This was my 10th visit to Hawaii and second time to the Big Island. I did not get to meet the owner. The apartment is exactly as described: well-stocked (in fact, they were undoubtedly generous with the supplies!). Well located, as other reviewers mentioned — although you can’t walk to “run errands.” You can walk to two great beaches. If you like walking/hiking the quiet streets in the hills behind the house are great to get daily exercise. The Internet is faster than what I have back home (which is already fast). This was important to me because unfortunately, I had to work on my business a bit every day to afford this trip. I stayed a month at Gary’s place. The only real negative is the somewhat lack of privacy (the apartment is part of a house, is next to other houses and with the shades down and the lights on at night you can see everything inside). That being said it’s an excellent choice in this price category.