The location was fantastic if you're looking to be walking distance to downtown Hilo, a hip town with lots of restaurants, shops, grocery and a farmers market. It is a great base for getting around the Big Island, very convenient location to the airport (ITO), belt highway, hwy 11, and saddle road.

The common living areas were beautiful and as advertised. The view of the river is lovely.

Something that's worth noting is that the listing indicates air conditioning, however the only air conditioning is located as a window unit in the master bedroom. One bedroom has a fan only and the third bedroom with 2 twin beds does not have a/c or a fan. Common areas are not air conditioned. The listing states air conditioning as an amenity but does not provide further detail.

The last thing is that the listing indicates 2.5 baths, but there is only one functioning shower in the main bathroom. The master en suite bathroom in the pictures shows a tub and shower head; there is no mechanism on the faucet or anywhere else to divert the water from the faucet to the shower head. The listing could be more clear on that. We do not consider a full bathroom without a functioning shower head but other opinions may vary. The photo lead us to believe it was a shower.