We have just made reservations to return to Neva's "Slice of Aloha..." unit in Kona....for a fourth holiday. Need I say more?

Perhaps.

One of our daughters and her husband are living in a "tiny house" and these studio units in Kona are more than a bit like tiny house living.....but in a perfect climate and with the added pleasure of a well maintained common areas characterized by dense plantings of banana, ginger hibiscus, ferns, and other tropical plants, a lovely little pool/barbeque area and seating in a veranda and semi-open air lobby where you can get away from your traveling partner and the TV during a football game.

Although we do rent a car, we often go for days without using it as we enjoy walking to the market, library, cafes, and grocery stores in addition to walks along Ali'i Drive in the quiet of early dawn.
We don't mind the quirky, sometimes jostling, sometimes quiet, older touristic Kona strip -- just as far from our initial dreams of Hawaii -- as our own hometown Fairbanks is from a first time visitor's dream of Alaska.

The location and the room work well for us and our experiences with AIR B&B host Neva have been straight up, smooth and easy.

Visitor December-January 2014/15