A truly wonderful studio! It was like staying at a friends house, every detail has been considered. The kitchen (a must for me) was extremely well outfitted with plentiful dishes, pots pans, baking sheets, tupperwear, ziplocks and foil, small appliances, cooking basics (salt pepper oil), everything! The same for the rest of the house, the bathroom had plenty of towels, toilet paper, shampoo, even disposable razors. The Wifi was strong and the cable tv worked great. The bed and couch were comfortable. There was plenty of beach equipment available including coolers of various sizes, boogie boards, and snorkel gear. And everything was exceptionally clean.
The location was equally as wonderful. Close enough to Kona and shopping but still in a quiet and safe residential area. There are two public beaches within walking distance (one for boogie boarding one for snorkeling) plus various public beach access trails along Ali'i drive.
Gary was a great host, very helpful. My husband is an introvert so we prefer to keep to ourselves. Gary was around but you never felt like you were in each others space. I think we only crossed paths maybe 3x during our week stay, which was perfect, enough for a quick chat but never awkward.
Overall a fantastic stay and I will definitely look to book with Gary again in the future!