This is seriously without a doubt the best Air bnb we have been to. We are a family of 4 that travelled to the Big Island for 15 days and we stayed at Robert and Konrad’s place for 5 nights (we should have booked longer). When we arrived Robert was there to greet us and show us the property and grounds. The property is so beautiful. The pictures do not do it justice. We spent a lot of time on the lanai enjoying the sounds of nature. The location is very quiet besides the frogs and birds but we enjoyed them. The property is so lush. The house is seriously like a 10 min walk away to the devastation of the lava flow in 2018. It is so crazy to see how the lava flowed through the area. Very sad for the people that lost their homes in the area.
Robert stocked the fridge with cream, bread, butter, chocolates, and there was use of condiments which is great to not buy big bottles and have to waste them. The best thing though was the fruit bowl left for us. It had all sorts of fruit and we were able to try some tropical fruit that we would normally not eat. Our sons thought this was so amazing.
The home is very clean. It seriously is the cleanest air bnb we have been to. They recently renovated the kitchen. It is beautiful. Although not huge it was perfect for us making breakfast and suppers. We would eat out on the deck nightly.
Robert also had wonderful recommendations to different places in the area. We spent a day at Volcano National Park. It was seriously so unreal to hike across a old crater, see lava tubes and actually see the active volcano. We also went to Hilo area to see the waterfalls and spent time at Carlsmith Beach. We were able to snorkel and see so many turtles. Our favourite beach in the area was Kehena Black Sand Beach. The beach has fine black sand. Our boys loved playing in the sand. The waves are a bit strong here but there were people in the water past the break swimming. You definitely have to be a strong swimmer. Also we met a local who gave us good information when we first hiked down. We also visited Isaac Hale Park where the lava flowed through to the ocean. You can not swim here but it is interesting to see the lava flow and how it took out a whole beach. It has left small hot pools that there were people soaking in. It’s a good place to picnic. In Pahao hit up the Tin Shack Bakery. We went there daily for snacks and drinks. They have a great assortment of sourdough breads.
We would definitely come back here and recommend Robert and Conrad’s place to anyone looking to get away from the business of life. We stayed in Waikoloa afterwards and our whole family agreed we like this side of the island best. We loved our trip and after not traveling for a couple years this was the best place to escape to.