we needed anything at all during our stay. At one point I needed a few extra plastic bags for something, I think to put wet muddy things in after a hike, and she was kind enough to bring some over that I could use.
The neighborhood that this AirBnB is located in is just GORGEOUS. It’s located at a golf course basically, so it’s quite high end and beautiful. The landscaping all around this area is just lovely - so many varieties of hibiscus and orchids and all kinds of lovely tropical flowers and plants. I loved admiring all of them as we walked around the neighborhood.
There is also a little shopping center within walking distance or a short drive from the AirBnB, that has a Foodland grocery store and some other little shops. That was very convenient for us to get milk, breakfast foods, snacks, drinks, etc as needed during our stay. The grocery stores in Hawaii even carry alcohol, so we were able to get some beer at Foodland. Our favorite was Honolulu Beerworks “Cocoweizen”.
I can’t say enough great things about Faith’s hospitality, and this great little gem that we found in a gorgeous location, close to so many delightful things to see and do.
I highly recommend Faith’s AirBnB, and I would definitely stay here again!! I hope I am able to one day. :) Until then, enjoy this AirBnB! :)