Naalehu is a great South island base to explore from. Hour and a half either way gets you back to the main cities, Kona and Hilo. Roughly 40min from Volcanoes, 20min to Punalu'u black sands Beach, hour from Pāhoa. 2 hours-ish to North Shores then beyond. Depending your reason for going to the Big Island, you have to pretty much drive everywhere to explore... but exploring is usually the Big Island why!
This cottage has 3 beautiful bedrooms perfect for a family. Kitchen was amazing to have for breakfasts and dinner after a full day out. Never a problem with hot water for showers. House kept very cool with windows and ceiling fans. Both hosts were very quick to respond, easy check in, greeted us with fresh eggs and bananas, and gave us some helpful tips on local beaches that were less known. Thank you so much for sharing your property with us!
The only small piece that was missing, was an outdoor area for eating and relaxing in the morning and night. There is a table, although no light. Even a string of bulbs would be perfect. Perhaps a deck chair or two. Dark by 7pm limited our outdoor time, which would have been beautiful to sit in the cool air listening to the frogs -But honestly just as a cherry on top. This cottage was perfect for our trip.
Highly recommended!