this is about my 12th or 15th trip to the big island. I have never stayed in a place that was as much in sync with the sensibilities and beauty of the big island is this wonderful cottage amidst coffee and fruit trees. Juan Carlos and Corinne are excellent hosts with great prompt communications beforehand, very welcoming and immediately responsive to any need or question. Any coffee lover owes it to themselves to get their hands on some of the beans they grow - because they are spectacular. The house itself is cozy, not super roomy but has an incredible full length of lanai where you can easily spend all your time sitting watching sunsets listening to birds ruminating on the beautiful trees and their bounty. Table for four: coffee, meals or a great place to set up your iPad and read that novel you’ve been wanting to get to. In short Casa Serena has everything a couple or friends traveling together could want. There is a dirt road going to the cottage. Easy parking right next to the entrance. Don’t be daunted by the bumpy road there’s nothing there that will hurt your car unless you are a Low Rider or rented a convertible or low slung dodge charger. Location a little south of Kailua Kona in the village of Kealakekua near Captain Cook. Great food nearby, easy access to Kona and on, to the Kahala coast. In the other direction less than 2 Hours drive you are in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. If you’d like to swim and snorkel, you are right near two-step, Manini and Kealakekua Bay, all excellent choices. Mahalo nui loa (thank you so much) to our hosts for providing a well-stocked, thoughtfully designed cottage in paradise.