If we could give this place 10 stars we would!!!
We absolutely loved our stay here - the ocean is literally a 30 second walk from our bedroom!
We walked to the ocean multiple times a day and every night we took our beach chairs and watched the sunset with the adults usually drinking mai tai's and pina coladas while the kids looked for seashells in the lava rocks.
Lisa's place is definitely a one of a kind experience with so many unique features everywhere you look. We loved the open concept living with all of the natural sunlight coming through the floor to ceiling windows overlooking the tropical gardens.
The layout is so family friendly and having another master bedroom with a king sized bed on the main floor is such a nice feature, it allowed us to all travel together and be connected, and still have our own space and privacy when we wanted it.
We loved falling asleep to the ocean waves crashing and waking up to the birds chirping in the palm trees, we truly felt like we were in staying in paradise.
Most mornings, my wife and I would sneak away to the farmers market across the street and get a cup of Kona coffee and some fresh pineapple and mangoes and have a little romantic breakfast on the ocean wall and watch the sunrise before anyone else woke up.
We found ourselves reconnecting as a couple and really enjoyed the over-sized shower built for 2 in our master suite, and we took advantage of the quiet nights on our private lanai, it was the perfect place to sit in our pajamas and just talk about our day.
We found that we needed a light sweater in the early mornings and in the evenings after the sun went down, and since we were usually gone most afternoons either at the beach or out sightseeing the fans kept us all cool and quite comfortable even without air conditioning.
I had to work from home a couple of days and the internet was fast and reliable even with everyone streaming on their own devices. On the days that we stayed close to home, my wife appreciated having sandy beaches within walking distance for the kids to swim and play. We took advantage of the outdoor shower daily, to rinse off the sand after we got back from the beach.
Lisa is such a gracious and attentive host, she has lived on the island for over 10 years, and knows all of the inside secrets and best places to go.
When we arrived the place was impeccably clean and there was a Hawaiian themed gift basket waiting for us to enjoy that even included thoughtful gifts for our children.
Her place is in the perfect location, right on Alii drive about half way between downtown Kona and the world famous Magic Sands Beach. Having our own parking space right beside the front door made it easy for us to load all of our beach and hiking gear up for the day.
Lisa's place is so unique and everything has been so well thought out - we took some of our best vacation pictures inside with the Hawaiian decor and artwork as the background.
We realized how much money we saved staying at Lisa's place, after our friends that were staying just a couple of miles away at the Kona Marriott (attending the same wedding as us) came and visited us one evening. Our friends were paying more for their single hotel room than we paid for our entire 4 bedroom, 3 bath, fully equipped kitchen in a private oceanfront townhome with free parking, free internet and no daily resort fees! They said they would trade places with us if they could, that made us feel so good about the value that we were getting by staying here!
4 bedrooms on Alii drive at this price, really is incredible.
We are already planning our return trip to Kona and will definitely be staying here again!