I highly recommend renting this condo and renting from the hosts. The hosts were very communicative, provided great information, and answered all my questions promptly.
The location was perfect, the ocean/beach view from the lanai was beautiful, and our stay was extremely enjoyable. The resort was within walking distance to shops and restaurants. The unit was in a great location not only in relation to our activities in Kona but also in relation to the resort complex itself, not far from the covered parking lot and close to the pool. The unit was very clean, the living room was bigger than expected, and looked better in person than in the photos. The photos don't do it justice.
Every morning my mom who is an early riser loved having coffee on the lanai which faced the beach/ocean. I had originally planned to sleep in the bedroom in the nice king sized bed however, the sound from the ocean waves right outside the lanai was so peaceful and soothing that I ended up sleeping on the pull-out sofa bed. The sofa bed was not the most comfortable, as most sofa beds are not, but falling asleep to and waking up to the breaking waves made up for that.
The bedroom was small, especially with a king sized bed, but neither myself nor my mom spent much time in the bedroom other than to sleep (my mom) or to change clothes as the view of the ocean from the living room gave no reason really to spend much time in the bedroom.
The host provided towels for the pool or beach, snorkels, bodyboards, pool noodles, and beach chairs which made going to the beach very convenient and pleasant.
It was incredibly hot and humid during our time in Kona and the air condition in the unit was a life saver, especially while getting ready to go to a wedding. We would have been miserable without it.
My mom did mention the bedroom was a bit warm an night and she used both the ceiling fan and the stand up floor fan as well. The living room temperature at night was very comfortable and I slept with the air condition off and the glass lanai doors open which provided a very nice breeze.
Although I was technically on vacation, my line of business does not allow me to completely unplug and disconnect so having free wi-fi was very much appreciated and utilized.
Our only criticisms would be that the remotes for the air conditioner and the television were a bit stubborn and difficult to use. We would have to press the buttons multiple times to get the result we were wanting whether it be turn the air-conditioning on or off or in regard to the TV, increasing or decreasing the volume. Also, I am an avid recycler so I would have liked to have seen better recycling occurring at the resort complex.
Overall we enjoyed our stay very much and would not only stay there again, but would recommend it to friends and family.