The house is in a great spot for exploring the National Park. We did our grocery shopping in Keaau and picked up pizza from Frankie's in Mt. View. The Thai food trucks in Volcano are good but skip 'Ohelo Cafe. The house was well equipped for our needs but we did have to move furniture to plug in lamps and find outlets to charge things in the bed rooms. It would be nice if the house had some accessible extensions/ plugs. Some kid friendly plates cups and utensils would have also been appreciated.
Vacasa, the management company, sent us entirely too many emails and text messages, it was annoying, so beware if you plan to provide your cell number. There was even a group text that apparently included people who had previously stayed at the unit. That is a real breach of privacy to know that random people and the cleaners now have our person cell numbers. I would give the house itself a 4 star rating but a 2 for Vacasa.