Great value for a place out in the country about an hour south of Kona airport and about 20 minutes south of Captain Cook. The drive down the residential street is steep but very scenic. This home is about 3-4 houses from the beach aka the end of the 5 minute steep drive. My kids and I really enjoyed the drive; my wife who is afraid of heights not so much. She finally got used to it though :) The home is great! Clean and tidy with thoughtful touches such as mosquito coils (we used them while hanging out on the large lanai), tons of beach gear (more than you’ll need), brand new propane grill (grilled and ate dinner on the lanai more than once), tons of baby/toddler toys (great for our one year old), enough ceiling and floor fans to keep you cool (no AC but that’s common in Hawaii), nicely renovated granite kitchen (we are out often but cooked breakfast and dinner a few times, and the kitchen has everything necessary), and I could go on. Do keep in mind that the garage and laundry is on the ground floor, and the house is all on floor two. Stairs are involved, but my 7 month pregnant wife had no problem. Also please be water conservative. They catch their water here from rain, sanitize it, and pump it into the house as you use it. It’s not endless city or well water. I had my 4 girls get wet in the shower, turn the water off to lather up, then turn it back on to rinse. Same with doing dishes. Get everything wet, turn off water to scrub, turn back on to rinse. This is the way of life here in many parts of Hawaii, so please understand it and practice these techniques. A water truck costs several hundred dollars to deliver water to the house if the tank gets low. Let’s help keep the rental rate of this home low by limiting how many times Sharyl has to order water :) The highlight of our stay: we were only a short 30 minute drive north to the Keahou boat harbor (next to Sheraton Keahou Resort) for the night manta tour and day time swimming with dolphins tour. Shout out to My Kona Adventures Misty and Nick (owners), Shannon (awesome friendly check in girl), and Justin (floating tour guide) for the awesome experience. 5 star yelp reviews and small group intimate experience. The highlight of our stay! Staying in this vacation rental kept us close to them, but far enough in the country to keep us away from the touristy town of Kona. A few highlights from this area: * Pebble Beach is a couple minute walk down the street. If surf is big don’t go in! Surf was waist to head high, and my kids and I had a blast! We are also from Oahu and are used to shore break, so if you’re not, be careful! My...