We stayed 18 days in the house and we really enjoyed it...especially the sounds from the nature in the evening and in the morning. We had a rental car and it was really necessary to have one. It was 1h to Hilo and 2,5h to Kona.....but that was not a bad thing....you can enjoy all the different landscapes of big island! The house was in a beautiful area, it was clean and we had everything we needed. We can really recommend this place.