Our stay with Mark was amazing. The views were unbelievable, the place was well stocked from beach supplies to the warm jackets for our trek to Mauna Kea. The only downside (to some) might be that the nearest restaurants and stores are a 20 minute drive away. We would have traded those scenic drives any day for the traffic that consumes the roads in Kona. Mark’s place was much closer to Volcanoes National Park and the southern side of the island as well, which is where we ended up spending a fair amount of our time. All in all it was an extremely quiet and peaceful stay, which was what we were looking for. Don’t forget to carve out a day to simply hang out at the black pebble beach at the end of the road (felt like our own private beach) then have a cocktail to watch an epic sunset and enjoy a movie night at home at least once during your stay. You won’t regret it.