I would definitely recommend Makana's place. We had a great time here. The room is large with a very comfy bed, we shared a bathroom with another lodger but didn't see him once in the whole time we were there. The location is residential wih beautiful surroundings which we lived and it's a great area to explore the north and east side if the island (although we explored the south and west from here too but it's juts a slightly longer drove). Despite Makana and his partner living upstairs we rarely saw them so it felt like we had our own little space at the end of each day exploring. Overall goof value compared to a lot of places on kauai and we had a great stay :)