If you want to experience a quaint, little town off the beaten path, this location is great. It's close to Volcanoes National Park and the black sand beach. Beyond that, we had some issues during our stay that kept piling up. It seems like it was a series of unfortunate circumstances that led to us having many problems. We discovered that the owner doesn't live locally and perhaps his property managers could do a better job. Some of our biggest issues:
- no smoke detectors
- not all ceiling fans/lights were in working order
- one bed frame was broken when we arrived, so we had to spend some time taking it apart to make it useable
- stove stopped working while we were cooking and we had to spend some time troubleshooting the problem. We discovered there was no extra propane on site and the local store to refill it was closed for the day.
- only 4 dining room chairs for 6 guests
- there was a dishwasher full of dirty dishes when we arrived
- not enough towels for all of the guests. After communicating with the host, we were told that the towels were currently in the wash. One of the property managers stopped by to give us extra towels and moved the others to the dryer.
* Don't leave things outside at night, particularly shoes. There's a neighborhood dog that likes shoes and we found ours strewn about the yard. This makes it tricky when you're out exploring at the ocean and have wet things that need to dry out.
We could see great potential for this home, but it wasn't managed well for our stay. We hope that Dennis is able to address these issues so that other people can have a good stay in his home.