This was an interesting stay. It was myself and my 7 year old daughter. There were positives and negatives.
Positives were that the communication and directions were great and helpful. The location of the unit is good. The grounds for the complex were really nice, as were the other people. The pool is comforable and kept clean. You can walk or take the trolley to many shops and restaurants. We thought the bed was comfortable. Generally speaking the unit was clean and airy.
The place is definitely dated and poorly decorated. I expected that from the photos. It has a lot of potential if the owners just made it a little bit nicer. The main negative was that there were some bug issues and David's handling of them was a bit prickly. I was fairly upset that we had to deal with this and asked for compensation. He will likely say that I asked for compensation in exchange for a positive review. That is not the case. I've had a ton of airbnb reviews both as a host and as a guest...they speak for themselves. I was merely saying that I would give a positive review if he handled it fairly. As mentioned above, there was a lot to like about the place. Since I couldn't find another place to stay, he sent his cleaning person to "address" the issue. She was nice but only wiped off the ants, cleaned up a roach, and left a trap. While there, she said that she was going to speak to the owner to compensate us....not at any suggestion of mine, but simply because she saw how bad the issue was. I appreaciated that. We couldn't even cook all the food we bought because of all the ants in the kitchen. It was not pleasing to constantly be spraying them or waiting for a roach to crawl around. That's just not relaxing. Anyway, we just dealt with it and made the best of the situation. Upon checkout David was short and oddly accused me of trying to exchange a review for compensation. We should have been compensated because the place had a bug issue that hindered the experiences of an airbnb, namely cooking at home. Having been a host, I know its tricky. But there are plenty of videos and photos to prove our experience. I, personally, beileve in doing the right thing over profiting financially.
Aside from the negatives, there were a lot of good aspects to our stay and Kona/the big island were amazing!