! The Airbnb may not have WiFi !
Madeleine’s cottage sits on a charming estate just north of Hilo. There’s a home and another vacation rental on the same property, but it’s fairly private with some judicious hedging. The kitchen is well-stocked and the place was clean.
The bed outside is nice but not really for sleeping. We sat happily in it during the day.
My partner and I were planning on working from the cottage, but unfortunately the cottage only has “satellite” internet, which works well enough to load a bare web page only about 50% of the time: definitely not good enough to edit a google doc or do an audio-only call. Moreover, the place was out of cell range for me (T-mobile) and my partner (att). We’ve worked from rough connections before but this was unworkable, so unfortunately we had to rent a co-working space in Hilo for the week, at considerable expense. I felt somewhat misled by the inclusion of wifi on the listing without any note about its quality, not least because the owners report that past guests during the pandemic have tried the same thing and also had to resort to getting a co-working space!
My partner and I stayed at 7 Airbnb’s over 5 weeks in Hawaii — this was our least favorite but that was mostly about having to commute to connect to the internet. If you like disconnecting then this place may be a better fit!