We had a great stay! Highly recommend it! The area just outside of Pahoa is very close to the ocean, within a mile and quick drive to lava viewing. Another highlight of our stay was a drive to the Volcanoe National Park where there are nice hikes and more lava viewing at the jagger museum! Pahoa is a really nice launching off point to several snorkeling holes that Iris recommended to us and to Hilo. Also close to southern beaches, which we were not able to get to on our trip. The space that we stayed in was very spacious with nice size living room and kitchen, very clean, and colorful. Iris and Robert have some extra towels, boogie boards, guide book- hawaii revealed, backpack and water shoes for guests to use which came in handy! They were helpful and accommodating. Really nice spot to see the hilo/pahoa side of Hawaii. And lastly we had an awesome view of dolphins swimming close to shore at the kehana beach a mile from the house as we were leaving.