We had a wonderful experience at this location. The apartment was clean and very comfortable. The location was very peaceful with superb views of the ocean (conveniently located close to the airport). Most major stores ie Walmart etc. are situated close by. We would highly recommend staying at this very comfortable and affordable apartment for short or long term stays.

This was an exceptional place to stay in Kona. It was far enough out of town and away from the beach so there was no cars driving by all night, no loud music, no sirens, no horns honking --- just listening to the frogs sing. Easy to sleep all night with the windows open and cool breeze coming in. The full kitchen was well equipped and had all we needed. I would definitely stay here again and this will be the first place i check when i book my next trip to the Big Island.

The one bedroom studio is downstairs from the homeowners who were very attentive but also did not hover over me during our stay. It was private with my own stovetop, toaster oven and microwave in the kitchen, and bathroom with shampoo, conditioner and body wash already provided. Lots of beach gear to use like snorkel gear, a surfboard, and towels even if I didn’t need to use them. I was also greeted with apple bananas, papayas and lychee during my first stay, and when I returned for a second check in a week later I had a huge local pineapple waiting for me. I appreciated that very much. Overall it was a very peaceful stay. There is a friendly cat and a family dog that are both adorable. I also caught a wild chicken and a coqui frog roaming the yard which were pretty cool. At night the sound of coqui frogs were at first a little difficult to sleep through but after the 3rd night they were like a musical serenade that put me to bed right away. The views overlooking the rest of the city and the ocean sunset were gorgeous from the top of the hill. And the local vegetation, including mangoes, bananas and papayas, or the avocados and tomatoes made this stay extra special. This stay was just what I needed and I’ll definitely be back!

Nice apartment, nice location, very good equipment Unfortunately the bbq didn't work and the neighbor is a bit noisy from time to time. At all we really enjoyed the time. Thank you. Maybe see you next time.

Room is big and clean, close to airport, 10 minutes drive to Costco. Trail and coffee farm nearby, also a food mart with 1 minute driving. Nice yard with fruit trees, bedroom facing sea, you can even watch sunset there. You can find everything you need in kitchen, and never feel hot inside the apartment, because it is in the mountain. Good place to spend 1 week there.

We were quite happy with our stay and would consider staying here again. I don't give out 5's easily, but can understand why many people rate this VRBO as a 5. The suite was clean (number 1 thing for us), and well equipped (number 2 thing for us). The only thing we missed was an oven.....maybe we should have taken note of that before we bought four frozen pizzas from Costco! We did manage to cook them in the toaster oven though. The suite is located at 1500' above sea level, so it is cooler than the coastline. This is important if you are staying in a place without air conditioning. We never missed the air conditioning. If you are a light sleeper, this may not be the place for you. We were sleeping with the windows open to enjoy the cool, but the frogs & birds are very loud; much louder than the geese or frogs we are familiar with in Canada. On two nights and early mornings, the upstairs host was loud, but it was largely drowned out by the frogs/birds. We wondered if we would be able to sleep with the frog noise, but none of us had any problem sleeping. If you have never heard wild life at night in Kona, it is quite the experience! The suite had good road access. A sign to indicate where to park would be a quick/easy improvement to the stay, but we had that figured out after carefully reading the VRBO instructions a few times. We met the hosts a couple times on the driveway. I thought there might be more questions on where we were from, how is your stay, etc. I found the lack of chit chat a bit awkward, but I am not that talkative, and conversation is a two way street. Whenever I texted Karen she was quick to respond and helpful. Lucky the cat came to visit us almost every day. We miss Lucky. Given the coat of hair on that cat, we think she might prefer Canada. Maybe? The yard wasn't as neat and orderly as the suite. We didn't spend much time in the yard, but there was a table/chairs/etc outside. We borrowed the boogie boards, cooler, sun shade/umbrella, lawn chairs, and snorkel mask for the beach. We also made use of the laundry. Everything was good, but I suggest replacing one cooler as the handle came off on us a couple times, and adding 2 new boogie boards. There were 2 good boogie boards and several we didn't want to use (rough surface or cracked foam). Overall, I want to thank the host for our stay. It met our expectations, and hopefully we get the pleasure of visiting the Big Island again.

Hosts were very friendly, easy to communicate with and provided a clean and comfortable space. This little apartment had everything necessary for a comfortable stay.

It was fine. Lots of frogs--all outside.