This was a lovely home for my husband and 5 year old boy, it was very large for the 3 of us and could easily accommadate a large family. It was nice been opposite Richardsons black sand beach, we even got to snorkel with a green sea turtle one day. Hilo is a good base to do the Volcano National Park and Manua Kea Summit. It was well equipped however there was only 1 wine glass which we thought a little strange for such a big house. The house is a 10 min drive to Hilo township, but we had a car so no problems. All in all it was a lovely home to settle into for 4 days.