Beautiful, cozy, clean location within walking distance to shops, restaurants and beaches. Also comes equipped with necessities for your Hawaii adventure, such as pool and beach gear. Had such a great time and would stay here again.
Our stay was perfect. The condo is well equipped, beautiful, clean, and the view is breathtaking! Provided were beach chairs, sand toys (not that we needed these), beach towels (we packed our own but didn’t need to), and so much more! We already knew the area and wanted to be in walking distance to downtown Kona, and this condo is just that! We walked Kona, ate at the many restaurants (Huggos on the Rocks is our favorite), and watched beautiful sunsets, thanks to the ideal location of this condo. Fred and Gayle were very responsive hosts and terrific with providing answers and help when needed. They could not have been more pleasant to work with. I highly recommend this condo and location if you are staying in the Kona area.
We love Kona Reef and this condo didn't fail! It was exactly as advertised plus some. It was comfortable, fully stocked, great location and the views were phenomenal! Communication was also excellent. We had a great time and thank you for your lovely home!
A very well furnished and appointed unit with easy access and great views wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again
Pros: Condo on the beach. Spectacular view of the ocean. Walking distance to restaurants, bars, shopping, town, etc. Colorful decor & furniture. Walk-in shower. Parking literally at doorstep. BBQ area for cooking meals. A/C in both living room & bedroom - a rarity for this complex. Spacious patio seating a major bonus. Host responsive to suggestions.
Cons: Bedroom window right next to elevator/parking lot/main road. VERY loud at night time with suitcases, chatter, traffic, etc. No TV in bedroom was a major turn off for us…stayed at Kona Reef probably 30 previous times and never had a place without a TV in room, especially where it’s very needed to drown out the outside noise. Bring earplugs!
Needs improvement: Kitchen has lots of “stuff” but lacking of useful things - NO kitchen rags/towels/oven mits. Bed is EXTREMELY FIRM. Mismatched linens, pillowcases, towels always rubs me the wrong way. Only 4 forks. Acrylic glassware is old. Super uncomfortable furniture. Place needs an overall refresh & TLC.
FYI: Smoking area NOT where mentioned on building map but in a weird area in the farthest away part of building where it is VERY unsafe for women alone. Many homeless pass, ask for cigarettes & money. Smoking area was filthy/dirty/trashed. WE cleaned it. Literally picked up hundreds of cigarettes that were dropped out of the one stand up ashtray provided for MANY smokers. Building manager was rude when people were “caught” smoking where maps said to smoke!!!
Aloha!
The pictures and description are exact.
In fact, the amenities exceeded our expectations.
From the well appointed kitchen to the furniture in and out, from the comfortable king bed to the awesome hair drier, from some pretty fantastic robes to all the beach gear one needs to experience some of the best Hawaiian beaches.
We would definitely stay again. The only thing we would do differently is to rent a jeep ;)
Thank you, Fred and Gayle, for sharing your slice of paradise!
We couldn’t have made a better choice!
Opted to choose a condo opposed to staying at Kona Outrigger for convention. Good choice especially for meal options in town. Condo had all the amenities and toys for island stay. Owner responsive to my request. Will suggest he post there is an 8am beach front yoga session next door.
