We had a wonderful stay at Alyssa and Derek's place in Hawaii. The house is very well appointed and we felt right at home. Everything was as described in the listing. The hot tub is the best part! We loved chilling up there! Being up in the hills means that the house stays fairly cool and we never felt the need for the AC. In fact, most nights we'd have to close the windows! The traffic noise dies down after dark and honestly the birds and crickets drown out any other noises. You get used to it pretty quickly though and we didn't have any problems sleeping.
Despite the fact that the house is up in the hills away from the town, it only takes 20 minutes to get to Target, Safeway and all the good restaurants near Kona. There are plenty of great beaches about 30-45 minutes away.
We had a small toddler with us and he had a great time here exploring the gardens, chasing after the roosters, and hanging out with us in the hot tub. The house is not baby proofed, which we knew going in, so as parents you have to be really vigilant.
Overall, a great place and I'd definitely come here again!