What an awesome place! My wife and I stayed here for a month while we shopped for a house to buy in Puna. We ended up loving the area so much we're now in the process of purchasing a house just a few lots away from this one! My wife worked full-time from the house and the internet was fast and reliable enough for Zoom calls and streaming to the TV. It was active 100% of our stay.
The house itself feels like a huge fort, but there is a fully enclosed bedroom if you want some privacy. The outdoor shower is large and surrounded by colorful flowers and huge trees. It was our favorite part of the house, except maybe the day geckos. We spent hours watching them.
The kitchen is fully outfitted with cookware and there were plenty of spices, condiments, and the like, so we didn't have to purchase any essentials.
The local area is breathtakingly lush and gorgeous. It's probably what you picture when you imagine a Hawaiian tropical rainforest. We walked down the road the Government Beach Road every day to admire the view. When you're driving to town, you can head one direction for an ocean view, while the other takes you through lava fields. It's really cool.
I asked Jes so many questions about the area that I started to annoy myself, but she always returned quick and friendly responses. The fridge went on the fritz one day, so Matt, Jes's husband, flew in THE NEXT MORNING to replace it. How's that for customer service?
This is exactly what we wanted out of Hawaii and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone or stay here again ourselves.