if life brings you to hilo, please stay at michael’s sweet home! it was a beautiful, cozy, and very thoughtfully and thoroughly apportioned spot (from pre-stamped postcards and umbrellas for strolling in the hilo rain to a bidet!). the yard is lush and tropical, complete with fruit trees, and the location is perfect: quiet neighborhood but a quick 7 min walk to downtown. as a fellow gardener and plant lover, i spent quite awhile nerding out on michael’s field guides! i hope to come back some day!