After having stayed twice before without incident, I had a misunderstanding with the host.
On the positive side, this apartment has a nice, well-equipped kitchen, a spacious living room and porch, and a large, but tricky to operate shower.
On the negative side, the driveway is steep, and the parking very tight and limited. The towels smell of mildew. The coqui frogs are so loud at night that you have to sleep with earplugs and the windows closed.
You will be staying beneath the home of real people in a real neighborhood with all of the compromises therein. The next door neighbor drives a loud truck with a wall shaking stereo, and he could be heard in a rage shouting profanity one evening.
Martina, the hostess is civil, however, her husband made no effort to introduce himself or be friendly during my three lengthy stays at their property.
Rather than friendly conversations, the host likes to communicate by email response through VRBO, but I found that difficult to keep up with as the wifi was not working, and not everyone can receive emails on their phones.
Apparently, Martina was gone during this stay, and I had a misunderstanding with her husband about an offer to charge my car at a safe rate while paying twice the cost for electricity. In retrospect, that was my mistake, and he blew it up into a bizarre set of accusations.
Don‘t think that you will be staying in a five star hotel.
You‘ll be okay as long as you follow the “rules and warnings,“ as he put it, of the host.
We had a wonderful time exploring the west side of big island while using Martina and James place as our “home away from home”. The location was perfect! The house is beautiful, clean and well appointed. My daughter loved the bed on the lanai. You can hear birds, frogs and chickens all around you while taking in the gorgeous views of the ocean.
Martina is a great hostess. The accommodation is as shown. We'd love to come back.
If you are looking for where to stay on the big island you found it. The property was the perfect location, furnishings more than sufficient, and the sun sets worth the price alone.
Extremely great property. It’s close to a lot of places but off the beaten path. Quiet neighborhood (other than natures own noises but that’s what makes it great). Gorgeous views. Clean property. Would definitely stay here again
A great location to have as home base for our stay.
Cool nights at this higher elevation made for great sleeping in the very comfortable bed.
There were many things that made our stay enjoyable.
Boogie boards, beach towels, beach chairs, cooler bag.... everything we needed.
Very clean and well appointed apartment. Dedicated parking right next to the door. Screened porch was great at night to listen to the tropical birds and bugs and watch beautiful sunsets over the ocean.
Beach chairs, towels and 2 boogie boards were included. Nice big smart TV and good internet. Good kitchen and propane grill for cooking. Short drive to airport, Kona and our favorite beach.
We would definitely stay their again.
This property was conveniently located to the airport and many beautiful beaches. It was very clean and plenty of comfortable space. We utilized the complete kitchen and conveniently cooked many of our meals. The view from the screened in porch was spectacular. The hosts were accommodating and available if anything was needed. Beach chairs, coolers, ice packs, etc. we’re all available which was a thoughtful touch. We had a wonderful time,
I am a single man with property in the Kaloko area where I intend to build a house. Kona Palisades was close to my property, very clean, quiet, roomy, nicely furnished, and with a very well-equipped kitchen.
Martina and James were cordial, welcoming, and quickly responsive to any questions I had.
I will stay there again this June.
Wonderful experience! We definitely recommend this VRBO property and owners!!!
