WOW! This was my fourth trip to the island of Hawaii, but my first stay on the Kona side. I usually go to Oahu 2-3 times a year but wanted to try something different for my birthday. We really enjoyed our stay here. It was very spacious and comfortable in a quiet neighborhood. I absolutely loved sitting on the lanai in the morning and listen to the birds quietly singing, but the sunset views in the evening took my breath away. Swimming in the pool after a day of exploring very relaxing and much appreciated. The best part was having two super close and super awesome beaches just minutes away - literally. Honokohau Small Boat Harbor has plenty of free parking and then just a short five minute walk takes you to a beach where the turtles just hang in and out of the water all day. It's free and fun. Then if you head south along the coast about 15 minutes, you can swim with many different kinds sea life at Kahalu'u Beach Park. It's like swimming in an aquarium. So beautiful, so peaceful. And again, free parking!! Then we went downtown and enjoyed live salsa music and watched locals dancing at Gertrude's Jazz Bar. Oh and don't you dare miss the freshest fish at Umeke's Poke across from the Kona farmer's market. All this and more within minutes - MINUTES of Robin's AirBNB.