This place is incredible! Marylove was such a great host, she was incredibly responsive to messages and provided us with lots of local tips. This was our 3rd visit to the area, but our first time staying in this neighborhood - and our 1 year old daughter's first time to the Big Island. She left out some toys for our daughter and was understanding when it took us a little longer to check out because we couldn't find one of her toys! The proximity of this place to the black sand beaches, lava, warm pond, and tide pools is great. Pahoa is about a 20-30 minute drive away, which isn't far at all. We recommend eating at Kaleo's in Pahoa at least once. We also recommend walking to the Seaview lawn before sunset to whale watch and watch the sunset with the locals. You'll meet some interesting people! If you're a morning person, this would be a great place to watch sunrise. Will will definitely stay here again for our next trip!