Sylvia and Karen were absolutely wonderful hosts - they really spoiled us.
Karen was there to greet us on arrival, and gave us a ton of great ideas and advice for places to visit and things to see during our stay. We took all of her advice and had a wonderful few days sightseeing around the island.
We had a chance to hang out with Karen and Sylvia for drinks on their beautiful balcony, on a couple of nights. They very kindly made us some really wonderful food - far beyond our expectations for the stay (including freshly baked muffins, omelettes, fresh coffee in the morning, papaya from the garden).
The Balai Kona Papaya room was great and just as shown in the photos. You have your own area of the house, with its own bathroom, kitchen and chairs/couch out on the deck. The bed was very comfortable.
I can't recommend it highly enough! Thanks again Sylvia and Karen, we had a really excellent time.