- The location
- The view, the sounds, the breeze, the air are just stunning. The beauty and view just does not get old. We ate every single meal on the patio ... that sunset!
- As described, the driveway is long and bumpy. We did not have 4WD and were ok, but I can see how that would be easier, especially as there is a gate that must be manually opened/closed every time you go anywhere.
- It's remote, in nature, stunning, perfect elevation for it to be lush and cool at night. BUT you can still get instacart groceries delivered ...You can have it all!
- The house
- The house is the perfect layout for a family. It is well maintained and well appointed, with good sized bedrooms (love the two suites with bathrooms) and a gorgeous kitchen. The layout is great - spots to tuck yourself away for a conference call, rooms at either end make toddler nap times quiet, carport right at the front door so you can drive right in and unload beach gear and groceries. The storage room, pantry, and laundry rooms size and locations made chores during our stay easy.
- The bathrooms and kitchen feel new and clean. Kid-friendly hand soaps and shampoos were a nice surprise! Kitchen is well stocked and beautiful - really nice to find familiar appliances and pantry items available for use that we would have at home.
- As described, you are in basically living on a farm - tucked between coffee farms, so as the listing says, you will encounter centipedes, spiders, geckos, and other crawly things :) We were religious about cleaning; even storing toothbrushes inside ziplock bags as bugs found their way onto them.... it's country living!
- Communication / Host
- Kelly was a great host. She communicated clearly and quickly before and after our stay.
- The house is off the grid and we ran into an unexpected power outage. It was tough with two kids and WFH, but we were really lucky to have a host that was so caring and responsive; she quickly scrambled and deftly managed multiple vendors from afar as they came onto the property for the fixes while we were there. MAHALO KELLY!
- if youre not sure, ask Kelly, she will get It done. because meat must be cooked out doors, we depended on the outdoor BBQ for many meals. when we had trouble with it, Kelly had someone come by immediately to get it fixed.
A couple of little things you may want to know --
- the view and house is worth it 100000%.. it's just stunning. book it!
- the internet/wifi is via a jetpack