My husband and I enjoyed our stay here very much. The deck has a fantastic view of the ocean and lava cliff coastline. Communication with Sandy was easy and prompt and we had no problems with getting into the unit. The bed is comfy and the kitchen is very well equipped with anything you might need (including spices for cooking). In fact the whole unit is well stocked (i.e. a telescope, emergency bathroom items, DVD's, mask & snorkel). We also loved the open floor plan and decor of the unit. The internet worked well, although we just used it for doing some local research on our ipad so we never streamed movies over the home entertainment system. The black sand beach that is a 10 minute walk (and climb down the cliff) is a very unique, special place. It is a clothing optional beach on which Sandy had given us a heads up on so it was not a surprise. You can go swimming here but the surf is rough so it's not a "lazy float swim" area but this is typical for this side of the island and the locals obviously enjoy this beach. There is a thermal ocean pool (with lifeguards) about 15 min drive to the north if you want a leisurely swim and you can snorkel here although there is not that much to see as far as fish in this open to the ocean pool. It's a good hour drive to Volcanoe National Park from the house and about a 35 min drive to Hilo. We did not mind the driving though since that is how we got to experience a great deal of the island and stumbled on some fantastic stops. If you have a clear night a drive to see the volcanoe at night with all of the stars shining is definitely a must. The star gazing from the back deck was also fantastic. On Wed. night the place at the "End of the Road" was definitely the place to be with a band, local artists and local food vendors. Our one major complaint about the unit is that the screens for the sliding doors and the bedroom window are missing which made it a bit buggy at night if lights are left on. Not necessarily biting bugs but just bugs. Since the only way to cool the place is to open it up it's hard to avoid letting bugs in. I think that is why the green lizards that invariable get into the house are so fat and happy. The lizards keep to themselves and are not a bother (I grew up in south Florida and we always had lizards that got into the house so this was not new for me). We tried to keep the lights very low or off completely if we had the sliding doors open and this worked fine. At night we closed the sliding doors and just left the bedroom window open with the fan going...