Kat is a great host. She provided excellent information and our stay was better because of her. The location is beautiful. Personally, I loved the sounds of the frogs peeping at night, the beauty of the stars and the access to the ocean. My family found the frogs loud though so if you are not down with outdoor sounds, keep that in mind. Also, as Kat points out, the beach embraces nudity so while my wife and I took a stroll there early one morning before it was crowded, we didn’t bring our kids. We did explore the other beaches down the road, which were all exceptionally beautiful. They are not, however, swimming beaches. We spent the first week of our trip on the leeward side and did the beach thing, so this was ok for us. We spent our four days as follows: day 1 at Volcanoes (an hour away); day 2 at Punalu’u Beach (1.5 hours) and Volcanoes; Day 3 at Umauma Falls and Hilo (an hour); and day 4 at the local beaches. Last thing is that we were there in late July and did wish there was AC. We knew it when we rented but took it because it was the best option. It wasn’t a huge deal, we used the fans and at night it was comfortable, but If heat really bothers you than keep that in mind. Also, because the windows and patios are open, there are some bugs in the house which Kat was also open about and we managed it, but if that bothers you also keep it in mind.