The home is beautifully renovated and was a great hub for us to venture out from.
Benefits:
(1) Location - great place in Kona to use as a hub for discovering the big island
(2) Very nicely designed
(3) Very well stocked with everything you may need
Disadvantages:
(1) NO AC - on warm days, it can get very uncomfortable. If you are planning on spending a lot of time in the house when it's warm outside, this isn't the place for you.
(2) So many insects and geckos - the home is very close to nature and the insects were everywhere - we mostly saw many geckos inside and outside the home, ants and roaches, but the pamphlet the owners gave us mentioned scorpions and centipedes as well (we didn't see any luckily) - this isn't necessarily a disadvantage and also added to the charm of the place, but I could see how some people might not enjoy it...