Nondice’s condo is in a great location in Kailua; it was a quick few minutes to enjoy some shopping and dining, and easy to get to multiple beaches in the area for snorkeling. We enjoyed the nice little beachfront sand area at the condos, it has palm trees and lounge chairs, plus the saltwater and regular pools are next to it. The community at Casa de Emdeko is really cool - you can tell all of the residents enjoy each other. Go out and enjoy dinner at the tables by the cabana at sunset, and you’ll see a dozen or so neighbors dining together and they all celebrate sunset each night.
We enjoyed sitting on the lanai for breakfast and in the evenings; nice views, though you do want to close the curtains at night since your neighbors across can see in :) Plenty of linens and beach towels for you, and shower toiletries as well. Nondice was easy to reach when we had an issue with the gate, and when we couldn’t find a listed amenity in the condo; they live onsite, so she even dropped the items off for us at our doorstep super fast! We accidentally left a computer charger, and she contacted me and is going to take the time to mail it to us, which we appreciate.
A couple of things to improve would be blackout curtains in the bedroom, and beach chairs for use when you visit other beaches in the area. There were two camp chairs but we were looking for chairs that were more made for enjoying the sand and reclining. We knew from the photos that the condo was not a ‘modern’ style, which was fine, but some age is showing in a few areas in the kitchen and bathroom. I communicated with Nondice that the cleaning crew had missed a few areas, and she said she’d be sure to follow up with them for the future.
You’ll love Kailua-Kona, even if it looks cloudy literally right across the road, it will be beautiful and no rain at the condos! Check out Honohokua Beach for excellent snorkeling, as well as Kahalu’u Bay just a couple miles south - go early though, as even on a Monday morning at 8:30, many people were already out snorkeling and the water can get cloudier as the day goes on. Umeke’s for poke bowls, don’t miss those. Tasty Kona is a really nice store on Ali’i that sources high quality goods from Hawaii and some Polynesian islands (gourmet food/chocolates, beautiful towels, jewelry, etc).