There are some great reasons to stay here: the view, the view, the wide panoramic view, and the extremely responsive (from Paris) host (Delphine's dad, Guy). We spent hours on the deck and on the screened in lanai, with our coffee in the morning and wine and dinner in the evening. It is a great location to explore the area: everything we wanted to see was within a 2- 30 minute range. We loved the beach at the bottom of the (steep!!!) hill, and the hike that you can do off to the right of the beach. If it's clear, the stars at night are AMAZING!
It is about 20 minutes from the ChoiceMart, so be sure to stock up on your way down. A lot of the smaller fruit stands/coffee shops and restaurants are closed on Monday/Tuesday.
Guy had really great suggestions for day trips. Our favorites were Hapuna Beach, the Peace Garden, snorkeling at Two Step Beach, and the farmer's market in S. Kona on Sunday. We got the best tuna I have ever eaten there, caught the day before. There are no restaurants nearby and we hate driving at night, so we cooked at "home" every night. The deck is a great place to watch the sunset, but unfortunately we had rain most nights.
There is a huge stock of beach items - chairs, snorkeling equipment, etc, under the house. The bed/pillows are REALLY comfortable, and there are many fans in the house, which are really necessary when there isn't a breeze.
Things I wish I had known: some of the photos are out of date and the house could use some TLC. Also, we couldn't work the dryer, which I always really count on for a beach vacation. You can't drink the tap water, and there was some drinking watin the house when we got there, but you might want to pick some up. There are machines all over the island, where you can fill up very inexpensively. The kitchen is new and well-stocked. The grill needs to be replaced, and I think that's about to happen.
I loved all of the local wildlife, but be aware that there are lots of geckos in and around the house, as well as some feral pigs, who liked to sniff around the garbage at dusk. I admired them from afar and they never bothered us.
Overall, we have a fabulous, relaxing vacation.