This is a GREAT property! I'll be honest, we have been to the Big Island MANY times and stayed in the Waikoloa/Mauna Lani areas - so we know what we're doing. This trip, we were coming to meet with realtors and purchase several short term vacation rentals ourselves. We choose to this condo because we had never stayed in the Colony Villas before and wanted to check out the neighborhood.
This condo is an example of doing things RIGHT!
PROS: Very clean, well stocked - lots of beach equipment, towels, kitchenware, etc, and great location.
We toured about 5 condos in this specific neighborhood and NONE of them were as nice as this one. They have updated the tile throughout (and it's beautiful!) and redone the bathrooms! Gorgeous job - better than any we saw!
Zero complaints about the condo itself.
CONS: My main con is the antiquated lock box system the condo uses. Everyone has the same code (it's laminated on their material inside!) and the box stays outside. You are supposed to keep the key in the box at all times. NO WAY! So you want me to leave a key outside that the last 100 guests, the AC guy, the house cleaners, and countless others have the code to while my 17 year old daughter sleeps in the downstairs bedroom. Not a chance!! (We brought the key inside even though we weren't supposed to). This is a huge liability for the owners/property managers and there are much more modern wireless lockbox systems available nowdays.
The only other con was I had requested a late check-out (our flight was at 9:45pm) and no one ever followed up. They immediately said no but said they could evaluate closer to time and no communication ever occurred. No one checked on us (as is common in other units we've stayed at) during our stay either.
OVERALL - this is a FANTASTIC condo and I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again! We actually learned a lot from these owners and you will be very pleased if you choose to rent from them! MAHALO!