We stayed here at this cute, safe condo while visiting local family during our 4th visit to Hilo. Carlsmith is our favorite beach so being literally steps away was amazing! The pool was great too, nice and warm after coming out of the cooler ocean. FYI downtown and Bay Front area are at least a 10 minute drive, there is one restaurant across the street and a general store about a mile away, but no other shopping nearby. The condo was decently equipped with plenty of seating, lots of bath and beach towels, with many hooks in the bathroom and lanai for drying out wet towels and swimwear. Beautiful views of the beach park and edge of the little jungle. The lanai is screened in which extended the living space and kept out the bugs!
The kitchen is tiny, comfortable for one cook, with dated but functional appliances. Bonus points for an icemaker in the freezer! There is not much counter space for prepping food and no pantry. Bathroom was fine; the lighting was a little dim (no windows) and there are no bath mats. The tile floor is very slippery when wet, be careful! The front (office) bedroom stays dark throughout the day but the master gets TONS of light. The blinds are not light-blocking, so bring your sleeping mask unless you want to rise with the sun, and the bedroom fan is stuck on medium-speed only. The bed is very firm (too firm for my liking) but not saggy or squeaky.
My main complaint about the place is that the front door latch is broken, so the only way to close the door was by engaging the deadbolt. Having one set of keys made securing the door challenging and almost impossible for our party to split up to do different things on our own. This was the most disappointing part of our visit. Overall we would stay here again.