We had a great visit to WindSpirit Cottage! It's an open and inviting place that Roby designed and built. If we could take the cottage with us and live in it at home, we would! The first thing I noticed was the awesome smell of pine in the cabin when we walked in. We came and went as we pleased, and best of all the location was as quiet and calm as we'd have hoped! Roby and Kayo are very friendly people and are the perfect hosts- attentive and available, but left us to ourselves to enjoy our vacation. Kayo did a little of our laundry one day unexpectedly, and she would tidy up each day for us, drying our towels in the sunny breeze, and taking out our garbage. The animals were friendly too, as described in other reviews. It was refreshing to come "home" to an open, well lit, relaxing place, complete with a porch with a table and comfortable chairs to lounge on. The bed was very comfortable and the shower plenty hot.
The water was tasty for drinking and the nice kitchen had everything we needed, even some rice and a few extras for cooking. We forgot bug spray and they had some here that we used. There are no mosquitos or other biting insects here at the cottage (yay!) but the Big Island is trying to keep Dengue Fever from becoming a big issue, so bug spray is important. Roby and Kayo also loaned us some snorkeling gear and mats for the beach, and directed us to their favorite snorkel spot, Robertson Beach Park, where we saw several turtles and had plenty of shade. They even accepted and signed for a large FedEx package I needed delivered (I forgot my tripod on the mainland).
We recommend this place to anyone that likes a semi-remote, tranquil nature escape, with all the comforts of home in a rustic but modern cottage. It's about a half hour drive to most things we wanted to do, so it was a good base for exploring the island.