If you desire to explore Hilo and neighboring towns for a week or so without breaking the bank and your main goal is visiting the HVNP, then I recommend this place. My husband and I stayed for 10 nights and enjoyed the serene atmosphere. You will experience the rainforest without getting so deep into the jungle. The coqui frogs didn’t bother us and went to bed without any trouble with them singing in the background. Don’t worry, if you tend to go to bed later at night they usually shutdown their mating calls when the temperature goes down later at night and when it’s dry outside. If you don’t mind driving on an unpaved road for a few minutes, then I don’t see any problem at all with the commute. We did it with a convertible with no trouble you just gotta slow down. We really love the privacy that the tiny cabins offered. Jen and her husband was really helpful with everything. Jen provides you with the bare necessities like the toilet paper, paper towels, hangers, bath towels, hand soap, and shampoos. But just like she mentioned in her advertisement, she doesn’t do daily cleaning unless requested for a fee. So if you plan to stay longer than 4 days, then pick up some supplies like TP and whatnot. I gotta admit, for the price we paid, we were totally ahead of our budget! If you don’t wanna get in and out of the subdivision every day, I suggest picking up some fresh fruits and sandwich stuff for your meals. They have a cute refrigerator, microwave and a grill to help you make that happen. Now if you’re like us that most of the time we’re on our phones, it’d be convenient to charge your phone while you’re driving. They have an outlet you can use between 7am-11pm everyday to charge your phone. To make this work, you have to turn the timer underneath the outlet on the hours that the power is running through this. They have a water dispenser that is potable which have been filtered through reverse osmosis located on the sink upstairs. Whatever you see in the photos as advertised is basically what you’re paying for there’s no surprises. The best thing I love at Jen’s place was the WiFi since AT&T was unreliable at this part of the mountain. You do get the signal back once you’re out on captain’s drive. Oh, and of course the ability to watch Netflix on their TV was awesome too! You just gotta key in your username and password if you’re a subscriber. I wish the remote chain was longer though 😊 and the rain doesn’t come every day but then again, that’s part of being around this area...and water catchment is a way of life here. Have a great stay!