ALOHA! Six words: location, location, location, value, value, value! If you are wanting a super clean place to stay, that has amazing views of the sunset, quick access to two amazing beaches, and is probably the BEST value in the Kailua-Kona area... look no further! Seriously, just book it now because chances are someone else will if you don't!
One of the first things I do when I enter a rental is check the cleanliness of the place! You know, it is rated right there next to godliness, so it's important! We found this rental to be a superior when it came to being clean! Like wings and halo clean! I looked hard for sand anywhere in the unit and found none! The sinks shined, the toilet sparkled, and not a bit of mildew in the shower! Clean!
Secondly, on the west side of the island you gotta have a nightly view of the sunset and this lanai did not disappoint! Sure, you had to contended with the power lines and road in your pictures, but with enough manipulation and composition techniques, those do not distract from a great image! Plus, most nights, you'll just set and enjoy watching it creep below the horizon.
Next, you are literally 100 steps away from Magic Sands Beach where some of the coolest body surfing takes place! A little further than that is Pahoehoe Beach Park which is a great place to just go and sit to people watch. Nice picnic tables and grills if you want to try something different! Jump in your car and drive south a mile or so and you will find Kahalu'u Beach which is the best place to snorkel on the entire island! So if it's sand and sun you want, this place has it to offer!
Finally, if you are seeking all of this and at a price point that will allow you to night dive with the manta rays, spend the morning fishing off the coast, drive over to Volcano's National Park, head north to the coolest little town Hawi and eat at Bamboo, plus MUCH, MUCH more... this unit will afford you that opportunity! Comfortable, clean, and close make this a hard property to beat!
Oh, and the hosts... phenomenal! ALL of my questions were answered so quickly and they were so very helpful... even 10 months out from our visit! Yes, 10 months! That's what I am saying, if it's available... BOOK IT! You won't regret it one bit! Mahalo for allowing us to stay! It was the best!