First off, It’s worth mentioning, I’m a super passive guys, and if it’s not a 5 star review, I usually don’t leave one at all- some things that really didn’t bother me at all, my wife didn’t like….so when you read, just consider it for yourself.
I think it’s fair to mention the good points first. First, there is a lot of room- the 3 bedrooms are a good size and one of the rooms has a California king size bed which is pretty awesome. There are 2 bathrooms which is also nice. The home has everything you need to cook and clean and sleep without being cramped. We like the location as we have business in that area. The landscaping is very pretty and you can tell the owner has paid particular attention to the they yard. The various lava formations make it a pretty unique and good looking yard!
The following things I want to mention might be helpful, might not-
So my wife is pretty sensitive to mold and this is the deal. The place was clean at surface level for sure, but I think there may be some issues in some areas of the house that may need to be addressed and deep cleaned. For example, there was some moldy ritz crackers in one of the drawers and underneath some counters and areas, laundry and bathroom areas you can also smell some mold. We are familiar with the Big Island and understand this is a pretty common humidity issue, but there are also measures you can take to avoid this. The other issue was the Roku device on the TV was not working. We spoke about it, but the host honestly is pretty foreign to these issues about electronics. I was able to use an HDMI adapter for my IPad..so again.. not a huge deal. If this is important to you, I would be prepared to stream from your own personal device. Our girls got to enjoy their show before bed. The last point is not really a complaint, but worth mentioning, that the asks from the host seemed a little more excessive than we have experienced with other hosts. Maybe not too much, it defiantly more from our Air BNB’s in the past. We will always clean up so it’s just as we entered the house, if not better. But some requests like not laying on top of the covers (only in between) and requesting us to use furniture oil on on some of the furniture and wood (which we happily did) and some other things like cleaning the floor with a little soap (instructions were left) seemed a little odd. The asks were very pleasant and not demanding or rude in anyway- again just more than we were used to.
We took out all garbage to the local transfer station and did not leave more than a load of laundry, so all is well, but we feel it was more than the usual asks we come across. Again, not a big deal and we are used to cleaning well and replacing product with air Bnb.
Wish I could do a 3.5 star rather than 3.
Overall, for me, it was just ok. My wife was a little more affected by it all.