We really didn't get to spend as much time exploring the town as I had hoped, but Denise's house was in a perfect location for spending the night after doing the Road to Hana in the afternoon and Haleakala the next morning. She has an adorable house and the bed is so comfortable that I second guessed getting out of it in order to make sunrise. We were a little bummed because we wound up only seeing sunrise from the drive up to the summit because we tried to sneak some extra sleep in after she told us we only needed to be there 15 minutes before sunrise and not the "hour before sunrise" that we kept reading. I would say definitely plan on giving yourself the hour because it took awhile to get through the gate and they close the upper parking lots once full.