We spent a wonderful week staying at 2306 Waikoloa Colony Villas! It was our first time to the Big Island and the unit provided the perfect home base for our explorations. In terms of the condo itself, it is absolutely lovely. It is filled with local art, has air conditioning, the kitchen is well stocked, and the complex landscaping is beautiful. The beaches around Waikoloa were definitely our favorites, in particular Hapuna Beach and the beach in front of Mauna Kea Resort. Although parking is limited at Mauna Kea, the beach is lovely, quiet, and provided some great snorkeling and turtle sightings. It was also nice that hotel restaurants were available for lunch at both locations. The Kona Concierge service that comes complimentary with unit was helpful but I’d like to note that many of the recommendations were focused more in the Kona area, which is a solid 35-40 minute drive from Waikoloa. We were referred to a luau at the Royal Kona resort and I definitely would not recommend this luau to others. There are plenty of other luaus available at hotels within 15 minutes that would have been much better. The snorkeling and manta ray trips we did with Sea Paradise were great and were also out of Kona. Just note there are closer options in Waikoloa for both types of trips. The driving days the concierge recommended were perfect and we had a great time exploring the northern and southern parts of the island. The roads around the island are very well maintained and easy to navigate. And it was surprising how accessible some of the the waterfalls are. For grocery shopping, I’d recommend the KPC Superstore 10 minutes away in Waikoloa Village. In terms of restaurants, we were disappointed to find out that Lava Lava was closed for renovations, but we had a great time going to restaurants at nearby hotels, including the Four Seasons, Westin, Mauna Kea, Fairmont Orchid and Hilton Waikoloa Village. Most of them have complimentary valet parking if you eat at the restaurants. All of the hotel restaurants have lovely ocean views and good food. If you’re interested in going this route for dinners, I’d highly recommend reservations in advance. There are restaurants in nearby shopping malls as well, but we wanted to soak up as much of the ocean view as possible. To sum up, we definitely would recommend this unit as a great option for your Big Island vacation!