I honestly cannot think of anything that would have made our stay at Michael's place more special. There were so many tiny details that took care of us even without our host being there. I love the notes everywhere, the little personal touches (Bab's art is great!), the recommendations for stuff to do, and the location. The location is fairly central to all the things we wanted to do on the west side of the island. The 2 beaches that were walking distance were appox 1 mile away either direction, but we ended up at a lot of other beaches and did not take advantage of these beaches much. The vog was typically kept at bay by the trade winds, but the winds calmed one day, and the vog came up to high-moderate levels that made me cough one night, but we turned on the air filter that Michael had recently gotten for the condo (thank you!). Not an issue after that!
We had a GREAT time in Hawaii, partially due to our wonderful stay at Michael's condo, despite all the hype about the volcano. Fellow Mainlanders beware of the media hype and "fake news" about the Big Island! No, you cannot go to the volcano or see lava, but that is but one of the many awesome things to see/do on Hawaii. Our original itinerary included volcano related activities, but plans are made for changing. We will have to come back for the volcano when it is safe. When we do, we will definitely be staying here!