Liz and Robert were great. And their place is very nicely appointed with maps and books about Hawaii and lots of paradisiacal island motifs. Liz offered lots of ideas for fun things to do around Kona, like a beach that had a turtle (and we saw it!) and the national park that had a reconstructed Hawaiian village (and a very long name.) We loved having access to their snorkel gear, beach mats, and boogie boards, as well as all the neighborhood geckos entertaining us during our porch breakfasts. It's a quick walk thru a residential neighborhood and across a busy road to Magic Sands. We couldn't hear traffic at night as much as the waves. We could just about see the Pacific from the kitchen--not easily, but we were just a property, a road, and another property from the shore.