I want emphasize that Anthony (Tony) is a very eager host. He very much wants everyone to have a great experience staying in his place, and has made tremendous efforts and spared no expense to provide comfortable mattresses, plentiful seating, beautiful furniture, plenty of cups and plates, and an outdoor picnic area with brand-new BBQ. He is friendly and accomodating and easy to communicate with, and left us thoughtful touches of Himalayan salt, wine, and chocolate to start off our stay.
The house is a two-story house. There are two units that can be combined into one. Tony stays in the top unit, but you can apparently book both units if you have a large enough party. Because we had only 5 people, we stayed in the ground-level unit which is 3 bedrooms and one bathroom and doesn't require climbing stairs. If you were to book both units, there is an internal staircase that can be opened up between the two floors. There is a second half-bath (toilet and sink) outside in the laundry area if you need another toilet.
The bottom unit is 1500 square feet including a kitchen, large living room/dining room, three bedrooms, and one bathroom off the hallway. All of the furniture, plates, utensils, etc. are new, and he has excellent taste in furniture and art. There is a large covered area under which you can park (should fit 2 cars) which also covers the picnic area, BBQ, and a Jacuzzi which he was in the process of getting operational. In addition, there is a lovely enclosed porch where you can eat meals if you like.
The house itself is on the older side and fell into a bit of disrepair in the basement. The kitchen appears older (I would've said 1960s, but the house was built in the 1980s, so I'm not sure if the counter and cabinets are original or brought in from another house), with a gas stove and older fridge. If you need to plug anything in, there is a power strip mounted to the right of the fridge on the wall, but there aren't a lot of outlets in the kitchen. The fridge did not cool enough possibly because of a break in the gasket (the freezer worked fine)--I have reported this to Tony. The wood flooring everywhere except the tiled kitchen has been replaced, but the project isn't entirely finished, and there are 1/4-1/2" gaps in the floorboards in the hallway and living room. Some of the doors are older, some newer, and we had issues with the Master BR door jamming on the floor as well as difficulty closing the front door (needed to be lifted to close)--again both have been reported. Tony was still in the process of attaching art and mirrors to the wall when we stayed there. The washer and dryer are also on the older side, and I had was unable to turn on the dryer which I'm told was a breaker issue (washer worked fine) . There was a leak under the bathroom sink in the unit which I also reported.
There was no A/C or dehumidifier, but he is hoping to provide A/C in the future. My hope that we could open the windows at night to cool things down didn't work as it was humid and didn't go below 70 degrees at night. There are fans, and if you need more, you can ask him. The windows are slat windows, and let in a fair amount of noise even when closed--especially from the roosters on a neighboring property. Noise also comes though the floors, especially in the Master BR, and we could hear TOny's phone ring as well as him talking on the phone while in the Master BR, but not as much the rest of the house. Consequently between the roosters, the neighbors who had two parties in a row (I have no idea if that's normal or if we caught them in a party mood), I cannot recommend this place to anyone who is a light sleeper.
I have given this place 3 stars because having stayed in 4 places during our trip, I have to be fair about the overall comparison to other places including ones which were newly renovated with air conditioning and double-paned windows and no issues at all. I think that Tony will work hard to make this place the best that it can be over time, and I hope that as he improves this unit, he will post updates and photos. Also, he has a highly rated unit nearby in Honomu, so check it out if that's the experience you want.