We could feel ourselves relaxing the minute we stepped onto the property, nestled on the edge of a tropical hillside in the Wainiha river valley, surrounded by the sound of the birds, the stream below, and the rustle of lush foliage. There are so many pretty little nooks that we found ourselves settling into a new one every day: the top deck for morning coffee, the table on a lower level by the pool for breakfast, the lawn chaise yet one level lower for reading and sunning ourselves, and the upper deck again for afternoon tea. We enjoyed watching the sun come up over the hill in the morning, and the moonlight lighting up the deck at night. We stayed here for one week, the second week of September 2017; we had light showers most afternoons or evening, but on the occasional clear night the stars were amazing. The natural forces of tropical climate are constantly battling to reclaim the land and rot out the wood: that having been said, the place is in very good condition. The gate into the pool area needs a little work, and when we were there the hot tub was awaiting a part, but we enjoyed the pool for refreshing dips. The house itself has everything you need in a compact space: a well-equipped kitchen, comfortable living room area, desk, sleeping area and marble bathroom. There is also an outdoor shower which we loved for removing sand from ourselves and our snorkeling equipment. The area is up on the north shore, over the 7th one lane bridge, so travel is slow, but you get rewarded with your own private Shangri-La. There are houses nearby but we didn't see or hear the neighbors. Koko, the caretaker, was friendly and helped trouble-shoot a problem we had the first day, brought us bananas and avocados off the trees, but otherwise was totally unobtrusive. Since the island is small, it is reasonable to get to most everything. We did a couple day trips to the Lihue area and to the south shore for some activities, but there is also much to do on the north shore. We enjoyed snorkeling at Tunnels, kayaking in Hanalei, going to the slack key guitar concert, checking out the shave ice and a couple local restaurants. The time of year we went, we had no bug problems: one saw only a couple of mosquitos and they were small. (We did spy a 5 inch snail in the garden though: that was impressive!) We would thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would be delighted to return!