This condo is located in the middle of nowhere on the south shore of the Island. The positives: The views are stunning, it is so pristine and quiet. The grounds were impeccable. The pool area was lovely to relax in and it was such a short walk to the beautiful black sand beach and the sea turtles!
Communication with Julie was great and check in was a breeze.
The not-so positive: we didn’t really understand how “in the middle of nowhere” it is. One store is about 12-15 minutes away and has much to offer but it is very expensive. We should have shopped for more when we were in Hilo to tide us over. No restaurants without a 20-30 minute drive.
The unit is very dated. Flooring was new and furniture was fine but fixtures, cabinets etc were really, really old which means gunk on things like faucets. We gave the cleanliness a 3 because one of the counters had “stuff” on it, several dishes were dirty, there were crumbs and “stuff” in the silverware drawer caddy, etc. This meant we ended up washing everything before we used it and …. no dishwasher! The real frustration was that you were supposed to wash all the dishes you used prior to checking out. This means you are dependent upon the cleanliness level of the people checking out before you. In our case, that didn’t bode well.
One of the things that has changed in Airbnb recently is that more and more places require you to do more and more cleaning prior to departure while still charging a cleaning fee. Washing all your dishes, taking trash and recycling out and starting laundry if there are appliances in your place seem like more than what you should have to do upon checking out.
Having said all that, I would stay here again due to its pristine, quiet location. We would just know more going in.