Our first impression was great! The interior is very tastefully arranged and decorated with surprisingly interesting artwork. The interior matches the photos. There are a few air conditioners that provide some cool dry air when you need it. All the appliances were clean and functional, and there is nice large refrigerator. We ran the washer/dryer after some beach days to get clean dry towels again. The little town of Pahoa is about 10 minutes away and has a few grocery stores and shops, as well as some nice little restaurants. We spent several days within about a 30 minute drive radius snorkeling at what would be better described as exotic tropical aquariums than tide pools, and made some longer excursions to to Waipio Valley and Kona. While you could see neighbor's houses if you tried, the overall feel was private and quiet. As a system builder kind of guy, I enjoyed checking out the catchment water system, which it turns out is the primary water approach for pretty much all the housing in the area. It was just my wife and I staying for our anniversary, but the house would be comfortable for another couple or some kids (the little downstairs bar begs for some beer or umbrella drink production and consumption). I loved the nearly continuous jungle sounds including the vocal coqui frogs, as well as the almost nightly rain of some amount. Coming from the arid California southwest, all the lush green growth, vivid tropical flowers and frequent rain were a very pleasant change of scenery. Overall the experience was superb, very cost effective and much nicer than staying in a hotel, and made a perfect base to explore the area. Given the opportunity in our busy California schedules to stay again there is no question that we would (my wife wanted to just stay and live there but that doesn't appear to be an option quite yet!)