Sadly, we splurged on this air bnb because the whale sightings lured us in, looked like it had a cozy feel, and reviews were great.
We arrived to lights on and an open sliding door…physically the door was open. There were many moths and a gecko in the house. Also a scolopendra on the wall of the enclosed porch, inches from the open door.
The geckos were our friends and we really loved them, but they pooped all over the house.
Every window was also open, which would have been nice to let in a breeze if many of the screens weren’t broken, letting in more critters.
Next was the hot water issue, only lasted 5 minutes.
And after the 1st night we noticed a trial of ants from the first floor bedroom into the bathroom that was trialing into our toiletries. They came back day after day.
It was apparent that the place was minimally cleaned, just the main walking area on the floor and the sheets were clean. There was visible dust everywhere which made 2/4 of our allergies flare up. My fiancé began cleaning, the rag he used to wipe down the counters was completely brown. Hung on the fridge was a note that read “the house is cleaned every 4 days”….
The dogs were very friendly, but they sleep outside and barked all night long. We were awoken each night at least twice.
4-5 unanswered messages to Martin & Linda. When I booked they had mentioned that they would be on vacation while we were there, so they would have someone watching their house and dogs for the first 2 days, then their son would be there after that. We saw someone the first day, waved and they didn’t say anything back. I wanted to knock on the door to ask if they would come clean a bit for us, but their house (which is on the property) was very unapproachable. Cluttered front porch and yard, and 4+ cars outside.
We knew the place was about an hour north of Kona, but we wanted the more country vibe and we’re excited to explore the beaches. But sadly they were not swimmable.
It was just an overpriced place to sleep at night.