The simplest way we could describe our experience while staying with John and Anthony is that we came as strangers but left as ohana (family).

Their home is beautiful and the private room is VERY comfortable (the bed had us hitting snooze far too often). Both the bed and bathroom were spotless and they were very welcoming in having us hang out in the living rooms with their two awesome dogs. The location of the home is perfect and we were able to navigate very easily to all of the things we wanted to do on the Big Island. But the real treat was getting to know John and Anthony.

Both hosts are some of the coolest people we have ever met and embody the "Aloha Spirit." Not only do they both have diverse backgrounds, they have traveled and experienced a lot in life and had plenty of great stories to share. Both are very outgoing, warm hearted, and caring. They make you feel very comfortable in their home and even invited us to a birthday party to meet their friends (and get a great home cooked meal!). They were very open to sharing all the best things to check out on the island and we honestly would have missed out on some gems had we not stayed with them. If you take a look at their Guidebook to the island, you can easily see how dedicated they are to making sure you have a memorable stay.

All in all, we made great friends staying here and will definitely come back again to visit John, Anthony, and the pups :)