This place is great, what a great family vacation. Jay and Grace were very available but we didn’t talk much because we needed nothing. I think Grace called me on our 2nd day just to check in that everything was going ok and I asked where the beach chairs were located.
About the space- large beautiful house, amazing views, fabulous pool, jacuzzi and fire pit, great grill, just unbeatable. Waking up every morning and having Kona coffee on the outdoor sofa while kids swam in pool was spectacular. At night the stars are breathtaking.
The place has everything you need, if I would’ve brought 1 bathing suit and 1 change of clothes I would’ve been fine. Kitchen is fully stocked with everything you need. Even a Keruig with pods— we preferred the local ground coffee so didn’t use the house stuff, but if you forget it is there. Tons of towels, yoga mats, beach stuff (chairs, beach toys for kids), pool stuff (noodles floaters, etc), even sun block and big spray (there are mosquitoes in the early morning and in the evening so it comes in handy) hangers for clothes, extra blankets, super comfortable beds, even fishing rods (we didn’t use but they were there) it’s just a fully stocked house!
The location is also fabulous, on the Kohala coast about 20 minutes driving away from the cruise ship sort of resorts that unfortunately plague beautiful places like hawaii. It’s a small little area but the little strip of stores has a burger shack, an ice cream shop, Kohala divers (if you scuba dive or want to whale watch) and the best fish place on the island Hale da fish house— get the poke!
Only things to be aware of— if you are looking for a downtown sort of environment to go out at night, this is not for you. Also there is a 10 pm noise rule that is strictly adhered to, so if you are a large group of early 20 somethings wanting to party in the backyard every night you might want to rethink it. But for us, with 2 young kids, and tired out by 9pm from the time change it really fit all our needs perfectly and was the most amazing place to stay. There is construction going on at the guest house just a couple feet away, but we barely noticed it and it didn’t detract from the serenity of the environment or the feeling of being secluded— we just wish we knew about it ahead of time. The property is super well maintained and a pool guy came by and did pool guy things to the pool and the gardeners came by and cut open a coconut for us to drink from one of the trees. Overall amazing