My stay at Valery's place was a wonderful start to my time on Big Island... from communicating with her beforehand, to being welcomed like a long lost friend, to individualised local & Island-wide recommendations, to Dave's help glueing something, to Finn adopting me as a temporary family member... it was fantastic! The location is a quiet residential street with beautiful gardens, birds, butterflies, yet less than ten minutes walk from Magic Sands beach for swimming, body boarding and sunsets, and a few minutes drive from Kahalu'u Beach for snorkeling - lots of fish, and I saw a turtle 🐢! The trolley is fun and handy to get to "town" , but only one an hour and rarely on time. So ok so long as you're on island time!
A couple of "for information" points: your bathroom is just for you, but it's off the kitchen area, which is shared. This was fine by me but felt a bit odd at first! Secondly there's nowhere inside to sit and eat - no dining table or breakfast bar. The outside table on the lanai is lovely for breakfast and lunch, but in the evening you have to use lots of insect repellent in order to eat out there!
Thank you Valery, Dave & Finn for sharing your home with me! Hopefully I'll be back some day, and you're all very welcome to visit me in Yorkshire if you're ever in the UK