We stayed just one night checking in around 7:30p.
Anya’s place is well-designed, clean, and perfectly located if you're exploring the Kona side by car. Pictures in this profile are very accurate. Anya is easily accessible (via chat) - we’ve never seen her, as her friend checked us in.
In the guest wing of the house there’re 2 other rooms besides the Palm room, a shared bathroom, a small common area with a sofa and coffee table, and a small (but well-stocked) kitchen organized at the lanai. So you may encounter 4 other guests at max in those common places. In the morning we were a total of 5 people at the kitchen, and it felt quite packed. Outside there’s plenty of room for parking. Also there's a pool, but we did not use it. There’s no air conditioning, but there were two fans in the palm room - at the max setting it was ok.
On the basic level we had everything besides the warm shower that day. We came back after late evening snorkeling with manta rays (highly recommend, btw) and apparently ended up being the last people to take shower in the whole house (it was around 11 pm). Besides the note about the backup system and the message from the host that it is an automatic one (which I received in the morning), the magic did not happen.
The vibe of this place, as we found it, resembles a well-run youth hostel or a grad students dormitory. You will see a lot of rules printed on the notes all over the place. As a guest, you won't have any ambiguity with regard to what you can do and cannot do. Which shelf in the fridge you can use, which drawer in the bathroom is allocated to your room, which way your car should face in the parking. Often, it is made clear what would be the consequences if you don't follow the rules. E.g. if you stain the sheets, you will be charged $40. Most likely, this makes the guest wing operation more efficient for the owners, reduces the amount of back and forth communication, and any misunderstand ings, especially given the density of guests. After your booking we received a series of automatic messages. At the check-in Anya’s friend was confused that there’re two of us, not one (besides in the booking there were two). All in all, we, the guests, did not feel particularly welcomed there. Maybe our expectations were shaped by beautiful images and warmth of this AirBnB profile, while we booked. Maybe because a stay at this place does not cost as a hostel.
Anyway, that was efficient, straightforward, but quite unusual experience which we’ve never seen before across many airbnbs where we stayed.