This is a great house right on the ocean. There are really two apartments - two bed/bath upstairs and downstairs, each with a separate kitchen and living area. Great views from both living areas plus one of the upstairs baths. There were 7 of us and it was very comfortable. This is a great option for something more off the beaten path and if you don't want the high prices of the West-coast hotels. We did have the property primarily to ourselves - it may feel more crowded if there were guests in both of the other two cottages.

A couple of things to note - there is not direct beach access, but there are stairs to the rocks (with tide pools) and a separate beach 150 yards down the road. There are two highly rated beaches a 5 to 10 minute drive north and south of the property. It is close (but not really walkable) to downtown Paia and to Mama's Fish House. Also very central to the crater and the road to Hana - a good hour to Lahaina and 30 min to Wailea.

The main inconvenience for us were the bugs and heat - I think that there are opportunities to tighten up the doors to keep some of the bugs out, but this is also just part of being in a house in Hawaii, I think. In retrospect, I wish that we had gotten a refresh of the towels, as 5 days was a bit long for beach and bath towels - nothing really dried, as we had nearly daily rains. Overall, a good visit!