Location location location. Can't be beat. Smack center of the kona strip (Alii drive) right next to some great restaurants such as Island Lava Java and Humphry's. We ate at the original Humphry's in Alaska back in January and was surprised to find they had a second location here. We enjoyed rolling out of bed and getting ocean view breakfast right next door. At night you can walk along the strip, people watch, see volleyball being played, explore all the shops. On the back side of Ocean's restaurant they have a window where they sell street tacos 3 for $7 pretty late if you can't find food after dinner time. We were also able to walk to our manta ray snorkel cruise with Kona Style which was nice.
The unit is small, good for 2 people but not more than that. Bathroom is large. Nice pool view with tiki torches at night.
The unit has everything you could possibly imagine. Kitchen appliances and utensils, beach towels, chairs, snorkel gear, etc. Even had a flashlight which came in handy for Volcano National Park (just return it to the drawer for the next guest). Water is hot, water pressure is good, toilet flushes strong. Did not hear any noise from neighbors through any walls which is good!
Parking is a slight issue if you adventure all day and return at night like we did. But there's street parking mountain side of the complex directly in front and also uphill a few hundred feet past the "Kailua playground" sign (parallel park on street not in that lot).
Thank you for letting us stay in your vacation home we had a blast on big island 🤙🏼