Let us start with WOW!! The views of Kona Bay, and town, as well as the sunsets, are unbelievable. You can see forever out the back of the home toward the ocean, from so many of the rooms in the house, particularly the living room and deck and master bedroom. And the front of the house views are equally lovely with the manicured, mature gardens. I think our 14-year old who slept on the pull out sofa in the living room had the best room in the house with two sides of windows right next to him.

We really loved staying here in this way and it was nice being so close to my mom's home nearby. While we've stayed in other lodgings such as the Sheraton in Keauhou Bay, and some condominiums between Keauhou and Kona Bays, this was lovely and uncrowded with little traffic and great breezes that move through the whole house (and you can control how much with the sliding doors and sliding screen doors).

The kitchen was well appointed with most everything we needed, and then some. We made our Christmas feast in this kitchen and it worked out beautifully. Nice touches with the holiday decor sprinkled throughout the home. Lots of towels and linens, with a large washer and dryer so that you can keep things clean and fresh as needed, rather than use a laundromat or hotel laundry service.

The outdoor shower was fun on warm, dry days - wish we had used it more! The grill on the deck was perfect for several of our meals and we didn't experience major issues with mosquitoes this time of year, but of course mosquitoes are everywhere in Hawaii, regardless of where you stay - it was lovely that they had the citronella candles and the mosquito coils we could burn near us so we could sit out every night and enjoy our meal and the lovely night views of the city and the amazingly clear, starry skies.

Nick and Lolly were lovely hosts and made it feel very special to share their home that has been in the family for many generations. It was also nice to be very close to the artist town of Holualoa and to one of my favorite coffee farms (also called Holualoa Coffee company) just minutes from the driveway. And, the early morning jogs were not too bad even on days where there was commuter traffic.

We would definitely recommend this to anyone interested!!