My wife and I have been to The Edge 2 years in a row. Not only are the owners/family superb hosts but you cannot duplicate the view. If you are looking for activities or just relaxation, I recommend this B&B without hesitation. It may be the only place we will stay whenever we go back to the Big Island.

Clean, nice people, really good food, lovely view, but a bit off the beaten track (you have to drive down a cliff through a jungle to get there!). But highly recommended.

My wife and I recently spent six days (April 5 – 11), at “the Edge of the World B & B in Kailua-Kona Hawaii. While there we stayed in the Pacific room that had a spectacular view from our lanai of the Pacific Ocean. Each morning we were served a lovely breakfast by our “substitute” hosts Karen & Keith (the owner Kurt and his family are away until December 2011).

Some things about our stay at “The Edge” that left us disappointed were that the bathroom and fixtures were showing their age and in need of updating. Our room (walls, carpet and baseboards) needed a thorough vacuuming/cleaning. Anytime we had occasion to look under or behind any furniture there were a lot of dead insects along with accumulated debris. During our 6 nights there we were not offered fresh sheets and only received fresh towels when after several days we asked if we could put our towels in the dryer to “freshen them up”. This end of the “big island” often receives rain in the afternoon/evening and your clothes and towels, bedding etc., usually feel damp.

On the morning of our departure my wife stripped the pillowcases and sheets off the bed for our hosts and we were both shocked. The pillows and pillow covers under the pillowcases were very badly stained. The mattress cover was torn and the mattress “topper” was also badly stained. We did not look under the mattress topper to see the actual mattress. The pillows, covers, mattress topper (possibly even the mattress itself), should all have been put in the garbage. We shuddered at the thought that we had spent the better part of a week sleeping in this bed.

This B & B is well located on the island with good access to the town of Kona and many beaches and worthwhile places to visit. There is also a wide choice of places nearby to eat lunch and dinner. As others have commented, the drive down to the B & B from the highway takes a little getting used to. If at all possible you should arrive before dark at least on your first night - possibly every night. We frequently stay in B & B’s when traveling as this enables us to learn very quickly the local places of interest through suggestions by your hosts as well as the opportunities to interact with other guests.

The property is situated on a working coffee plantation studded with mac nut trees, papayas, bananas and other fruits and veggies. Needless to say, the coffee each day was wonderful. We stayed in a room called the "Crow's Nest", with its private lanai overlooking the plantation and Kealakekua Bay 1,000 feet below. The room was spacious and clean and well ventilated, with balmy tropical breezes from the trade winds wafting over our bodies each night as we slept. Keith and Karen Klukat are running the B&B (and the farm) for proprietor Kurt while he pursues his dream in that other tropical paradise, Hainan, off the coast of China. They are wonderfully warm and gracious people and they are doing a terriffic job as hosts. Karen's breakfasts each day were unbelievably delicious and featured produce from the farm. We had to share our breakfast with gold dust day geckos from time to time but they only wanted the sweet things and didn't take much. There are a couple of cats, one of which, OJ, appears to be sedated. I've never seen such a comically lethargic feline. Nothing shakes him up. Free WiFi is available if you need access to the internet and there are some wonderful restaurants nearby. We can recommend Big Jakes Hawaiian BBQ, Keei Café, Mi's Italian Bistro and for a truly unique experience at a reasonable price ($28 dinner for two with a cocktail!) don't miss the Manago Hotel!