Good location in a gated community, 20-30 minutes south of Kailua-Kona at Keauhou Bay. Time driving to Kona depends on whether you go the highway (Queen K) or Ali’I Drive and what time of day. During Kona Ironman it can take 35 minutes via the Queen K. and longer on Ali’I Drive. A pleasant shopping mall was 5 minutes away, or a 15 minute walk: great coffee shop there, plus groceries, gas, Sam Choy’s Restaurant (wonderful sunset view).
Everything we needed was available in the townhouse. We experienced no problems with the Wi-Fi. There are two full bathrooms and both bedrooms have king-size beds so it was very comfortable for 2 couples. While not a problem for us, if you are used to a big kitchen you’ll have to adjust. The kitchen is well stocked with cookware, dishes, cutlery, etc. We didn’t use the air conditioning but found the ceiling fans (in every room) to be more than adequate to stay comfortable. Take ear plugs if you don’t like the sound of irrigation at 5am or the birds at 6am.
The pool is great. It can be busy during the day, but we took a dip every evening about 8:30 and rarely found anyone there. Pat and Tony were very helpful and answered the few questions we had very promptly. The day after we arrived, Tony called to make sure we had found everything we needed and that we were settled in. And thanks for the bottle of red wine!
We hope to return one day and we would definitely recommend this location to friends and family.