We’re a family of 4, and our kids aged 11 and 14 loved the house. They loved having their own spaces upstairs. It’s clean, and Joan is a very responsive host. It’s a little more remote than I anticipated- 4 miles down a roller coaster road to get to the main highway. Kids had fun on the road too. Ocean isn’t far, but you can only look at it from high cliffs- no access. We explored Volcanoes one day and Akaka Falls another day, each about an hour away. Hilo is 20-30 minutes away, could be more if there is traffic on main highway. Going out to dinner in Hilo was a little more work than I would have liked after a long day of exploring.