The cottage was absolutely beautiful and in the heart of downtown Hilo. I read some reviews about the noise being and issue but honestly it was not as bad as people made it seem. It does get hot in the room but the hosts did provide us with a fan. The hosts dropped off fresh coffee in the morning. There is some room for improvement around the garden area but it did look like that was something they were working on. My only real con to the place was the communication. It did take a bit to get a response but other than that the hosts were very nice and welcoming!