I have been waiting and really thinking about this review. I have decided a lot of the issues were personal preference and not necessarily a reflection of the place.
I will start with the pros. Overall Katie was great. Great communication, easy check in, great parking, good amenities, great location (with a caveat) and great view (with a caveat)
Now to some cons, most of which were our issues. Right out of the gate you will notice the area is sketchy. Lots of trash, abandoned vehicles, chickens …. That being said, we were never uncomfortable walking around, and most people were friendly. Secondly, bugs are a problem. My wife is over sensitive, which made it worse. We had a salamander and a slew of additional bugs in the unit. Owners are aware because they have sprays, traps and keep trash on the balcony (took us a while to locate). Next was the unit. Very nice and large and overall clean. The set up is split. The master is only accessible out a sliding door and across the patio. This isn’t a big deal with all adults or older kids, but may be if you have younger kids. The master is essentially its own unit and you can’t hear anything from the other side ( which can be a pro if romance is in the air). Next was the air conditioning, which is only in the bedrooms. Once again not a issue most of the year but we were in early July and it was hot. Next was the location. It is really awesome for access to Kona. Easy five block walk to the strip to eat and enjoy. The island is large and we traveled a lot. Most days we were in the car (highly recommend bigislandjeeprental.com) at least 4 hours, so it not really centrally located in the island obviously, but you would have to be in the middle of nowhere to be centrally located. Next was the laundry. We had been in Oahu for a week with paid laundry and we’re waiting to do laundry here because we thought it was in the unit. It is also paid and outdoors. Paid laundry is a option on the listing and should be changed. Lastly is the view. It is on a hill and our unit was the top floor. So you can see above the homes below to the ocean, which is great to sit on the patio and enjoy. The caveat is there is a home being built just below that depending on its height will take a lot of the view away once completed.
Overall I would suggest but not sure we would have chosen had we known all the above. Have fun and safe travels.