Wow, Scott’s place is simply amazing. So airy and spacious, beautifully and tastefully decorated, with lots of little touches to make your stay comfortable. The kitchen has everything you could need to cook up a storm and the coffee machine was the best we’ve ever used. The best part of this cottage is the fully enclosed balcony with Jacuzzi. It has flywire surrounding it from top to bottom so you can leave all the doors and windows open with no crawlers! There isn’t air con as such, but the cool breeze at night kept the place comfy and there is a cool little turbo fan machine that blows out quite cold air and you can move it anywhere you want, we used it every night and were super comfortable with it. The cleanliness was outstanding, especially the bathroom. Plenty of towels which was very handy. It is quite rural in the sense that it’s a fair drive (about 30 mins) to Hilo to get supplies so keep that in mind if you want to do lots of sightseeing. It didn’t matter at all to us though, we loved adventuring around the island in our own car, and we even drove over to Kona and back for the manta Ray night snorkel! We loved coming back to the peace and tranquillity of a Scott’s cottage! Would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting a relaxing getaway on the Big Island, particularly if you want to experience the volcano and the national park. It’s only 20 mins from the Kīlauea caldera!