It's true - you cannot beat this location for a Kona experience. You step right out of the lobby and your plopped into the action that Kona has to offer. We didn't drive our car half of the stay because beaches, restaurants, are walking distance. My 9 year old loved falling asleep to the crashing waves on the sofa bed. My husband loved swimming at the Kona pier Tri start as well as we enjoyed our dawn and dusk runs on Alii. JoJo, our host was professional, efficient in the whole check in/out process, intuitive about our interests and offered many great suggestions. I appreciated her attention to detail, thinking of every household item and knick knack so you didn't have to go the store. By far my favorite luxury was the glass sliding door to the lanai that took up the entire wall. Added to the great open air layout. As an Airbnb host myself, I took copious notes so that I may offer my guests a top experience as she did.