Clean, comfortable and spacious, Midori’s place was lovely. Location in the hills above Kona meant that it was quieter (no city noise) with only the coqui frogs, chickens and sometimes the rain to listen to. Amazing star gazing by the house because of the lack of light pollution. The altitude 1700 ft) also meant more comfortable daytime temperatures. The most fabulous feature of the place for us was the huge porch that overlooked the lush greenery of the place. Every morning we’d have coffee and breakfast out on the porch and watch the many birds feeding and foraging, or them drama of the neighborhood chickens - all right in front of the house. It was brilliant. The location of the house was terrific: two minutes’ drive or ten minutes’ walk to Matsayuma’s store which had all you need and was well-priced (good plate lunches, too); 10 minutes into Kona, 30 minutes or less to the Kohala beaches. Midori was a wonderful host, very responsive and generous, even dropping off a bag of fruit one morning. Great internet, great shower. We also appreciated the two sets of snorkeling gear available for use. We hope to return to the Big Island again soon and when we do, we will book here (if we can!).