Absolutely the most stunning sunsets I have ever seen were from the screened in lanai in Delphine's Captain Cook home. The view alone is worth every penny paid to stay here. I celebrated my birthday with a home cooked meal, a great sunset and good friends here and I loved every second of it. The star gazing was also top notch! Shooting stars and the milky way were visible.
The kitchen is well equipped including nice sharp knives. Anyone who has rented homes before knows what a rarity that is! Plenty of towels and linens were provided and both beds were comfortable. The laundry facilities are new and in working order. We had some gecko roommates and a family of pigs would visit the yard every morning. Cute!!
As advertised, there is plenty of beach gear below the porch. The water shoes they provided saved us as we had forgotten ours at home.
If you map this house on Google maps it seems really far from everything (which had us worried at first) but it turned out to be no big deal. There are a couple of grocery stores in about 20 min in both directions. It's easy to stop on the way to or from your day's adventure at a market or roadside restaurant.
I think the best thing about our stay was Delphine and Guy themselves. They were both quite far away from the property but it didn't feel that way. Any issues were addressed and resolved immediately and they were both genuinely concerned about our comfort and quality of our stay. They provided endless tips and advice on the area which we used in conjunction with our own research and had a great and productive time on the Big Island.
If we ever get back to Hawaii I will absolutely stay here again. We all loved it!