I have been going to Hawaii annually for years, but this was my first visit to the island of Kauai and my second solo trip to Hawaii. Shane was incredibly gracious and tremendously helpful since I was trying to find the perfect balance of rest, relaxation, hiking, and learning to surf. The place is in the beautiful planned community of Princeville and super convenient to Hanalei, which might be my new favorite small town. The bedroom is perfect with a king size bed, lots of space, complete with soft carpet/rugs, plenty of natural sunlight, and most importantly fans---so it was effortless to rest in that space. The bathroom is great with a double sink and a space that is great for placing your bag or stacking your clothing out of the way. I'm so used to my shower at home that has one handle that I did struggle every morning to figure out which way to turn the two separate handles to get warm water, but there was always plenty of hot water and the bath towels were super soft! Also, I appreciated that the little kitchen area was completely separate from the bedroom. However, what I loved the most was how helpful Shane was with suggestions both via text and in person (where to get non-Starbucks coffee, where to get the best sunset photos, where to grab a cocktail, where to get good Mexican food, where to do surf lessons---newsflash, don't bother doing a surf lesson with anyone other than Shane---he's super patient and I got up on the very first try). Honestly, it was one of the most relaxing and restorative trips I've had in a while and Shane made it easy to simply enjoy my stay on the island.