Big house with an unbeatable view. Very easy to find with dedicated parking. The house itself fell short in a few areas, but was overall a great bargain for the price.
The bad: Sofa desperately needs to be replaced. Only one bathroom offered the bidet, not both as in the listing. The bedroom tv did not work as the remote was corroded, leaving only the living room tv which only offered streaming. This would have been fine, but the screen had flickering issues and was logged into an Amazon account we were unable to log out of by any means. This meant no other apps available, and only the ability to watch that account's existing saved shows. Messaged the owner about this several times and it was not successfully addressed. No DVDs, but the housekeeper brought an assortment immediately when we asked - then the DVD player did not work with the living room tv. There was once DirecTV, because references to it in the house book were marked out. Nobody goes to Hawaii to watch tv, of course, but just something to be aware of. Not a clock in the entire house, nor a pen or pencil. No promised soap or body wash, and the only shampoo was a dandruff shampoo/conditioner combo, which meant purchasing our own that we could not bring home. Beach chairs were broken and unusable. Whole house had a musty smell as mentioned in other reviews, but having lived in a tropical area, we weren't really bothered (someone with allergies might be). The pool area decking was in disrepair, railing broken, pool cover broken, so we did not utilize; one entire lower deck had collapsed with access cordoned off (visible from upper deck). As another reviewer stated, the screened in porch was dirty, mildewed, and at night you could see messages written on the dirty screens by past guests. Furniture on the screened porch was plentiful but showing age; there was no furniture at all on the unscreened upper deck. Koi pond was overgrown with weeds. The grill provided was a VERY small charcoal grill (camping-type) we found in the garage; we didn't find charcoal. Overall, this is a house that was once beautiful and just needs some maintenance and updating to bring it back to its former glory. A little attention and this place would be breathtaking!
The good - and there was a lot of good: LOCATION, SIZE, VIEWS, and COST. There's no a/c, but it is absolutely unnecessary! Kitchen really did have everything you need and a few oils/spices. The wifi was fantastic, fast, and steady. The bed was the most comfortable we have had at ANY airbnb stay. Tons of extra blankets, pillows, towels. The water pressure was excellent and hot water plentiful. The area was safe and walkable. The owner was extremely easy to work with and prompt with responses. Great base from which to explore the entire island. Jungle sounds at night were incredible - frogs, roosters, birds, dogs - we loved it! And the night sky - with no light pollution, being able to see an absolute blanket of stars from that upper deck was amazing!