Loren’s place was exactly as pictured. It was very clean and the location could not be beat. Great jump off point for road to Hana, one minute walk to the beach, and few mins down the road from all the great shopping in Paia. Condo has been totally updated inside and they are currently painting the outside, it looks very nice. Loren found out about the construction/painting after we had booked and nicely reached out and offered cancellation at no cost. We declined and stayed— which was the right choice.
Of note if planning on using the living room for sleeping it is quite hot and the AC doesn’t seem to work well out there. The unit in the bedroom works great. There is a ceiling fan in the living room that I think would help a lot but it was currently broken (though is going to be replaced soon per the host). Second night the heat was better as we kept the blinds closed all day, but they were wide open the night we checked in and the place had heated up. Also the fold out bed is not very comfortable— the bed and heat were manageable but not the best. Probably would be great for kids but not so great for adults. Would definitely stay here again and recommend to others, but would plan to only sleep in the bedroom.