Our experience is that you get what you pay for. We got a nice place in an amazing location that was showing its age a bit. The lanai is lovely. You are close to all kinds of great shopping and dining and right on the waters edge. A couple of minor maintenance issues that we didn't bother having corrected during our stay, but nothing that detracted from our vacation. If you want to stay right in the water in Kona and not spend a fortune, this is your place.