This was our first experience of using airbnb, and we're so glad we did! This guest house has everything you could wish for, should it be for just a couple (like ourselves) or a small family. It is well kept, clean and has every facility you could want - even down to spare snorkel sets for visitors to use. The kitchen and dining room are extremely well equipped if you wish to cook, much more so that some other self-catering properties we've stayed in over the years. We can't imagine why someone would stay in a more expensive hotel in the Hilo area rather than this house. It's spacious enough that a family of 5 or less would easily feel at home here.

The owners - Morris and Yuka - are a charming couple and live in a separate house next door. They give you complete privacy unless you wish to visit them, but are extremely helpful when it comes to guidance on the house facilities or other questions on Hilo or the Big Island. Their description on the website is scrupulously honest. The only downside we could find with the property were the hordes of loud coqui frogs that serenade the night, and some traffic noise from the main road. If you're a very light sleeper you may need to use earplugs, but personally I slept without a problem. If you're planning to stay in this property please loom after it - we want to return some day!