We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Everything about the unit was as nice as advertised. We enjoyed to 5 min walk to snorkeling at Kahalu'u Beach Park and we often had the pool and BBQ area to ourselves. The location is also close to the Magic Sands Beach, the Keahou shopping center, and Route 11 which makes it easy to drive to other island sites. We also really liked the large, open living/dining room area and view from the lanai. We would definitely rent this unit again.
We loved our stay at this property! It gave everyone enough room to spread out and get a great night sleep after spending the day snorkeling at Kahalu’u Beach. The condo is well appointed with everything we needed to cook our own meals and has a pool for when we didn’t want to swim with fish, eels, and turtles at the beach. We loved our stay and all of is are eager to return again soon!
Great location! Amazing snorkeling a block away, ocean views, and close to restaurants, grocery store, and airport.
Melanie (Ku'i) K.
Apr 16, 2025
Location is amazing. So close to a great snorkeling beach. House is very spacious and had everything we needed. Floors were a little sticky and it was very hot (no AC in Kona town is a poor choice). The shade in the twin bedroom broke and I tried contacting the property via VRBO, but did not get a response.
Nice large condo. Clean and well equipped. No air conditioning in the unit. Was not a problem for us as we were here in January.
Our worst stay ever! Location, not far from town is decent,w/water view; unsightly building. 1.MOLD: Opening the front door, were hit with a terrible, reeking mold smell. The 2nd bdrm was worst, which made that space totally unusable. An air purifier had been placed there (& ONLY that rm.) & left 'on', suggesting the owner/mgmt. co. must be aware of the problem. Had to purchase an air mattress which our autistic, allergic daughter had to sleep on in the Living Room. Also bought a portable air cond'r to dry out the space, but after a verbal ok from onsite mngr, received a posted notice from the mgmt. co., disallowing & threatening a costly penalty. We were sent harrassing texts, alleging we were using the unit, when we weren't. 2. FRONT DOOR: the door has no deadbolt; key does not lock the door; only locks when interior lock button is set from inside; discovered this on day 2, when we returned to an OPEN front door. Thank G-d, nothing stolen! 3.UNCLEAN: dingy, visible dirt on interior louver doors, unclean shelves; the dishes had a sticky residue. 4.WATER pressure was TERRIBLE, shower temp was warm, never hot. One tub handle comes off in your hand. 5.LINENS: cheap, yellowed pillows & substandard linens. Packing blankets for bedding. Bed was not comfortable. 6.TVs: had to call mgmt., who sent people over to turn tv on. Printed directions were wrong. Promised Roku did not exist. No streaming, no On-Demand, no Xmas movies. TV in bdrm. didn't turn on. Overall terrible stay!
Property description is not 100% accurate. There is NO AC. Condo is well located. Lack of AC was an issue for us.
I booked for location and I thought the property had AC but it clearly states in the ad that it doesn't. I missed it. It's a bit too hot in August but the unit has lots of fans. A couple of shabby things let the place down but don't interfere with enjoyment (pocket door not functioning properly, bar sink missing, things like that). There was maintenance work on the trees and brush grinding on our last day and that put a damper on things because it went on for hours and hours and it was difficult to escape the noise. I'd have liked to have been told about it before booking but it can't be helped. The company managing is fairly good at communicating. The unit is difficult to find with the sign being down and google directing to the wrong complex. Luckily the managers answer the phone so no problem. Very short walk to the beach and short drive to supermarket. The pool was nearly always empty!
Great place for the family.
Overall this property was great. Amazing location with a beautiful view. The start up supply package (soaps, paper products, etc) was incredibly generous. Everyone especially the property manager was very friendly and helpful. The couple things that could use improvement and kept me from giving an 5 star rating are the screen doors on the lanai were a constant issue. The wheels on both doors are flat and need replacing. The guest shower wasn’t the cleanest and appears to have some mold. The guest bedroom carpet could use a good shampooing. Other than that we loved the condo and had a fantastic vacation.
No complaints with the unit. It was clean and comfortable, but we had no TV. Even following the instructions left for the TV we were not able to view any Spectrum cable TV programs during our stay. We did call and text messages to the property management agent, but the problem was never resolved.
We also asked for a Keurig coffee pot since one of us drinks decaf and the other regular coffee. Most VRBO’s provide them. When we called the agent she said she would check into it. She never replied back.
