VIEWS AND LOCATION. Book this place! Nothing more amazing than ending the evening with sunset views and the sound of crashing waves. It's in a perfectly central location -- just a 15 minute drive to Kona proper and a 30 minute drive to City of Refuge (aka Two Step Beach) for amazing snorkeling. Just .9 miles away from THE BEST Hawaiian dinner and happy hour with views at Sam Choy's. The condo is WAY bigger than we expected and more than enough room to share with 4 ladies and a ton of luggage haha! Walk in closets in both rooms and the most luxurious showers and soaking tub. We enjoyed our stay so much that we were trying to stay an extra night but unfortunately the condo wasn't available. Definitely a place that you'd be happy to have a lazy day on the lanai or relax by the ocean front pool if your agenda allows it. Kitchen was fully stocked with everything you could possibly need to make some meals at the condo (even has a rice cooker!)
One thing to note -- This condo was our second Airbnb on our trip and we weren't expecting to have to show our physical papers about our negative covid test results (we assumed we'd be good with just the QR code) and that was NOT the case. We had to present all of our physical paperwork at the time of checkin or they wouldn't have allowed us onto the property. The checkin description did not include this information. So be sure to keep your physical copy on you (they did accept a .PDF file via email as well)!
In regards to social distancing and what not, we barely saw our neighbors. The layout is great and very spacious. Not at all a "hallway" vibe for any of the entrances, but very much a townhouse vibe for condos with their own private entrances. Honestly, being in Hawaii is the safest we have felt since all the covid stuff has started.
We can't rave enough about this place! Thank you so much Crystal for sharing your beautiful condo with us! We will definitely book this place the next time we are in the area!