If you want to be in a rainforest and semi off the grid, this is the place for you! I LOVED hearing nature!! Who needs a nature sound machine to go to sleep when you can hear the live version?
I met John, who is super sweet, kind, cool, and knowledgeable. I told him he needs to update his pictures, because the pictures do NOT do this place justice. There have been upgrades (furniture/curtains, etc.), which he knows and has not gotten around to updating due to being a busy nurse on the front lines. It felt good to stay in paradise and support local, especially someone on the front lines.
If you are looking for a city experience, why are you considering this place? lol For mine and my partner's needs, the place was great!
We loved the location. The town of Hilo is about 22 minutes away for restaurants, etc. This place was close to Volcanoes National Park (45 mins away), which is the reason we visited. You feel you are in true Hawaii staying at John's place.
The only 'inconvenience' was the automatic gate, which is on back-order due to COVID. So you have to manually open and close the gate. But not a biggie.