A201 WOW! Le paradis hawaïen! Superbe vue - Rénové - LUXE 2 BDRM - Proche beac

Sylvia and Rod's A201 at the Vista Waikoloa is a great place to stay. If you like to cook, this is the unit for you. New appliances and brand name cookware are all provided. The condo is beautifully decorated and spa like master bath is a dream. We like sitting on the lanai in the morning and listening to the birds while we have our coffee. Just magical. Groceries and shopping are a short walk and the location of Vista Waikoloa make traveling to Hilo and Hawi easy.

The Two Sisters

This was the perfect home away from home for us. We came for the Lavaman triathlon and unfortunately I ended up with an injury and couldn't race. This was the perfect place for me to relax and recover in peace - while still being close to all of the action. Our team all stayed at the Hilton Waikoloa making this location PERFECT!! We especially loved having floaties, coolers, snorkels and fins, beach towels and every accessory you could imagine - without having to pack a thing. Thank you so much for the great hospitality. Mahalo!

Our stay at this property was fabulous! We've vacationed every year over the last 22 years on the islands of Hawaii and Maui. This is the best place we've stayed on the Big Island in all that time. The decor is calm and beautiful, top of the line kitchen and EVERYTHING we needed was available: snorkel gear, beach chairs, coolers, beach towels, Washer/Dryer, and the kitchen had every cooking tool, serving dish, and kitchen staple you could possibly need. The lanai was wonderful to sit and read on the sofa and chairs while enjoying the weather. It also had a separate space with a 4 person table to eat breakfast in the sunshine and gentle breeze. The 2 bedrooms and baths were great. Loved having the dining room table and chairs as our party of 4 (2 couples age 59-65) are avid board game players. We ended most evenings playing board games and enjoying warm chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven! The living room was a nice size and had comfortable seating.

The property has a grouping of BBQ's where we cooked a delicious pork loin one night for dinner. The salt water pool and the 2 all tile, in ground jacuzzis were wonderful. Many times we had the pool and jacuzzis to ourselves. Was great to have close parking space. We had a couple of questions while we were there and Sylvia was very quick to respond. We are planning on staying here again in 2019. Stop looking for anywhere else and stay HERE!!!

We spent a wonderful week in Sylvia's condo in Waikoloa. Everything looked exactly as the pictures depicted. The kitchen was very well furnished, the bed was large and comfortable, the lanai is amazing, and the location was perfect for our needs. This unit is clearly a labor of love, and we can't thank Sylvia enough for giving us the opportunity to stay there. Mahalo!

First things first: this is an impeccably decorated, comfortable condo that wants for absolutely nothing, be it beach toys, kitchen appliances, playing cards, books or DVDs; you name it, it's there. And we greatly appreciated the gift of wine, coffee, and mac nuts.

Now the bad: Let me start by openly admitting we are air conditioning junkies. We're from Texas, and yeah it gets really hot here, but we're used to blasting A/C and living at a cool 69 degrees. We knew that, coming from some of the cheapest electric rates in the USA to some of the highest, things would be different in Hawaii, and contacting Sylvia ahead of time confirmed it: we would be limited to 75 degrees. That's okay, we could deal with that.

Unfortunately, the A/C malfunctioned the entire time we were there. It kept blowing warm air and we would have to turn it off and on again to make it blow cold again. We were up every hour during the night doing that. If not, it quickly got to 84 degrees in the condo thanks to the warm air blowing.

I let Sylvia know and she called over her tech, the guy who installed the system. He shrugged his shoulders, saying, "Huh, that's weird, I have no idea but I'm glad it's Friday!" when we told him what was going on. He described what lights were supposed to be on and not blinking, but totally missed the fact that none of the sensor lights were on all!

The A/C kept screwing up. Sylvia called over another repairman who said there was nothing he could do; the guy who installed it needed to come back and fix it. So I believe she had the first guy come back out, but we never got an update on that.

We had a six night stay. Sylvia offered to let us move after the first three nights, but by that time it would have been a hassle to do so and my husband and I took turns in the night to reboot the A/C so we could get a little more sleep.

While I appreciate the fact that Sylvia was on the hook for three separate repair calls, and nobody could figure out the problem, we were on the hook for several nights of no sleep during what was supposed to be a special family vacation.

Sylvia was very prompt in responding to my texts, which I greatly appreciated - until I mentioned a credit for our first three nights. There was no response. Ghosted. I asked again and she gave us $50, citing the cost of the repair calls. Underwhelming, but I guess better than nothing.

I hate being the lone voice of dissent on the 5* reviews. We are normally very easygoing!