Staying at Eco Hale was an incredible experience. It was so lovely to wake up to the surrounding rainforest every morning while sipping coffee, eating breakfast, and taking a little walk around the property to greet the chickens. Kaeo's hospitality is unparalleled, and she made sure our stay as as personable and delicious as possible. Upon our arrival, she had prepared a pupu for us, and I think the prawns were some of the best I've ever had. On some nights, we would come home to little surprise treats left for us. Just be sure to have cash on hand to pay the HI state tax upon arrival (we had forgotten to stash up on cash before our trip, but Kaeo was super understanding about it). This isn't anything unusual; I've often seen a state or local tax included in the Airbnb line item breakdown, but I believe by doing it this way, Airbnb doesn't take a cut of it. Hilo Coffee Mill and Dimple Cheek Café in Mountain View were on the recommended list of businesses to check out and are both incredible. I hope I'll be back someday soon. If you're on the fence about whether to stay here or not—do it!