Hale Honu was the perfect setting for our vacation! We were 2 families and rented both the downstairs studio and the main house. The house has the most AMAZING views you could ever ask for! We saw fish and turtles from the lanai. It was so convenient to be able to walk to Magic Sands beach too, which was the kids' favorite place to be. There is a little snack shack next to the beach, and a shave ice truck right there too. Magic Sands Restaurant is also within walking distance and we wished we hadn't waited until the last night to dine there because it was SO good. The house itself has everything you need really. There were beach chairs, towels, boogie boards, snorkeling gear, coolers and more in the laundry room. Games and books upstairs, and a fully stocked kitchen was perfect as we cooked breakfast and lunch daily. The hot tub is hard to see from the pics but it is situated between 2 palm trees and overlooks the ocean, and its big and well kept. We watched many sunsets from there. It was really nice to have that at the end of the day. A short drive into the town of Kona, or to the store was really easy from the house. We met the owner the first day we were there because we had a question on how to operate a ceiling fan, and he came right over to fix that and show us some of the small details of the house (like the cool flood light to light up the ocean at night!). We really felt at home here, and would absolutely rent this home again. Many thanks to Peter and Darla for this gem of a home!