HIGHLY RECOMMEND: You know how sometimes when you read a description of a place, and it sounds great, but then you get there, and it doesn't live up? This is NOT the situation with KJ's Zen space. We adored it. It was exactly as described.
It's up in Holualoa, which feels so private and peaceful, but is a quick and easy drive down into the action of Kona if that's what you're looking for.
We loved the apartment - especially the cheery, sunny bedroom. That bed is crazy comfortable, and it felt like sinking into a cloud every night. There's no AC in the unit, but if you open the windows for a cross breeze, you really don't need it - it feels fresh and perfect in the house. There's tons of space, and if you have a larger group, it looks like you could rent some of the other spaces and simply open the doors between them. Despite having other units in the same space, we really saw and heard very little evidence of other guests. KJ has done a marvelous job of creating private oases out of each unit.
The grounds are wonderful - you would not believe the number of perfect avocados on offer from the trees around the yard. Lots of other fruits, nuts as well. There are several chickens (including one rooster missing his tail feathers) who roam the place, roosting in the papaya trees in the evening. There are coqui frogs in Holualoa, and while they are considered an invasive species, and they're pretty noisy, we actually found them quite soothing, and miss our tropical soundscape now we're back home.
KJ provides lots of beach amenities, which we greatly appreciated - chairs, sunbrella, towels, tatami mats, boogie boards, etc. Great kitchen amenities as well. Super easy check in and check out - not too many clean up tasks - all really simple and easy.
KJ was very communicative, quick responses, and proactively checked in on us to make sure we were enjoying ourselves. We would recommend this beautiful, affordable, totally zen space to anyone, and hope to make it back sometime ourselves.