This place is located between Hilo and the volcano national park, so it worked out to be the best location for our plans or visiting both. The host reached out in advance to inquire about arrival time and was very responsive to queries after so that was much appreciated. She was also very helpful with suggestions of places to go to around town especially since some places like the hot ponds were buried during the 2018 eruption. The GPS did give us a bit of a runaround getting there using address, so better to use general directions to Pahoa town center and you won't miss it. It is in the middle of the town with grocery places and restaurants within a 1 to 5 minute walking distance which is extremely helpful. Keep in mind though that places do close by 7 PM so get all essentials before that. If coming from Kona (the dry arid side of big island) then know this is the tropical side so it rains at the drop of a hat but also that also means there is beautiful lush greenery as visible from the kitchen window. Being the town center, there can be some traffic and people noises from the road but nothing that bothered us. The home has a driveway circling around the back so there is plenty of space to park. It also has a front porch with seating but we were out most of the time so didn't get to use it really. The home is spacious with a new gas cooktop, refrigerator, microwave, electric skillet, cooking and dining utensils along with some essential condiments to use. The bathroom is a bit on the smaller side, with a shower stall (no tub) but perfectly manageable for short term stays. It is an older house built decades ago and the structure/layout reflect that. The couches were covered with towels as another reviewer mentioned but the couches are fabric and this is a rainy place, so honestly if it makes for easier cleaning between guests, I'm have no problem with it as long as the they are clean. The rainy weather also makes some doors hard to open/close, again nothing new if you've ever lived in tropical climates before where not everything is like mainland US. We had absolutely no problems with any bugs or mosquitoes or anything of the sort. All in all, I would stay again if we were in the area :)