We really liked this place: a cool loft in the heart of Hilo town. We walked to coffee, strolled to the farmers market, etc. There are two big issues with this place: it has no air conditioning, so it is hot, and it is LOUD. It is right across a tiny parking lot from the Salvation Army and people waiting for their services were quite noisy in the mornings. In addition, the loft is directly across the street from the fire department, and so we heard emergency vehicles going quite a bit during the day and into the evening. Finally, on our last morning we were awoken at 4 a.m. by a dumpster truck backing into the parking lot just adjacent to pick up the trash. In all, we didn't get much sleep. Having noted all of this, the place is well-appointed with everything you need for the kitchen, and as I said it's really close to everything. We liked it, but if we stay here again we probably bring earplugs. Lots of earplugs. If the host got air conditioning it would fix both problems: in would provide white noise, would cool the place down, and we could shut the windows. But, overall we liked it and appreciated many things about it.