Randall's apartment is gorgeous, as you see in the photos, with views of the ocean and neighboring gardens. Having two floors was nice, as someone can be having coffee on the 2nd floor lanai, while someone else snoozes on the 3rd floor.

There is no microwave, as someone else pointed out in a previous review. There is a blender, though, and a coffee maker and a Brita jug for filtered water. The appliances and kitchen were all in fine condition. There is a toilet located just off the kitchen. We did laundry and line-dried outside. Clothes dried quickly in the zephyr breezes.

The bed is very comfortable with nice sheets. The bed is higher than most beds, I think. The bathtub/shower has a wide surround which could be a problem for someone with mobility issues. The 3rd floor toilet and bathroom sink are in a separate room, which is a nice arrangement.

Wi-fi was adequate throughout the house, although Randall has plans to boost the signal strength. We mostly did email, web, and watched Jon Stewart clips.

The night is dark and quiet. The morning sun greets you, as it rises in the east over the ocean. If you want to sleep in, bring eye shades. Me, I was glad to have the sun awaken me for another day in paradise.

We are grateful to have found Randall's place as this discovery is what drew us to this area of the Big Island. We just settled in and had a wonderful and relaxing time.

Randall's place is located on the beach road. At one end of the beach road is truly great snorkeling in deep tide pools protected from the ocean. There are currents, but not surf or riptides. At the other end of the road is Uncle Robert's Awa Club (in the Kingdom of Hawaii) near a new black sand beach being formed from the lava that destroyed the fishing village of Kalapana. In between are parks, warm water ponds, black sand beach, huge areas of pahoehoe and a'a lava. The beach road has quite spectacular scenes, trees overhead and ocean waves crashing against the rocks.

Uncle Robert's has a night time market and party on Wednesday nights and Seaview has a morning market on Saturday. Friday at Uncle Robert's is live Hawaiian music and $8.00 kalua pork sandwiches. In Pahoa, the nearest town, a good value lunch can be had at Kalea's. It is possible to stay here on a budget and be just fine.

We found Randall's place with little trouble in the dead of night. The only change we would make in the directions is that the turn into Seaview is about half-mile past mile 19, so about half-way between 19 and 18. In the daytime, the neighboring castle (yes, a castle, we are not kidding) is another landmark.

We definitely recommend Randall's place ... clean, comfortable, peaceful decor. It was restful to be there and to be so close to the wonders of Big Island.