By far the best place we've stayed on three visits to Big Island and one of the best in nearly 30 visits to Hawaii.
Owner has pretty much thought of everything and was very easy to work with. Well thought out house, really comfortable, and well-maintainedm with a spacious deck that runs the length of the house.
Knocks: water tastes bad (he supplied bottled), no bath mat in shower, parking in the driveway is a bit of a sobriety test. The house is three miles from beach (which made for cooler days when Kona roasted at 90F) and located in a non-tourist area (nice!).
Otherwise he checks all of the boxes, and then some. Did I mention the sunsets you can see from up on the hill?