We didn’t want to leave. The listing was exactly as described and shown. It’s hard to describe the excitation and relief we all felt when we got there. The place was extremely clean, inviting, and felt like living the life of luxury. The welcome fruit basket and wine were not expected but very much appreciated. Jess, the property owner, was a great communicator. She gave us all the information we needed to have a great experience and was available whenever needed, and she was very quick to respond to inquiries. Kitchen was fully equipped with our typical family needs such as, pots, pans, strainer, eating utensils, cooking utensils, sharp knives, matching plates and bowls and both plastic and glass glasses, including wine glasses. We even used the pizza pan. The freezer made ice, which was extremely helpful for us when sightseeing the rest of the island. The upper loft bedroom was perfect for our three kids (ages 6, 8, and 10). They loved the bunk beds and rummaged through the kids desk using the crayons, colored pencils, scissors, and paper available. It was like they had their own playroom and we could easily monitor because it was a loft bedroom. The Villa had several fun board games that we played together to pass some time, but overall we remained busy all over the Mauna Lani Resort and the Island. At the Mauna Lani Resort we capitalized on using Jess’s beach gear almost daily for 49 Black Sand Beach and Mauna Lani Beach Club beach. We used her available snorkeling gear, life vests, boogie boards, beach chairs, beach towels, cooler and umbrellas. We highly recommend getting to both beaches before 9am. A part of Mauna Lani megaresort were the Kalahuipua’a fish ponds and lava tube dwellings, both were worth seeing including the “secret pond” which was quite the bucket list experience for everybody. We also walked to and swam at the community pool, which was well kept and had an available bathroom. I swear our kids christen every bathroom they can. Using the Villa as our retreat we visited Pu’uihonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park (~1hr), Mount Kilauea (~2hr drive) at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park and cruised around HI-19 on our way back and saw ‘Akaka Falls State Park. We got to see beached green back turtles at the Lava Lava beach club and a monk seal at 49 Black Sand Beach, which were very close to the place. Overall the experience was amazing and at a great location. We highly recommend staying at Jess’s Villa.