This was by far our favourite place of the three we stayed in and our only complaint is that we didn't book longer here! The place is absolute paradise, not only in a beautiful location in the rainforest, close to Volcanoes national park and within easy reach of Hilo (try the kava bar and Pineapples restaurant in downtown Hilo!) but also really nicely decorated and with more amenities we thought possible in such a small space - and the bathroom was like a five star hotel, immaculately clean and with gorgeous decorative and luxurious touches. Kaeo and Karl were wonderful hosts - warm, friendly and helpful, and incredibly generous with their gifts of fresh fruit and home-baked muffins that we found outside the Hale every evening of our short stay. We would recommend Eco Hale without hesitation and would really love to stay again (for longer next time!) if we are ever fortunate enough to come back to the Big Island.