Charles and Kathy's Guest Cottage is about 1/2 hour drive south of Hilo in Hawaiian Paradise Park. You drive through a security gate (code will be given by Charles) and along a gravel drive past their house to the cottage. You can park right by the cottage which is handy for unloading luggage and shopping. There is a supermarket and other shops in Keeau, about 10 mins drive away.
The cottage is surrounded by garden, including some plant screening between it and the main house, and it is lovely and quiet. The kitchen is tiny but useable, and includes a microwave, hotplate and toaster oven. There is a small table and chairs inside, and a lounge for relaxing or watching TV. The bedroom and bathroom are both a good size, with adequate storage. Beach towels and some beach equipment (snorkels, etc) were available to use. There are lanais at either end of the cottage, but the only one we used was the one at the living room end where we sat out at the supplied table and chairs for pre-dinner drinks - and dinner, using the very handy BBQ.
We enjoyed our stay at Charles and Kathy's place and would recommend it, if you don't mind a bit of driving to get to sights.