The Colony onr beach front condos, are a private piece of paradise. Only about 30 minutes from Volcano park. We explored the park all morning, went back to swim at the black sand beach all afternoon and saw a ton of turtles, and then drove back to see the red glow of the volcano at night. The community is beautiful with breathtaking views in a completely undeveloped area. We live in the landlocked midwest so we wanted to stay near water and not in Volcano Village while we visited the National Park. This place was perfect. We loved the pool and the hot tub. We met a super interesting local who was spending a few days there with her family and she shared all about her favorite things on the Island and about the health of the marine life nearby as she was a marine biologist.
I will say they are super strict about the pool rules. My children were always supervised, but they would not even let them play with one small dive toy- so when they mean no toys at all- they mean it, not just the big floaties. This was not a deal breaker for us, and no one was unkind about it. My kids still loved the pool and hot tub and there were other children playing there as well.
Unit 17 was a great location, because it had beach views and was the second to last unit in the row, so it felt a little more private. We all agreed we could spend a month there, just gorgeous!
The unit does not have air conditioning, but none of the condos we stayed at did during our week long trip, so you need to open all the windows and use fans at night. We used both the bed and the sleeper sofa and everyone was comfortable. I highly recommend this place- it was great!