Lush Garden Views and Air Conditioning at Royal Sea Cliff, Kona Coast

I had reasonable expectations of our apartment at the Royal Sea Cliff, the property looks nice from the outside with well maintained gardens, good parking, but on entering our unit we were met with quite a few deficiencies.- the air conditioning is very old and loud.- we found 6 dead full size cockroaches, two in the master bedroom on the floor by the head of the bed, and 4 in the living room by the pull out sofa.- when it rained water leaked from the cement ceiling in the master bedroom and from a crack in the wall also in the master requiring towels to be put down.- the tub in the master and secondary had no working plugs and when we got plugs the pull feature was completely calcified so we had to fill with the shower wand.- there was no vacuum cleaner only a well worn broom, and no mop either, and the property manager refused to provide one so I ended up buying one at the Ace hardware and leaving it there.- the furniture looked like it came from a garage sale, and by far the worst was the master bed mattress which was completely worn out and sagged to the middle.

The place was very clean, and you can tell they've given some thought and provided some necessities to make your trip easier: laundry detergent, paper towels, trash bags, etc. It's very nice to not have to go hunting for these things and can instead enjoy your visit.

Condo was clean and spacious and exactly as pictured. No view of the ocean but short walk to the pool. Property was very nicely maintained, my family really enjoyed our visit!

Our unit had us all set for the first half of our island visit. Kitchen was nicely set with a variety of cooking tools; beach gear was available; comfy beds; the unit was roomy! We would come back again.

The overall stay was good. Floor wasn't clean. First day my feet were black.Cockroaches really upset my stay. I called they said a service would happen, I did not see anyone come. They may have though when we were out. View from Lanai did have trees but also was of the parking lot. Unless you have a condo near the ocean you will have a long walk to the pool. Some upkeep to the condo would be needed for me to stay again. The king bed was very hard and bedding was older, and poor pillows. Furniture was very dirty.It was fine, thankfully Kona is so lovely, that we were out most of the time.

Visiting Kona for wedding along with my adult children. Accommodations were very comfortable for all, and very happy to find everything we needed for enjoyable stay. Unexpected surprise to have every detailed covered including a beach hat.

Our condo was clean and nicely updated. The VRBO listing is accurate, except that the "ocean view" from this unit's lanai is marginal. Kitchen was well equipped, 2nd bedroom has an en-suite, and the complex's pool was nice. Location is handy.

The only disappointment was with the room, definitely ran by property manager not by the owner. There was a constant howl that made a noise all the time, light switches for bedroom did not work. Most of all no working television it would not connect to the wi fi and when it did it would pause every 30 seconds. So spending a good amount of money we should be able to watch a movie or a kids favorite show. I should get money back for not having it.

Hot tub not available and tv in room did not work first 4 days. Management replaced the remote but it froze every 20-30 seconds. Old tv is what I was told when it wasn’t working. Everything was clean that was nice and very roomy. Loud buzzing in unit. Management said it wad the cooler and nothing they could do. Difficult to sleep. Noise didn’t stop even with AC OFF.

Overall the condo is great. I have stayed in this property as a timeshare owner numerous times. However this stay included lots of cockroaches, even though we were assured it was fumigated the day we arrived. As a former resort owner I was surprised at the response from the rental company that no one came to inspect the unit for cockroaches after we voiced our concern. We will continue to stay as timeshare owner at this property. The location is great. Close to the farmers market and restaurants.

This property touted as garden view, with the images which show that are misleading. The photo's in the listing have been strategically taken to not show the parking lot that you overlook and the backside of the next wing of the building.

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Fine