We loved our stay at the Lani Oli Hale!! We called it our jungle treehouse escape! With the windows open you can let the breeze pass through and hear all the beautiful birds, the rustling leaves, and not much else (it's a pretty quite area, which is a welcome change from city sirens/noise!). You are close to many fun beaches (with mountain streams feeding into them) and really cool hiking spots (including the Kalalau Trail/Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park), and within 15 minutes from Hanalei, which has some of the best food trucks going! We almost exclusively ate at food trucks during our 5-days here.
Dawn is a great host! She called me prior to our trip to keep me updated on night-time bridge closures in the area that may affect our travels (the construction crew ended up finishing early, so they didn't impact our travels at all, but they do give good notice for upcoming closures). She checked in with us if she saw us coming or going, and even offered to drop us off at the park if we couldn't get a car pass (we ended up taking a shuttle in because all of the car and visitor passes were sold out - book ahead! gohaena.com).
The beds are super comfy; the daybed by the windows was one of my favorite spots to read and catch up on emails in the morning. We'd love to return if our travels bring us to Kaua'i again!