This was a reasonably priced, clean and pleasant place to stay. The location was good, just a few miles outside of Hilo town where we bought excellent vegan sandwiches and food for the road from Abundant Foods. It was just an hour or so drive back "home" after night star gazing at the Maunakea Visitor Information Center. It was also conveniently located to drive to the end of Hwy 130 in Pahoa, where we rented bikes for night volcano viewing. Both evenings were spectacular.
We were on the road a lot, but the amenities at Kelly's place were appreciated. In our room, we were happy to find some fresh fruit (papayas, a mango and lilikoi) and a big cookie, a water dispenser and some plates and flatware. There's also a coffee maker. In the back yard, there's a pleasant gazebo with two chairs and a table that looks into wild-looking tropical foliage, and that was a perfect location for enjoying the fruit for breakfast. The bathhouse had fluffy white towels, a big walk in shower, and nice toiletries. There is off street parking. If I had read the description more closely, I would have figured out that the bathroom and bathhouse are outside of the sleeping room, but they're no further than if they were down the hall in a house, and Hilo weather is pretty mild so it wasn't a bother. Next to the bathroom there's a sink that can be used for cleaning up dishes (provided in the room). The only big discovery was the volume of the coqui frogs at night (might want to do a web search on them). I get the impression despite containment efforts, they're hard to avoid in Hilo and apparently elsewhere on the island. I think residents must eventually get used to them, and if you're going to stay at a B&B in the area, maybe there's no avoiding them, I really don't know.... For us, the volume dropped by shutting the louvers and turning on the air conditioner but our first choice would have been to enjoy the gentle breezes. We were also so happy with our daytime adventures on the Big Island we did our best to ignore the sound.
We met Kelly briefly, and she seemed like a sweet and lovely person. We enjoyed speaking with her about her work in conservation. Please give her AirBnB a try. We wish her the best.