Our stay at Liz's place was great! Liz was an excellent host. She emailed and called us asking how our stay was going and gave us great suggestions of activities to do, places to shop, and food to eat. The Hawaiian Jungle Hangout was just that, a place to hangout after we'd been at the volcano in the morning and went swimming in the afternoon. The jungle hangout was spacious and clean. We had few little visiting geckos in the place that our 2 year old loved to point at. There are so many farmer's markets in the area with excellent produce that we ended up cooking most of our meals. When we didn't feel like cooking, the restaurant suggestions Liz gave us were great too. It's a perfect location in between the volcano and Hilo. One warning, this place is really in the jungle and the frogs at night are loud. If you're someone who needs quiet to sleep, I'd suggest getting some earplugs.