Hale Melemele is, far and away, the finest Airbnb I've experienced. We've lived on the Big Island for 5 years and know Puna and Seaview, the neighborhood, very well. This place is gorgeous, on the outside, and that doesn't change once you walk into this cute little cottage.

I have never been to an Airbnb place that was so well appointed, with a fully stocked kitchen, bathroom and supply closet, and, well, everything. The bed is extremely comfortable and while the fold-out couch is a little bumpy to sleep on, we just took the surprisingly high quality mattress out and put it on the floor - slept like babies.

There's a delightful calm view from the lanai (porch), which itself is a study in Feng Shui. Really, it felt like staying with family. The good kind of family, who care about you and make it all perfect. David is lovely in person as well, very much going out of his way to help with such things as porch lights while you're doing laundry at his place (in first rate machines) in the middle of the night. The place was so spotless and well laid out that I hesitated to move anything, not because I thought it wasn't okay, but because I didn't want to ruin it. For the first time, really, I've felt the cleaning fee was more than justified.

I did manage to come up with one complaint though, which I mentioned to David, which is that, despite having turkey basters and potato mashers in stock, I couldn't find any chopsticks. I guarantee you though that a lovely set have now been placed there by these truly exceptional hosts.

Mahalo, gentlemen, and a hui hou!