We had a great time staying at Dan's place. It is conveniently located near the core of Kona, so shops and restaurants are just a couple miles down the road. And it is so easy to travel from here. For example, it is just a quick jump to the highway and less than an hour to the awesome beach at Hapuna, an hour and half the other way to the black sand beach at Punalu'u (almost guaranteed to see turtles here. We saw six!) and another half hour further to Volcano Nat'l Park.
The house was super comfortable and served as a great jumping off pad but also was very comfortable when there was a light rain and we just stayed in.
Dan and Anya are really phenomenal hosts. Check-in and check-out were a breeze and they were super-communicative, responding almost instantly when there were minor issues and they resolved them right away. I was very impressed and would stay with them again.