We loved our stay at this adorable cottage on the water. It is a few houses away from Honoli’i Beach park which is packed with surfers and body boarders. It is beautiful, but just FYI, it’s a rocky beach with a sandy portion, so chairs(which James and Jocelyn provide!) are a must! The sunrises from the porch or the beach are amazing! The sounds of the coqui sand waves will lull you to sleep at night. You are about a 5 minute ride to downtown Hilo(I wouldn’t walk it as outside of the neighborhood is a busy road), Volcano National Park is only about 45 minutes away. We loved the welcoming committee of Jackie(their sweet dog) and the 2 hens we referred to as “the girls” who were super friendly! I would definitely stay here again!