Right next to the park! Can't get better than this. If you are looking to spend time in Hawaii Volcanoes NP, look no further. It's about 7 minutes to the park entrance then you park and then BOOM, there's the volcano. The glow at night from the crater is incredible and so is the road of craters that goes to the edge of the park so you can see where the lava flows go off the cliffs. Absolutely breathtaking. As for the cottage, it's absolutely the perfect place for couples. Great king bed and a hot tub to relax muscles after a busy day. About 35 min from Hilo if you're looking for city living it's a bit of a drive but that wasn't really on our list although we did find Carlsmith Beach Park and it also took our breath away. If you have time definitely go there. Not sure what more to day, the house and location were perfect. Fresh clean towels, linens, and robes, fully operational kitchen, nice little breakfast nook. Hope to be back someday!