We had such a terrific stay at this beautiful, historic, and classy home. Besides the bonus of discovering the unique history of the home and its connection to historic Hilo by way of learning about the home's original owners, we were so taken aback by the spectacular beach park across the street, which has these amazing lagoon swimming pools and a very local vibe. The house is wonderful, and spotlessly clean, as the hosts have an excellent housekeeping regimen. We also found the communal space to be wonderful: a full kitchen, communal fridge space, morning coffee and items available for breakfast, expansive dining room and quiet porches surrounding the home, all open and screened spaces facing gardens to enjoy the occasional morning showers and bird calls. The bedrooms themselves are very nicely renovated for privacy and quiet sleep spaces, since the windows are all rehabbed and can be kept shut with top quality split AC units which helps to create a quiet, cool, dry sleeping space, and dampening any potentially disrupting sounds of nature common to the islands. (roosters, coqui, etc.) We'll be back, often!