Loved our stay here! Had a group of 4 friends stay here- we were all doing the honu half ironman just down the road. This worked out perfect. I'm picky about rentals, but this one was great- very clean and comfortable. We enjoyed having breakfast on the patio and enjoying the views. Shane was kind enough to invite us up for sunset on his deck. I also appreciated that he got back to me quickly and was flexible as I ended up adding a night to our stay, at the last minute.
We saved a ton of money not staying at the resort, and it was worth driving 15 minutes.
We appreciated the beach towels and chairs- lots of nice beach gear neatly organized in the mud room for guests to use (as opposed to other Airbnb's I've used with just piles of old junk or other people's leftovers).
We were mostly focused on the race this short trip, so I can't say as much about location for other activities. We did drive to kona- about 45 min away. It's half hour from the airport.
We did enjoy the Thai food truck at the nearby plaza- maybe 2 miles away? We went here frequently and ate at the restaurants and got groceries- very convenient.
I would recommend this place and would stay here again next time we get to kona.