Tasey and Pat were absolutely fantastic - super welcoming and accommodating. Even though check-in was at 4pm, they allowed us to securely, store our groceries/baggage, earlier that day, enabling us to make the most of our day, while they cleaned the house between the last group and ours. They were equally as accommodating on our last day, again w/ baggage/food storage, which enabled us to ride our bikes, worry-free.
The large garden has quite a variety of fruit and nut trees (bananas, avocado, lemon etc), which we were welcome to harvest.
Our group had 4 couples. All of us were comfortable, and felt that we had our own space. The dining and living rooms are open, bright and warm. And the kitchen was big and well-equipped.
The town of Makawao has some great shops, galleries, restaurants and cafes. Our favs were Freshies and Sip Me coffee, as both offered really good vegan/gluten-free options. Not far away, is the Kula Lodge (really nice dinners w/ sunset views) and Grandma’s, along the Kula hwy (coffee and snacks).
We were all cyclists and hikers. So this area was perfect, for us. The roads, btw, around Makawao and Haiku are lesser known, for road cyclists - but offer some of the most beautiful, well-paved, quiet roads, for various options - rather than just the epic 3 rides, on the Ils. (West Maui Loop, Rd to Hana and the Kula hwy).
For sure, we highly recommend this area and Pat and Tasey’s home! Hopefully, we’ll be back one day.