Our family had such a great time in the Mauna Kea Cottage! Marc was a wonderfully gracious host who was very easy to communicate with. The cottage is a well decorated and cozy little place in a great location. It's close to the town of Waimea so grocery stores, restaurants, playgrounds, and farmers markets are just a few minutes away. It was so nice to have a quiet and cool place to relax and sleep at night after our adventures.
We've stayed at various areas on the island during previous trips and at first, we were a little worried about the distance to the beach from the Cottage but this location turned out to be ideal and our favorite for many reasons. Multiple sandy beaches are less than 15 minutes away, you don't have to deal with Kona's traffic, it gets cool at night (unlike near sea level on the Kona side), and it's centrally located to get to Hilo, Kona, Waipeo Valley, Mauna Kea Observatory, and much more. We would definitely recommend the Mauna Kea Cottage to friends and family.