I highly recommend staying at Nick's place! The cottage is super cute, we were greeted with bananas and a huge avocado from the farm, and it was in a great location. It is just south of Kona, and there were plenty of beaches/snorkeling spots 15 mins away and some really great food options nearby. You are up on a hill so even though you are a drive from the beach you have a great view of the water. We loved our stay and wish we could have spent more time here!