The house is very comfortable and well located. It is a 5-minute drive away from Magic Sands Beach, which is a great place for boogie boarding. We walked down to the water from the house a couple of times and that only took 8-10 min. The house is also close to downtown Kona and Ali'i Gardens Marketplace.
Beth is very friendly and even though her apartment is attached to the house, she was very discreet and totally respected our privacy. There were five of us staying in the house and we had everything we needed: lots of towels, a well-equipped though slightly dated kitchen, and even boogie boards, coolers, ice packs, and snorkeling equipment. There was also enough hot water for each of us to shower at the end of each day and wash dishes after dinner.
We very much enjoyed spending time on the back porch early in the morning and in the evening. It's a beautiful, comfortable and peaceful space. However, by 10 am the house got too hot for us to stay in. Most of the fans do a pretty good job of keeping the house cool at night, except for the room with the two twin beds, which got too hot to sleep there after 7 am. Our son ended up sleeping in the living room, which stayed cooler longer. It's too bad the air conditioners are disabled in the bedrooms.
The neighborhood is pleasant and very quiet at night, even though the houses are quite close to each other. However, the next-door neighbor was doing some housework (drilling/sawing) almost daily starting at 7:30 am.
Overall we really enjoyed our stay and recommend Beth's house.