This volcano cottage was excellent. Perfect for my wife and I, it was bigger than we needed which was nice. The house is in excellent condition with a modern and comfortable feel. I loved the kitchen but wasn’t able to find any nearby grocery stores with good prices to cook a meal (get groceries in Hilo or Kona as the hosts suggested). All the appliances were top notch especially the heater, as it was much needed when we arrived late in the evening on a mid-November night. The only tiny thing that can be improved is maybe putting some rubber stoppers on the couch feet at they moved around a LOT when you sit or lay down on them. The water is from catchment and the filter is high quality, you can drink the water straight from the tap, tastes great! The appliances, entertainment system, technology (WiFi) were also of high quality.
The house is close to Volcanos National Park, ~10min, maybe less. Definitely go see the crater at night. You can park at the Jagger Museum. If you want to see lava up close, I suggest driving to Kaimu (~1hr), Rent bikes (I would pay the extra $5-$10 for the good bikes, don’t get a cruiser/hybrid), ride until the trail ends, then hiking about a mile in to see the lava flow.
If you are here to see the volcano, this is the perfect place.
Greta gave excellent advice and had great communication.
Follow the directions given by the host, not your gps app.