The connection was easy and Mai was responsive during the booking process.
I'll divide this into the pros and he cons.
THE PROS.
The door has a combination lock which is gret you never need a key!!!!
very close to town.
Near the ocean
Mostly older couples while we were there
The front office was responsive to questions.
The AC in the room was awesome!!
the amenities were about like a redroof inn.
there is a washer and drier that work well. The hot water was good for two showers in a row.
the screen door was reinforced so you did not have to worry aobut a break in.
the ggrounds are nicely kept
The pool was clean and very nice.
there is a sofa bed in the front room.
If you are a family of three or four this would be FANTASTIC!!!!
The CONS
construction was going on and the noise was absolutely intolerable. ran us out one day it was so bad. This lasted two days.
the room is ground floor so its a little like being in a cave(not much light and barely hear the ocean).
the mosquitoes were always in the room which was disconcerting as there was outbreak of Dengue fever in Kona.
The parking could be hit and miss and if you did not get a spot you ended up parking on the road next to the condo
The dishwasher and the washer both smelled of mold which took a good cleaning to get rid of the odor.
The current booking price is more in line with the value. we booked last summer and the price was higher.
there are not enough umbrellas at the pool so it was hard to get out of the sun some days.
the bedroom had a loovered window that did ot close well and was furthest from the Ac. We solved thi9s by buying a fan at walmart and placing it in the hall to blow air into the bedroom. then placed cardboard over the window to block the light, arileaks and heat. We left the fan for future occupants.
UNCONTROLLABLE BY HOST
the volcano generates pollution that can be quite bad. on the bad days the vog as it is referred to really blocks the sun and also is hard on the eyes and the nose and the lungs. this is no fault of the condo. just check the weather. as an example we were there several weeks and i only wore suntan lotion 3 times. It was probaly part of the odd weather this year but check for the trade winds.