My wife and I were underwhelmed by Ira's "rustic" cabin. The main advantage is the cabin is very conveniently located close the National Park.

The cottage is very stuffy and we couldn't open the windows because there were not screens on every windows and a ton of bugs. When we arrived, there were bugs and spiderwebs, etc. all over the cabin, and clearly was not thoroughly cleaned in a long time. Because of the lack of circulation, our bath towels did not dry overnight though the staff did stick the towels in the dryer for us.

The cottage is extremely small (minus the bathroom). There was little space to put our bags and there was nowhere to hang out at the end of the day except for the bed (there is one cozy chair but there were two of us).

Regarding the free breakfast, several of the items provided were past their expiration date including the yogurt and milk. Additionally, there was only decaf coffee provided. One of the workers in the restaurant was helpful though in providing new items for the next day.

The cabin also advertises cable tv, but the reception on the tv was extremely staticy, making it unwatchable.

We paid more for the location as there are very few places to stay in Volcano Village, but in retrospect, this was not the best choice as everything closes very early and there is nowhere to even get decent groceries. In retrospect, we would have been much better off staying in Hilo or somewhere near there and driving to the volcano, was definitely not worth the extra money we paid for the location.