We booked this place last-minute for the lunar eclipse because its location had the best forecast conditions & position for viewing / photographing the eclipse. The lack of AC was the only thing that made me balk at first, but it was SO NOT A BIG DEAL! Open the windows, turn on the fans, and listen to the beautiful ocean sounds! Let the moist ocean air nourish your skin! (I only wish that there were black-out curtains in the bedroom bc staying up to watch the moon means sleeping in the daytime! And having the windows open for no AC means outside noise to sleep through, but that is our unique problem!).
The view...OMG THE VIEW. Watch sunsets and moonsets fright from the balcony. Or walk down a few stairs and get right into the water. The beach is super private with little coves and nooks. Or hang out in the back under cabanas. Or on the manicured lawn in between!
Walk south down the coast a little ways, and there are shops and restaurants galore. (The all stop serving at 10pm or earlier, though, bc covid regulations, which sucks when you land late, so plan accordingly!) Honestly, the location is a dream! And travel north less than a mile to embark on snorkeling adventures! You don't need a car to have a great time from this spot...we rented one so that we could check out the volcanoes & surrounding landmarks, but it was tricky due to rental car shortage ("know-a-guy" hook up kind of thing to get a car right now). You can have a great time from this condo without a car, though, and it's a short drive to/from the airport!
I couldn't believe the luck in landing this booking at the last minute with barely any time to research or prep, and I am super thankful and lucky that it worked out! ALSO, the host is great! I managed to grab the wrong set of keys and only realized it after the door shut and locked behind me, and it only took 15 minutes before I was being let back in. At least I didn't lock my phone in! And they were super nice to let us leave some luggage in the office since we did snorkeling on check-out day before our red-eye flight back to the mainland.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for a wonderful time!