If your focus is the Road to Hana and / or Haleakala, this is a great location. If your focus is more towards the beach, I'd recommend one of the coasts - Lahaina on the West Coast is gorgeous, but a 45 minute drive from Paia. For Hana and Haleakala, this location is perfect, and the nearby town area of Paia is charming. On the apartment, it's spacious and mostly comfortable with a balcony and beach chairs. A/C in bedroom only goes down to 68 and then cycles.. tough on hot nights, owner was notified and will investigate. The only way to get the living room comfortable temperature-wise during the day is to open the door to the foyer while the door to the apartment is locked, and have that wind flow through to your back door. Overall, I'd recommend this apartment to anyone focusing mostly on Hana + Haleakala.