Daryl has a happy family and they were all super friendly! His kid and the new puppy just looked so adorable together. We were greeted upon check-in; the room was cozy and spacious and I especially like that there are microwave and oven inside our private room. The windows and the fan were great too, we never felt hot in the room. Daryl was super helpful in providing places to go/things to do on the big island. We didn't know about the Pohoiki hot pools but loved them after visiting there!