Will start with the positives. The condo is in an extremely convenient location. It’s a 5 minute walk to both a Long’s drugs and a grocery store, and the condo is immediately above the complex’s “quiet pool.” There is a large lanai, from which you can see to the ocean. And, Shawn was super responsive and answered all messages promptly (usually within 15 minutes).
The condo itself was less great. For example, there was old stained carpet throughout, including on the bathroom floor. The bedroom closet door was broken and did not close. The kitchen was usable, but barely, and many of the pots and pans were grimy and needed to be washed prior to use. The decal on the shower floor was peeling, as was the paint in several of the rooms. We would not stay there again.
There is not beach access at the condo. It’s about a 15 minute walk to shoreline access where you can snorkel, and a 5 minute drive or so to a nice (but crowded) beach on Ali’i drive just south of downtown Kailua-Kona.