The Dolphin Bay is nicely located near the center of Hilo. Restaurants and shops can easily be reached by walking. It's nevertheless quiet, I could mainly hear the frogs at night, but no traffic. I got a small flat with a bedroom, a bathroom and a small living room with an integrated kitchen in an annex building across the street. There was no air conditioning unit, but the lamellar windows had insect nets, so I kept the windows opened at night. The room was very clean. Check-in and check-out worked perfectly well and I had nice chats with John, the staff and some guests. I'd come back!