My stay at Maria’s place was lovely. We were met in person even though we arrived later in the evening. The space itself was a lot larger than I anticipated which was a nice surprise. The location is fantastic for exploring the south end of the island, or anywhere else if you're OK for a short drive. Tons of stops/restaurants/points of interest along the drive from Kailua-Kona. There's a beautiful pebble beach at the end of the road that I visited on several occasions. As I think some other reviewers mentioned, the road to the house is very steep (and scenic!), but my low clearance vehicle made it every day just fine.