Susan's place is in a wonderful location past the hustle and bustle of downtown Kona. Magic Sand's Beach is right across the street, it is a small but sandy beach that's great for catching the sunset or for cooling off in the water. During the winter most of the sand is gone and this beach it not good for novice swimmers. We were visiting during a large swell and it was fun to watch the local boogie boarders. When the tide is out, you can carefully wade in a couple of shallow tide pools. Her place is also a mile away from the much calmer and swimmable Kahalu'u Beach Park, it was an easy and pleasant walk. Susan provides beach chairs, umbrellas, coolers, snorkel gear, and boogie boards, which made spending time at the beach easy and convenient! Susan's place also has access to washer and dryers which is helpful. One thing I didn't realize about this rental (and I missed it in the photos) is there is not an oven or cooktop. Susan provides a large toaster oven and electric hotplate, which worked fine for making smaller meals but if you're planning on cooking a large meal it might be difficult. The screened in lanai was lovely to use for eating and we enjoyed having our breakfast out there each day. There were nice trade winds during our stay so we didn't need to use the air conditioner during our week long stay. The bed is comfortable however I would highly recommend bringing an eye mask for sleeping as there is a large spotlight just outside the bedroom window and there are no blackout curtains in the bedroom. Once we had eye masks, we slept much better. I was surprised to learn that the Kona Beach Suite is part of a larger "neighborhood" of units and not just the home that is shown in the photos. It is also very close to a large 4-5 story condo complex. In addition to the Beach Suite and her apartment located next door, there is also a larger rental unit above Susan's apartment and the Beach Suite. You WILL hear footsteps above you during your stay. Thankfully, most people didn't rise before 7 am and they usually settled down by 10 pm. If you are a light sleeper, I recommend bringing earplugs because in addition to the stomping up above, someone in the general vicinity (either another unit or a home behind the Beach Suite) had their TV up very loud until and it was easily heard from the bedroom with the windows shut well after 11 pm. I also was surprised of the condition of the tub/shower combo in the bathroom. It is very old and although it appeared to be clean (Susan confirmed it is cleaned with bleach after each guest leaves) I did not feel comfortable bathing in the tub and stuck with showers during our stay. Susan did mention they will likely be replacing it soon. As I...