Great base to tour the east side of the island. Shanda is a wonderful host. The place and area is beautiful. My only complaint is the long subdivision road to get there - takes about 15 minutes to get to and from main highway. The coqui frogs are loud every night but it was just white noise to me - bring earplugs though if you're worried about them. We didn't find the off grid instructions too difficult to follow. Highly reccomend.