The stay at Jan's place in Kona was nothing short of a dream. We walked into an apartment that was nicer than our place in LA (which we are still jealous about). He offers fresh fruit as well as fresh herbs and avocado from his backyard. The walk out to the Lanai is one of the best views that you can ask for. You are set up on the hill above Kona, so you can see the whole bay. It was so nice that we felt like we were wasting the space every time we left. We spent months researching for this trip to the west side of the big Island and Jan still had more thought out than we did. He had insider tips on places to visit as well as a whole binder printed out for their favorite places to go, eat, see, and play. He also has new local magazines laying out that gave us many helpful tips into things to do and try out, which we wouldn't have known about otherwise. He even met with us on our first morning to talk about the area and help us out with our itinerary. He has everything you need for the beach as well as snorkel gear which came in extremely handy for great reef snorkeling near by. And once again his beach gear is better than ours. The actual place is in an awesome location. only 5 minutes from Ali'i Drive in downtown Kona, and only 5 minutes from Hula Daddy (our favorite of the coffee farms) and the rest of the coffee farm trail. It's also not too far from great hiking in the captain cook area, if you want to get away from the touristy section of Kona and explore other small unique towns that the Big Island has to offer. We really couldn't have asked for more from Jan. The pictures don't do the place justice. We seriously couldn't keep the smiles off of our faces.