House was in a great location for Hilo and has lots of potential, however this was not a care free stay. Kitchen came with bare bone essentials and lighting was very dim for cooking and dinner at the dining room table.
Shower head was not working properly when we arrived, which caused some frustration. Tub backed up and took hours to drain. Just like other reviews I also had to pour drain-o solution into the system. Carpet in master bedroom was mentioned to have been recently shampooed, but all we could smell in was a heavy musk, making it a bit hard to sleep at night without all windows open and ceiling fan going.
We also experienced a swarm of flying termites inside the house, which got into everything. Even though harmless, still an uncomfortable moment when broken wings from the termites were EVERYWHERE, next morning there were mounds of dead termite.
Back yard was not maintained.
Owner was often busy with work, so responses back were delayed.
View and safe neighborhood was the best thing about the house..