The location was nice being away from the center of Kona, but still close enough. The driveway to the place is quite the drive, but we didn't mind that. The cottage is cute, but it just was a little dingy. It could use a little refreshing. The shower and toilet were clean, which was the most important. The tv wasn't working, the host did try to come in to fix it, but unfortunately that cottage just doesn't have a good connection. The patio with the grill was nice. We didn't use the hot tub, but it looked very nice. I got up in the middle of the night to get some water and there were several cockroaches running around on the counter. I couldn't sleep after that. I heard that is common I'm Hawaii, but I didn't experience that with the other 2 places I rented on the island, so I don't know. I'm trying to give the pros and cons and just be honest about my experience. It wasn't a filthy or horrible place and the host was nice. It is a fine place to stay, I'd say comparable to a 2 or 2.5 star hotel.