Karen and Martin were very friendly and welcoming. Above-and-beyond hospitality included: sharing a large portion of freshly-caught fish, cleaned and filleted by Martin; sharing fresh limes from their tree; and giving us and epoxy-mix when my wife's Teva sandals started de-soling itself.
The cottage has three ceiling fans that proved more than sufficient to make it very comfortable during our late-July stay.
We were able to walk everywhere we needed to in Lana'i City, including going for walks on the golf course of the Koele Lodge (which was closed for renovations) from this very convenient location. This is a much better alternative than paying for either of the over-priced resort hotels (Koele Lodge and Manele Bay) or the older/smaller local hotel (Hotel Lana'i); and having great hosts is just "icing on the cake". And, even when we had a request (saw some mildew on the shower curtain - understandable in such high humidity) - it was completely addressed, with very impressive speed, in a very practical and effective manner (took it down, sprayed it with bleach, rinsed it thoroughly, hung it on the line to dry, brought it up to the cottage when dry, hung it up).