I feel like Marylove read my mind and thought of everything. Yes. Everything. Sensitive to cleaners? Sheets were washed with unperfumed, environmentally-friendly (and me-friendly) detergent. Need ideas for where to eat and go? Check the small bookshelf of local guides and the binder with specific recommendations (the local farmers market and ning’s Thai restaurant in town were absolute winners we would have missed). Have a coffee loving spouse? Plenty of good quality coffee awaits. Want to kick back? Really hard to beat the hammock in the private, lush, yard space. Ever notice how many Airbnb’s have furniture you would never buy and don’t want to sit on? Not here…I’d move-in in a heartbeat if she’d let us and finished a book on that very comfy couch. And then there is Marylove who, when I was nervous about finding the location after hours took a picture and sent it so I’d know I’d found the right place and who was available throughout our stay and yet never ever intrusive.
The neighborhood is fun and funky and gives off a local vibe. The drive in along the shore is gorgeous and jungly. And who doesn’t love directions that include go past the castle on your left? If your vibe is resort-casual and drinks at the bar, this is NOT your place. If you want spotless, eclectic, comfortable, and perhaps one of the most relaxing places in Hawaii (not silent….there is a lovely background of frogs and birds), I can’t recommend this beautiful spot highly enough.