Lauren’s place was amazing and truly a once in a lifetime Experience. My wife and I stayed there for 3 days and loved it. We were literally sleeping on top of lava rocks and could see the lava flowing down the mountain. The place is very close to the active lava flow so it’s a great jump off point to hike up to see the lava but we totally recommend you guys use a lavatour guide like Epic Lava Tours since it’s a dangerous hike if you don’t know the trail! You definitely need a car if you want to go to volcano National Park or any other excursions. We ended up going to Volcano National Park, Kona Coffee farm, black sand beach, and the famous Uncle Roberts Market.