The house has a great view of the ocean but not a nice beach access! The drive into the house is not for the faint of heart- 5 miles of winding road (15 miles an hour). Central location as far as seeing the island. a little over a hour to Kona- about 2 hours to Hilo by going the south route. A great beach to use is Hookena which is about 20 minutes away heading towards Captain Cook. There is a grocery store in Captain Cook (40 Min) or head south (20 min) and you'll find one there! We made a lot of our meals as there are not a lot of places to go out to eat close by. The deck on the house is a great place to hang out- the young kids our group fell in love with the geckos that came out to sun themselves. Great place to star gaze!