We did not meet Patrice in person but communicated smoothly via email. The studios was accurately described with plenty of space and a nice view on the ocean. The house is on the west coast of Molokai which is very calm with very few people living there. The neighbourhood looks like an old resort with about half of the houses empty. The pool is nice and there is one little mini mart in the neighbourhood which opens from 9 to 5. For bigger shopping or gas station you need to drive to Kaunakakai, about half an hour drive. The beaches on the west coast are completely abandoned in the winter time. You have them all for yourself, although they are quite rough with few sand in the winter, which changes in the summer time as we learned. The surf on Kepuhi beach is great with the winter swells, we had some good waves for a couple of days. Surfboard rental is also in or on the way to Kaunakakai for around 25 usd per day.