Elisa is a really kind, friendly and supportive host. When there was an interesting festival, she let us know about it. She replied to our messages fast.
The apartment is spacious and in a convenient location (it's always better to rent a car though if you want to explore the Big Island). The floors, the bathroom and the bedroom were clean.
The bed was really comfortable and we slept so well! However, the curtains do not do a good job keeping the room dark. Every early morning sun rays would hit our face when we wanted to sleep another couple of hours. When we opened the curtain, a piece fell down and later my girlfriend stepped on it and broke it. Elisa was very kind and reassured us saying that she had other pieces to replace that. But I would suggest that she just changes the curtains and chooses better ones.
Then, one more point is that the kitchen tools and the drawers were not really clean. When we opened the drawers, they were sticky. Elisa also leaves some food for her guests. The fruit was lovely but check other products before eating them. We noticed some were expired.
The building outside does not look very cute but we liked the apartment very much. It's nicely decorated and it overlooks a beautiful park.
If Elisa changes the curtains and pays extra attention to the kitchen, it's a great place! Overall, we enjoyed our stay :)