Hale Kohola was the perfect home base for our stay on the big island. We had five people spanning three generations, and the house gave us plenty of space to hang out and not feel crowded. We loved watching sunsets over the ocean from the chairs in the back yard. The beds were quite comfortable and the house was quiet, so even our insomniacs slept well. Arieh pointed us to his favorite local beaches, and we enjoyed having the snorkel gear, beach chairs, and high-power binoculars that were provided. We took advantage of the well-stocked kitchen and cooler to eat breakfasts and some suppers at the house, and take picnic lunches with us on other days. We were glad to be able to do laundry, and the enclosed lanai was a great place to play games in the evenings - of those provided, we liked Boggle & Dominoes. It was extremely windy the first day we were there, but quite pleasant the rest of the time. The location made it a good place to start for explorations all over the island - from a long day trip to volcanoes to an evening visit to the observatory to short jaunts to the beaches and national & state parks nearby. Thanks for a great vacation!