My fiancé and I loved staying in Manolo's studio!!!! It was clean, had all the cooking essentials we needed, extra towels, the bed was comfortable, cable tv, washer and dryer on the premises for free and we had our own private bathroom. Parking on the street was so easy. The room has no air conditioning, but it is not needed, we left the ceiling fan on and left the windows open at night, it felt so good. Manolo lives on the second floor of the house, if we needed anything he could have helped us right away, but everything was perfect. I knew he was kind through our email exchanges, and he is just as kind in person, very warm and welcoming. This was our first time staying at a place listed on airbandb and it was the best experience!!!! We would definitely stay at Manolo's studio again, we are already thinking about our next trip to Maui;)!!!

I would highly recommend staying at this studio if you want to live, play, and eat like a local. His studio is a 10 minute walk to lots of restaurants, shops, a kick-ass grocery store called Mana Foods and a beautiful beach. Lots of people around at all hours, so it feels safe. The first day we arrived, we went to walmart by the airport for essentials(extra tp, paper towels, sunscreen), beach towels, aqua shoes for rough and wet parts of hikes, and then we went to Mana foods so we could have healthy snacks and healthy breakfast food during our stay. Truly a wonderful way to experience the town of Paia, which, in my opinion is the town that sums up life in Hawaii. From Paia, you can travel to other towns, such a great central location:)!!!