I stumbled upon Jason's listing one late night in desperation to find a clean, nice place for my family, including 11 month old daughter to stay (our original plan was to visit the big island; however, that fell through after the volcano eruption. So, we were scrambling to find an affordable place to stay within weeks of traveling!). I was initially hesitant as there were no guests and no reviews on the listing. But, the pictures looked good, the place seemed clean, so I figured might as well check it out.
Mj and Jason quickly eased my fears with excellent communication, including fast responses and being very accommodating. Mj even gave me a few travel tips for the long flight with my lil one! The check-in was a breeze with easy to follow pictures and instructions for accessing the gate and key lock code. Mj was even able to allow us to check in early, which was helpful considering our baby only napped for 30 minutes on the flight.
The apt is above their garage, but the garage door never bothered us nor our lil one. There is AC in both bedrooms. One initial downfall was that it was set on a timer from 7PM to 5AM (they stated people left it on 24/7 previously, which is not needed in this weather, so they limited the timing). The weather was initially quite hot and MJ turned on the AC when we asked so our baby could nap. It was awkward to have to ask, but Mj was responsive and did not mind. For the remainder of our trip the weather remained cool enough to where we did not need to run it during the day nor night.
Mj and Jason made traveling with our baby easy as there were appropriate bowls and utensils, toys, books, a pack n play, stroller, and chair to attach to the counter for feeding. Mj even gave us a bag full of frozen strawberries and yogurt to help ease our baby's mouth as she was teething. They left a binder full of recommended places and excursions to see - we were able to check out the local farmer's market and enjoy some good bites at their recommended restaurants. Safeway, Foodland, Target, and Whole Foods are within a 10 minute drive and made grocery shopping easy.
Mj and Jason were always easy to get ahold and quite helpful! We were quite busy, but our lil ones finally got to play a bit together on our last day. I would easily stay here again on another vacation to the island. It was a beautiful, clean apartment, well stocked with supplies and everything we needed for our 8 day stay. Mahalo to them for sharing their lovely home with us! :D