This is an honest review of our stay while we were in Kona. The host tried to make part of the issues right at the end of the week, but she was traveling and not responsive to immediate needs that we had while there. I might have given 3 stars, but I'm giving 4 because she did offer to repay us at the last minute.
The best thing about the place was the location. We could walk or take the Kona Trolley wherever we needed to go from Ashley's place or very near to it. And the pool and hot tub were great to have right there. The property is very pretty, clean, and quiet.
The condo was a nice space. We enjoyed having the big comfy bed to crash on after playing outside all day. There were a few things to use such as a boogie board, a snorkel mask and fins, and some other things I don't remember. We were disappointed to find out that there wasn't a beach umbrella as was stated in the listing. Not the end of the world I know, but I'm a planner and I expect the listing to be accurate.
The only area that wasn't clean was the kitchen. And it was mainly around the sink and the dishes. The dishes were all very gross. I would suggest washing everything you're going to use before you use it. I personally scrubbed the coffee maker for a good 10 minutes and left it a whole lot better than it was when we arrived.
We only had enough toilet paper to last 2 days and only one trash bag (that was in the bin when we arrived). That left us to have to make a trip to the store and stock our own tp and trash bags so we could clear out the trash. That was super frustrating as we definitely didn't plan on having to take care of that stuff in a place that we're paying to stay. This is where we had tried to contact the host but didn't get a response until days later. Again she did offer to reimburse us at the end of the trip, but it was frustrating nonetheless.
You have to be super careful with the little "door" the separates the kitchen from the bathroom. It's very flimsy and the clips easily fall off. We were also super excited to have the little porch to eat our breakfast on, but it was more effort than it was worth most days as the sliding glass door is very difficult to move open or close.
Honestly there were some things that were very frustrating about our stay in this condo, but we were in Hawaii and we had a great time overall.