The Whale House was a great first introduction to the Big Island. We got in late and Jim stayed up and met us, and gave us a very thorough overview of the island and the house rules/binders. The house was well stocked, and very comfortable. It is worth highlighting that there was no A/C, however, the quality and placement of windows and fans makes this mostly a non-issue. The only letdown with the house was that the house actually sits across a small road from the ocean, and the ocean view from the lanai is partially obscured by power lines (neither was clear in the description or pictures). Overall though, we would highly recommemd the house to those families looking to get away from the urban cores for their Hawaii vacations. Super peaceful and relaxing!