This was my best airbnb experience so far … we truly loved staying at Caryls Artists Home! As mentioned in earlier reviews the home looks exactly as shown in the pictures. It’s spacious, open, bright, airy, tastefully decorated and equipped with everything you can think of. Especially the huge kitchen and the big freezer were perfect for us and we usually prepared our own breakfast and dinner. The bed was very comfortable (especially for a tall person like me) and another wonderful and very convenient thing was the full beach equipment with beach towels, umbrellas, snorkel equipment and boogie boards … you can dive into your beach vacation right away!
When we arrived we immediately fell in love with the huge lanai which we made basically our living room during our stay. Since the house is a bit up the hill you have great views and a private sunset you can watch from the couch every evening. The property is just 10 minutes away from Kona airport which makes it very convenient when you arrive and leave. Yet it’s far enough from the airport that you won’t hear any planes flying in or out and it’s still close enough to Kona and Ali’i Drive. For us it was the perfect location to explore the whole island on day trips with our car. Only for visiting the Volcano Park we booked one night in Hilo since this area is easier and faster accessible from there (from Kona it’s about 3 hours to drive).

Caryl was just the best host! Communication was perfect and we got several emails prior to our trip with detailed tips and information on Caryls’ highlights on Big Island. She also checked during our stay to make sure that we have everything which was really nice!
After a very long flight we found it very convenient that we already had the access code to the door lock so we didn’t have to worry about possible flight delays or having somebody waiting for us with the keys.

We already miss Caryls home and we highly recommend it to anyone planning to visit Big Island! Hopefully we will have the chance to come back one day!