This home is located near the best snorkeling and best body boarding beaches of the island. We circumnavigated the island twice and found this place of Kona to be our favorite location. The home is very accommodating for a large family and offers many amenities so you can arrive and begin enjoying your surroundings right away. We do recommend you use swim shoes on the beaches with rocks as they have a way of cutting much like a razor clam. They do provide a few pairs, so borrow them. Great views, great list of instructions on the fridge that will help you out and awesome hosts who are attentive and friendly. Kids say it was their best vacation ever, even though we took them to Disney World and Universal Studios not long ago, they prefer staying here and visiting the beaches. Snorkeling was a beautiful experience and we saw much more at these bays than we did in Oahu. The room outdoors is very fun. You hear the morning birds and the breeze throughout the place is very soothing. Lots of cute geckos and a few island insects that our kids were very interested in and kept them busy. Tom was very gracious and we send a big thank you to their fabulous housekeeper!!!