Our stay at Kai's Hale-
The good- Kai is a lovely guy- He lives next door in the adjoining A-Frame. The location of this upstairs studio apartment is right on the road to Kealakekua Bay- a 2 minute walk and very close to
2-Step/Honaunau- a 10 minute drive. All the best snorkeling spots! Kona Kay sells tropical fruit, candy, cookies and amazing avocados & papayas just down the street. Ehu & Kai's Kayak rental is a 4-minute walk. Good snorkeling at Manini Beach Park.
The not-so-good- Up a steep stairway to a teeny landing and into the steep-pitched roof of the 2nd floor of an A-frame house. You need to watch your head when getting in/out of bed.
There is no place to hang out in the cluttered yard, no BBQ or outdoor shower- there is a hose to rinse gear- The kitchen electrical is all on one circuit, so you can only use one appliance at a time or the circuits trip and you have to go downstairs to re-set the breaker. The road is fairly noisy, as are the tree frogs. We had an unfortunate evening and next morning with Kai's dog howling & barking. I think Kai didn't know Buddy(the dog) went on that long when he was left alone. Now he does...
We went low-ish budget and we got what we paid for.
Caveat emptor.